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Walter Isaacson

Musk Says Trump ‘Reminds’ Him of His Father: Biographer

LIKE FATHER LIKE BOSS

Author Walter Isaacson also went on to explain why Musk may have been drawn to the president.

Yasmeen Hamadeh | Published Jan 27, 2025

Musk’s Daughter Flames Biographer: ‘Threw Me to the Wolves’

AFTERWORD

She accused Walter Isaacson of portraying her in a “genuinely defamatory” way in the book.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Aug 12, 2024

Inside History’s Greatest Creative Mind

LEGENDS

The award-winning author explains what drew him to Leonardo da Vinci, and what we can all learn from this self-made Renaissance man.

Jason Berry | Published Oct 22, 2017

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The Week’s Best Longreads

Longreads

From the drought in California to the women of ENIAC, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.

John Boot | Published Sep 28, 2014

The Truth Hurts

The new bio of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee has caused a stir. Lee Siegel on the perilous relationship between writer and subject.

Lee Siegel | Published May 20, 2012

Telling Steve's Story

<p>While working on his biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson got a rare glimpse into the family life of a famously guarded man. What he found in the Jobs household astonished him. Plus, <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2011/10/23/steve-jobs-biography-the-juiciest-bits-from-walter-isaacson-s-book-isteve-the-book-of-jobs.html" target="_blank">read the juiciest bits from the bio</a>.<br> </p>

Dan Lyons | Published Oct 26, 2011

More Credit Deserved

Obama hasn’t put an end to the partisan vitriol, but he should get more recognition for preventing our financial system from going off a cliff.

Walter Isaacson | Published Nov 02, 2009

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