Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Political Analyst & NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Uncharted," "The Gatekeepers" & "The Spymasters"
Chris Whipple Biography
Chris Whipple is an author, documentary filmmaker, political analyst, and speaker. He’s been called “an indispensable observer of American power.” His latest book, "Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History," published in 2025, was an instant, top-ten New York Times bestseller. Whipple’s other books include the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, "The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency," "The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future," and "The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House."
Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, calls him “a premier journalist and historian of the White House as well as the intelligence community.” A former producer for CBS News' "60 Minutes," Whipple is also an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker. He has written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Politico, and the Daily Beast, and has spoken at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Yale’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. He appears frequently on MSNBC, CNN, and NPR.
Whipple graduated from Deerfield Academy and received a BA in history with honors from Yale. He lives in Clinton, Connecticut, with his wife, Cary.
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Chris Whipple Speaking Topics
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Uncharted: The Inside Story of the 2024 Presidential Campaign
Chris Whipple spills the behind-closed-doors secrets of the wildest campaign in history, based on his current, top-ten New York Times bestselling book, "Uncharted." Drawing on his unique access to the inner circles of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump, he reveals the stories behind every headline-making twist and turn of the political story of the century. He also offers insights into where we go from here, drawing on his unique knowledge of Trump’s White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
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The White House Chiefs of Staff: A Bipartisan Master Class
Whipple leads a bipartisan master class with two former White House chiefs of staff—one from each side of the aisle. Past participants have included Andrew Card (George W. Bush) and Jack Watson (Jimmy Carter); Joshua Bolten (George W. Bush), and Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty (Bill Clinton); Denis McDonough (Barack Obama) and Ken Duberstein (Ronald Reagan). These riveting and inspiring conversations can be tailored to events of the day for a corporate audience: e.g. What’s really behind Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy? Will he obey the courts when push comes to shove? These unique conversations cut through our current divisiveness and show that bipartisanship and civility are not dead.
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Chris Whipple is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Uncharted: The Inside Story of the 2024 Presidential Campaign, The White House Chiefs of Staff: A Bipartisan Master Class , From The Oval Office to the Corner Office: Lessons from the White House Chiefs of Staff and The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History & the Future . The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Whipple for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Chris Whipple generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Louis Theroux, Iuliia Mendel, Alexandra Pelosi, Jeremy Scahill and Vladimir Kara-Murza. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Whipple for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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