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.
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 The Dallas Morning News. At The Philadelphia Inquirer, he worked first as an investigative reporter 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, The Nation, The Washingtonian, and The Washington Times.
He was a member of the Virginia Military Institute'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)