Linda Hunt is an author and journalist in the United States. She is a former CNN reporter and wrote the book Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945–1990 that first revealed Operation Paperclip and the extent to which the Federal government of the United States and United States Armed Forces aided this mission to bring German scientists, engineers, and technicians to the United States after World War II.Marrs, Jim (2008). The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies that Threaten to Take Over America. New York: William Morrow, p. 150. . Expanded upon at Hunt broke the story in 1985.Jacobsen, Annie (2014). Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi scientists to America. New York: Back Bay Books. .Peter Knight, ed. (2003). Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1, A-L. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, pp. 560-561. She is from St. Petersburg, Florida."Linda Hunt -- Media Critic."Yearbook of Experts - Member Profile. ExpertClick. Archived from the original.
Hunt won the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award in 1985.Linda Hunt (1991). Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945-1990. New York: St. Martin's Press. . Hunt uncovered her information through what were then recently declassified government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.Staff writer (Mar. 12, 1985). "Nazi scientists aided by U.S. intelligence." UPI. Retrieved Aug. 15, 2019.
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