The Spy Who Couldn't Spell

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee talked about his book, The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI’s Hunt for Am… read more

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee talked about his book, The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI’s Hunt for America’s Stolen Secrets, about Brian Regan, a CIA analyst who was caught trying to sell military and intelligence secrets to Libya. To make the case against Mr. Regan, the FBI needed to decode letters that he tried to send to the Libyans, a task complicated by Regan’s dyslexia. Mr. Bhattacharjee spoke with Nicholas Schmidle. close

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The Spy Who Couldn't Spell

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Program ID:
417827-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
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Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Nov 19, 2016 | 11:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Dec 27, 2016 | 6:00am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Nov 19, 2016 | 11:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 20, 2016 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 03, 2016 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 26, 2016 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 27, 2016 | 6:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
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