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A Look at a Little-Known Spy Who Played a Major Role in the Cold War Era

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Who was James Jesus Angleton? Why is he important to understanding America in the Cold War era? Jefferson Morley, author of The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton, talks about Angleton's involvement in the Six-Day War, the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK assassination, The Huston Plan on domestic spying and much more. Morley is the author of three books on the CIA and editor of the JFK Facts blog on Substack.

Robin A. Johnson is a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant. He is an expert on government reform issues and has consulted with numerous local governments on consolidation/merger, public-private partnerships and full-cost accounting of public services. Robin has also helped candidates win elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, state legislature, judiciary and local government. Robin served as a consultant to the Office of Statewide Performance Review in the Illinois Governor’s Office and is former director of the Illinois Center for Competitive Government, a partnership between the Illinois Comptroller’s Office and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Prior to that, he was Director of the Local Government Affairs Division of the Illinois Comptroller’s Office. Robin served on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) in 1999-2000.