Tom Braden: CIA Official, Crossfire Co-Host and Author of Eight Is Enoug

Tom Braden was an American writer and commentator. Born on February 22, 1917, in Greene, Iowa, he served in World War II and then became a CIA official, serving as an assistant to Allen Dulles.

He later owned the Oceanside Blade-Tribune in California, became a newspaper columnist and co-hosted CNN's Crossfire with Pat Buchanan. He wrote the memoir Eight Is Enough, which inspired an ABC television series.

Braden married Joan Ridley in 1948, and she died in 1999. They had eight children. He died of cardiac arrest at his home in Denver, Colorado, on April 3, 2009, at age 92.

Achievements: Author of Eight Is Enough, co-host of CNN's Crossfire.

Birth: February 22, 1917 - Greene, Iowa.

Profession: Writer and commentator.

Interesting Facts: He had eight children, the basis of his book's title.