[5] In 1936, James Farley appointed Cuneo associate general counsel of the Democratic National Committee.
[6] When World War II began, General William Donovan, who was head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), appointed Cuneo a liaison officer between the OSS, British Security Coordination (a part of MI-6),[7] the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Department of State, and U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt.
A friend of the muckraking newspaper columnist and broadcaster Drew Pearson, Cuneo used his position at the OSS to leak stories on U.S. commanders and their behavior.
[8] Pearson, whose reputation had been severely damaged after President Roosvelt had publicly called him a liar, wanted to strike back at the administration and its conduct of the war.
"[10] While working with Donovan and British Intelligence, Cuneo became acquainted with such notable people as Sir William Stephenson, Roald Dahl, Noël Coward, Ivar Bryce, and James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
In March 1951, Cuneo and a small group of investors[12] purchased the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).
These writing reflected on Cuneo's own experiences in the NFL, as well as his friendship with Pro Football Hall of Famer Benny Friedman.