Michael Drosnin

Biography:

Michael Drosnin is a former reporter for the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers which include Citizen Hughes, The Bible Code, and Bible Code II: The Countdown. His book, Citizen Hughes is based on exclusive access to nearly everything that Hughes ever put in writing. In fact, the book is half in his own words. So, it's really Howard telling his own story of the hidden years, the secret life of the world's richest and most secretive man, from the only reliable source, Hughes himself. It's also the only Hughes book that was a bestseller, in fact outsold all the other 20 Hughes books combined. Michael currently lives and works in New York City.

Past Shows:

	Rebroadcast: Michael Drosnin
	Sunday December 25, 2005

In a rebroadcast from 1/16/05, Art Bell talked with author Michael Drosnin about both Howard Hughes and the Bible Code. ... More
Host: Art Bell

	Howard Hughes: Madness & Power
	Sunday January 16, 2005

Former Wall Street Journal reporter, Michael Drosnin shared details into the bizarre life of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. In his investigation, which culminated in the publishing of his book Citizen Hughes, he had access to thousands of never seen before documents, many in Hughes own handwriting. He was "like a villain in James Bond movie," who had his hands in the CIA, the Pentagon, the Mafia and the White House, said Drosnin. He successfully bribed numerous influential people, including Pres. Nixon for $100,000, Drosnin alleged. Hughes was solely motivated by his intense fear of the outside world, he revealed.In the last 20 years of his life he descended into madness, living naked in hotel rooms with the windows blacked out, shooting up codeine, growing his hair down to his waist, and storing his urine in mason jars. Yet on another level, he remained completely lucid and was able to write quite well, Drosnin noted.During the first hour of the interview, Drosnin ... More
Host: Art Bell