Joseph C. Goulden (born 1934) is an American writer and former political reporter.

Early life and family

Joseph Goulden was born in Marshall, Texas, in 1934. His father owned the Texian Book Store located on the southeast corner of the Harrison County Courthouse square in Marshall. Joseph learned to read at age four. He is a graduate of the University of Texas. His sons are Troy and Jimmy Goulden.Goulden, Joseph C. (1976) (Ed.) ''Mencken's Last Campaign: H.L. Mencken on the 1948 Election''. Washington DC,: New Republic. Dedication and cover notes. He married Leslie C. Smith, an attorney, in 1979.

Career

Goulden was a member of the U.S. Army, where he was trained in counter-intelligence. Later he entered journalism, working for ''

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''. At ''

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'', he worked first as an

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and later as head of the Washington bureau. He became a freelance writer in 1968 and wrote for a number of publications, including ''Harper's'', ''

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'', '' The Washingtonian'', and ''

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''. He was a member of the

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's International Studies Advisory Board.

Selected publications

Authored

* ''The Curtis Caper'' 1965 * ''Monopoly'' 1968 * ''Truth is the First Casualty'' 1969 * ''The Money Givers'' 1971 * ''The Superlawyers'' 1972 * ''Meany'' 1972 * ''The Benchwarmers'' 1974 * ''The Best Years, 1945-1950'' 1976 * ''Korea: The Untold Story of the War''. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1983. * ''Fit to Print: A.M. Rosenthal and His Times'', Lyle Stuart Inc., 1988. ISBN 0818404744 * ''The Dictionary of Espionage: Spyspeak into English''. 1986. (Revised edition Dover Press, 2012.)

Edited

* ''Mencken's Last Campaign: H.L. Mencken on the 1948 Election''. New Republic, Washington DC, 1976. (Introduction and editor)

References

External links

* American political writers American political journalists Living people 1934 births People from Marshall, Texas American war correspondents of the Korean War {{US-political-writer-stub