ABILENE – Former CIA official Robert (Bob) Wallace will speak on “Spying: What Difference Did It Make?” during the next Lunch and Learn program at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. This free public program begins at noon on Monday, July 17, in the Visitors Center Auditorium and will include a light lunch as part of the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation Speaker Series.

Wallace will cite both spying successes and failures, drawing from historical examples during the 20 year period between the founding of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in 1942 to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. He will conclude by discussing their relevance to current issues.

Author and intelligence historian, Wallace had a 33-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency. Following retirement from the CIA, he co-authored the best selling Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA’s Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda (2008) and founded Artemus Consulting Group, an international network of intelligence and security professionals.

Wallace holds a B.A. in History from Ottawa (Kansas) University and an M.A. in
Political Science from the University of Kansas. He speaks and writes on intelligence, leadership and management topics. His other books include The Official CIA Manual of Deception and Trickery (2009), Spy Sites of New York City (2012), Spy Sites of Philadelphia (2013) and Spy Sites of Washington DC: A Guide to the Capital Region’s Secret History (2017).

Following the program, Wallace will be available to sign copies of his books, available for purchase in the Presidential Gift Shop.