Lawrence J. Haas

Lawrence J. Haas, a former senior White House official and award-winning journalist, is the author of six books, including the new "The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America’s Empire" (March, 2021). His most recent previous book, "Harry and Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World," was named one of the Wall Street Journal’s “Top Ten Nonfiction Books of 2016.” A Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, Haas writes a foreign affairs column for various outlets. Over the years, his pieces have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The National Interest, The American Interest, and scores of other outlets. He appears frequently on TV and radio, speaks to groups at home and abroad, and testifies before Congress. After a career in journalism, he served as Communications Director for the Office of Management and Budget under President Clinton, Communications Director for Vice President Gore, and Director of Public Affairs at Yale. He lives in Potomac, Maryland with his wife and daughter.