Sam White (foreign correspondent)
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Sam White was a foreign correspondent who worked for the London Evening Standard
in Paris
. He was born in Ukraine, and grew up in Australia where he was a member of the Communist party as a student.
He is most famous for working at the Crillon
Bar. He wrote a book on Charles de Gaulle
(De Gaulle, ISBN 0245542132, 1984).
An MI5
file on White which reveals the intelligence agency suspected him of being a Communist was recently opened at the National Archives at Kew.
He is famous for the adage 'Write about statesmen as though they are nightclub singers, and the latter as though they are politicians. That way you get to the truth about their real personalities and it makes for amusing copy.'
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He was born in Ukraine, and grew up in Australia where he was a member of the Communist party as a student.
He is most famous for working at the Crillon
Hôtel de Crillon
The Hôtel de Crillon in Paris is one of the oldest luxury hotels in the world. The hotel is located at the foot of the Champs-Élysées and is one of two identical stone palaces on the Place de la Concorde. The Crillon has 103 guest rooms and 44 suites...
Bar. He wrote a book on Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
(De Gaulle, ISBN 0245542132, 1984).
An MI5
MI5
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service focused on foreign threats, Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence...
file on White which reveals the intelligence agency suspected him of being a Communist was recently opened at the National Archives at Kew.
He is famous for the adage 'Write about statesmen as though they are nightclub singers, and the latter as though they are politicians. That way you get to the truth about their real personalities and it makes for amusing copy.'