He then directly leaked details about Angleton’s role in Operation MH Chaos to New York Times reporter Sy Hersh. He first gave a speech about certain CIA abuses before the Council on Foreign Relations.
Since Angleton had been handed carte blanche powers first by CIA Director Allen Dulles, and then by Richard Helms, he was not willing to leave quietly. At this time, CIA Director William Colby had decided that Angleton had to go. The veil around Jim Angleton began to be dropped in December of 1974.
To my knowledge there has been no biography of Phillips yet published.
But what makes the Angelton instance even odder is that, unlike with Phillips, there have been at least three other books based upon Angleton’s career. Which puts Angleton in some rather select company. If you want to send in a brush pass review, record it on your smartphone and email to We will do the rest.Was there ever a person who was so hidden from public view in 1963, yet ended up being such a key character in the JFK case than James Angleton? Offhand, the only other character in the saga I can think of to rival him is David Phillips. Remember we are not academics here, Spybrary Spy Podcast is by spy fans for spy fans. We encourage all our Spybrary listeners to record their own brush reviews and send them in. These are first impression reviews sent in by Spybrary listeners and give us their first impressions of a spy book, spy movie or spy tv show soon after finishing it. The author of Our Man in Mexico, a biography of the CIA’s Mexico City station chief Winston Scott, Morley has written about intelligence, military, and political subjects for Salon, The Atlantic, and The Intercept, among others. Listen to today's episode of Spybrary and hear what reader and Spybrary contributor Matthew thinks of it and does he recommend spy fans give it a go? More information on James Jesus Angelton in the resources section below.Ībout the author: JEFFERSON MORLEY is a journalist and editor who has worked in Washington journalism for over thirty years, fifteen of which were spent as an editor and reporter at The Washington Post. "The best book ever written about the strangest CIA chief who ever lived.". Spybrarian Matthew Kresal shares his brush pass review on The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton by Jefferson Morley which has recently been published.Īccording to Tim Weiner, author of Legacy of Ashes -The History of the CIA 'The Ghost' is. Spybrary Brush Pass: The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton
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