# Chris Whipple
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{{Short description|American filmmaker and author}}
thumb|Whipple in 2023
'''Chris C. Whipple''' is an American documentary filmmaker, journalist, and author.[{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |title=Chris Whipple |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/chris-whipple |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}][[https://www.thecommongoodus.org/past-speakers/chris-whipple Chris Whipple, Journalist and Filmmaker"], The Common Good. Retrieved 17 December 2025.][{{Cite web |title=Chris Whipple {{!}} Penguin Random House |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/181652/chris-whipple |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}] Whipple has written for ''[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine))'' and other publications, focusing on American politics.[{{Cite news |last=Burnett |first=Elena |date=2025-12-16 |title=Chris Whipple describes interviewing Susie Wiles for 'Vanity Fair' |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx-s1-5645884/chris-whipple-describes-interviewing-susie-wiles-for-vanity-fair |access-date=2025-12-16 |work=NPR |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2025-12-16 |title=Trump and allies defend Susie Wiles over blunt quotes about top officials in Vanity Fair story - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/susie-wiles-vanity-fair-trump-chief-of-staff/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}]
==Career==
Whipple was an executive producer and writer on [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network))'s 2015 documentary ''[The Spymasters](/source/The_Spymasters)''. He has worked on segments of TV news shows that have won [Peabody](/source/Peabody_Award) and [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award)s, including ''[60 Minutes](/source/60_Minutes)'' at CBS and ''[Primetime](/source/Primetime_(American_TV_program))'' at ABC.[{{Cite web |last=Whipple |first=Chris |date=2025-12-16 |title=Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2) |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |last=Whipple |first=Chris |date=2025-12-16 |title=Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2) |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-2 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}] He also profiled Vice President [JD Vance](/source/JD_Vance), Secretary of State [Marco Rubio](/source/Marco_Rubio), and other Trump officials.[{{Cite web |last=Linskey |first=Meridith McGraw and Annie |date=2025-12-16 |title=White House Chief of Staff Offers Candid Views in Vanity Fair Interview |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/susie-wiles-vanity-fair-takeaways-44847fa2 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Peter |date=December 16, 2025 |title=Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html |website=The New York Times}}][{{Cite web |date=2025-12-16 |title=White House scrambles to address Susie Wiles' explosive Vanity Fair interviews |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/white-house-susie-wiles-explosive-vanity-fair-interview-rcna249505 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=NBC News |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Stancy |first=Diana |date=2025-12-16 |title=Trump brushes off Wiles’ ‘alcoholic’s personality’ nick as allies torch Vanity Fair piece |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-brushes-off-wiles-alcoholics-personality-nick-allies-torch-vanity-fair-piece |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}] Wiles called the story a "hit piece," but Whipple responded that all of her comments were "on tape."[{{Cite web |date=2025-12-16 |title=Susie Wiles: Trump's chief of staff hits back at Vanity Fair 'hit piece' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dy532193do |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}][{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/politics/video/vanity-fairs-chris-whipple-on-wiles-every-interview-was-recorded-everything-was-on-tape |title=Vanity Fair’s Chris Whipple on Wiles: ‘Every interview was recorded, everything was on tape’ {{!}} CNN Politics |date=2025-12-17 |last=Gandhi |first=Urvi |language=en |access-date=2025-12-17 |via=www.cnn.com}}][{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Charlie |date=2025-12-17 |title=‘Everything Is on Tape’: Reporter Fires Back at Trump World for Claiming His Explosive Susie Wiles Piece Was a Hit Job |url=https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/everything-is-on-tape-reporter-fires-back-at-trump-world-for-claiming-his-explosive-susie-wiles-piece-was-a-hit-job/ |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Mediaite |language=en}}]
== Education ==
Whipple attended [Yale University](/source/Yale_University), where he majored in history.[{{Cite news |title=Jennifer B. Boeth, Editor, Is Married To Christopher Whipple, TV Produce>r |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/02/style/jennifer-b-boeth-editor-is-married-to-christopher-whipple-tv-produce-r.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20171220201144/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/02/style/jennifer-b-boeth-editor-is-married-to-christopher-whipple-tv-produce-r.html |archive-date=2017-12-20 |access-date=2025-12-17 |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Lebrun |first=Margot Lee, Sylvan |date=2020-10-02 |title=Jackson Institute hosts Chris Whipple, author of “The Spymasters” |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/10/01/jackson-institute-hosts-chris-whipple-author-of-the-spymasters/ |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Yale Daily News |language=en}}] He is an associate fellow of [Timothy Dwight College](/source/Timothy_Dwight_College) at Yale.[[https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/chris-whipple "Chris Whipple Latest Articles"], Vanity Fair.]
==Books==
*''The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency'' (2017)[{{Cite web |title=Chris Whipple {{!}} Guest {{!}} Amanpour & Company {{!}} PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/guests/chris-whipple/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Amanpour & Company |language=en-US}}][[https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780804138246 The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency], [Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)]
*''The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future'' (2020)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/chris-whipple/the-spymasters/|title=THE SPYMASTERS | Kirkus Reviews|via=www.kirkusreviews.com}}]
*''The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House'' (2023)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/books/review/fight-of-his-life-chris-whipple.html|title=So Far So Good? Biden Hopes So. (Published 2023)|date=January 18, 2023}}]
*''[Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History](/source/Uncharted%3A_How_Trump_Beat_Biden%2C_Harris%2C_and_the_Odds_in_the_Wildest_Campaign_in_History)'' (2025)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/02/biden-ron-klain-trump-debate-prep-book-chris-whipple|title=In a new book, top Biden aide describes 'out of it' president before Trump debate|first=Martin|last=Pengelly|date=April 2, 2025|via=The Guardian}}]
== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://chriswhipple.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2216996/ Chris Whipple] at [IMDB](/source/IMDB)
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