Washington Decoded is a monthly online newsletter presenting articles on American history. Founded in March 2007 by editor
Max Holland, the site publishes new pieces on the 11th of each month, with additional "extra" features. The site features book reviews and articles by authors, journalists, and scholars including
John Earl Haynes
John Earl Haynes (born 1944) is an American historian who worked as a specialist in 20th-century political history in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. He is known for his books on the subject of the American Communist and anti- ...
,
Harvey Klehr
Harvey Elliott Klehr (born December 25, 1945) is a professor of politics and history at Emory University. Klehr is known for his books on the subject of the American Communist movement, and on Soviet espionage in America (many written jointly with ...
, Merle L. Pribbenow,
Jeffrey T. Richelson, Sheldon M. Stern, and Holland, many of whose articles published elsewhere are also hosted on the site. It has hosted articles on a wide range of topics such as
Watergate
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Nixon's resignation in 1974, in August of that year. It revol ...
,
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
History,
9/11
The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into ...
,
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected p ...
's assassination, and intelligence-related subjects. In November 2009, ''
Washingtonian'' magazine featured a version of a WashingtonDecoded.com article on
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
's Deep Throat.
The banner of ''WashingtonDecoded.com'' features an edited quote from a 1946
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to a ...
essay,
Politics and the English Language
"Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful . . . and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
Editorial board
* David Barrett, professor, Villanova University;
*Barton Bernstein
Barton J. Bernstein (born 1936) is Professor emeritus of History at Stanford University and co-chair of the International Relations Program and the International Policy Studies Program. He has published about early Cold War history, as well as abo ...
, professor, Stanford University;
*William Burr, senior analyst, National Security Archive;
* Thomas Ferguson, professor, University of Massachusetts;
*William Gaines, investigative reporter (ret.), Chicago Tribune;
*Irwin Gellman, author;
*John Haynes, historian, Library of Congress;
* Joan Hoff, professor, Montana State University;
* Mark Hulbert, editor, Hulbert Financial Digest;
*William Joyce, director, Special Collections, Penn State Libraries;
*Martin Kelly, professor (ret.), Hobart & William Smith Colleges;
*Mark Kramer, editor, Journal of Cold War Studies;
*Stanley Kutler
Stanley Ira Kutler (August 10, 1934 – April 7, 2015) was an American historian, best known for his lawsuit against the National Archives and Richard Nixon that won the release of tape recordings Nixon made during his White House years, partic ...
, professor (ret.), University of Wisconsin;
*Patricia Lambert, author & journalist;
* Charles Lewis, professor, American University;
* Priscilla McMillan, author & journalist;
*Anna Nelson, professor, American University;
*Jay Peterzell, journalist;
*Thomas Powers
Thomas Powers (born December 12, 1940, in New York City) is an American author and intelligence expert.
He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1971 together with Lucinda Franks for his articles on Weatherman member Diana ...
, author & journalist;
* Leo Ribuffo, professor, George Washington University;
* Jeffrey Richelson, senior fellow, National Security Archive;
*Priscilla Roberts, lecturer, University of Hong Kong;
* Thomas Schwartz, professor, Vanderbilt University;
*Sheldon Stern, historian (ret.), John F. Kennedy Library;
*Jay Tolson, author & journalist;
* Alan Tonelson, research fellow, US Business and Industry Council Educational Foundation
*Richard Whalen, author & journalist
References
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