Book · 2012 · Diplomats
Argo
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My husband, Tony Mendez, a lot of people know about him from Argo. A lot of people saw the movie Argo. For the person who's listening or watching who hasn't, it's extraordinary and you co-wrote the book that led to the movie.
The best things said about it
It's like in Argo, we built that whole back story and then we said to them, 'Look at that. Who's going to challenge that? Nobody's going to challenge that.'.
We worked with the CIA. We came up with this crazy movie uh this movie called Argo and we we got them out.
Why people recommend it
Argo by Antonio J. Mendez and Matt Baglio details the clandestine historical CIA operation that rescued American diplomats during the Iranian hostage crisis using a Hollywood film production as a cover. The book was a focal point of discussion on The Mel Robbins Podcast, where host Mel Robbins spoke with Jonna Mendez about her late husband Tony Mendez and the extraordinary real-life events that inspired the major motion picture. Jonna Mendez further referenced the story during the same episode to illustrate how operatives successfully fabricated complex backstories that would withstand intense scrutiny and questioning. On Timcast IRL, Mark Grimes also brought up the historical rescue mission and the film adaptation while discussing cooperative efforts between the United States and Canada during the geopolitical crisis. Across these podcast episodes, speakers highlighted the book as a testament to extraordinary espionage, real-world tradecraft, and the incredible true history behind a high-stakes government rescue operation that captured global attention.
Every mention
Jonna Mendez It's like in Argo, we built that whole back story and then we said to them, 'Look at that. Who's going to c… 1
“It's like in Argo, we built that whole back story and then we said to them, 'Look at that. Who's going to challenge that? Nobody's going to challenge that.'”
Mark Grimes We worked with the CIA. We came up with this crazy movie uh this movie called Argo and we we got them out. 1
“We worked with the CIA. We came up with this crazy movie uh this movie called Argo and we we got them out.”
Mel Robbins My husband, Tony Mendez, a lot of people know about him from Argo. A lot of people saw the movie Argo. For… 1
“My husband, Tony Mendez, a lot of people know about him from Argo. A lot of people saw the movie Argo. For the person who's listening or watching who hasn't, it's extraordinary and you co-wrote the book that led to the movie.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“If you read my book, you'll say, 'My God, were you ever not in training?' Because they trained us all the time.”
“There was a story near the end of the book that was really hard to read. I'm describing um this operational base out in Afghanistan. At the end of my book, I was talking about women.”