Jefferson Morley

Jefferson Morley is an American independent journalist and author. He has written a number of books about American history, particularly the history of the CIA and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Morley grew up in Minneapolis and attended Yale University.[1] He worked for The New Republic,[2] and later as a Washington Post writer for 15 years.[1][3] He has also written for Salon[4] and The Intercept.[5]

In 2007, he became the national editorial director for the Center for Independent Media.[3] As of 2022, Morley was vice-president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation.[6] He is the editor of the substack blog "JFK Facts".[7] In 2025 he testified at the first hearing of the House Oversight Committee's "Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets".[8]

Books

  • Morley, Jefferson (2008). Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA. University of Kansas Press. ISBN 978-0-700-61571-1.[9]
  • Stanley, Lawrence A.; Morley, Jefferson, eds. (1992). Rap: The Lyrics. New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-014788-9.[10]
  • Morley, Jefferson (2012). Snow-Storm in August: Washington City, Francis Scott Key, and the Forgotten Race Riot of 1835. New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-53337-9. OCLC 757466911.[11][12]
  • Morley, Jefferson (2017). The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-250-08061-5.[13]
  • Morley, Jefferson (2022). Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-250-27583-7.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Hage, Dave (November 7, 2017). "Review: 'The Ghost,' by Jefferson Morley". The Minnesota Star Tribune.
  2. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 28, 2014). "A Bastion for Israel, Seething Inside". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b Romenesko, Jim (October 16, 2007). "WP veteran Morley joins Center for Independent Media". Poynter Institute. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Jefferson Morley". Salon.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "Jefferson Morley". The Intercept. October 20, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  6. ^ Wang, Amy B.; Paybarah, Azi (December 16, 2022). "National Archives releases thousands of documents on Kennedy assassination". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  7. ^ Moriarty, Erin (August 10, 2025). "The JFK Files". CBS.
  8. ^ Schiefelbein, Mark (April 1, 2025). "Oliver Stone tells Congress: JFK inquiry defies belief โ€” do it again". The Times.
  9. ^ Wrone, David R. (December 1, 2008). "The Road to Dallas: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy. By David Kaiser. Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the cia. By Jefferson Morley". Journal of American History. 95 (3): 920โ€“921. doi:10.2307/27694519. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 27694519.
  10. ^ "Rap: The Lyrics". Booklist. October 1, 1992. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  11. ^ "Snow-Storm in August". Booklist. June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  12. ^ Asch, Chris Myers (2012). "Review of Snow-Storm in August: Washington City, Francis Scott Key, and the Forgotten Race Riot of 1835". Washington History. 24 (2): 168โ€“170. ISSN 1042-9719. JSTOR 41825445.
  13. ^ "The Ghost". Booklist. September 1, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  14. ^ "Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate by Jefferson Morley". Publishers Weekly. March 22, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2025.