Albright, Joseph F.

Joseph Medill Patterson Albright (b.1937) was a journalist and Washington correspondent for Cox Newspapers, 1976 through the 1980s. He began his career with the"Chicago Sun Tribune", 1958-1961;later moved to "Newsday" 1961-1971 where he was chief of the Washington Bureau and served as a legislative aide to Senator Ed Muskie. In 1972-1975 he was Washington correspondent for the "San Francisco Chronicle". He wrote "What Makes Spiro Run: Life and Times of Spiro Agnew" (1972) and co-authored several books with his wife, Marcia Kunstel, also a news correspondent. These include: "Their Promised Land: Arab versus Jew in History's Caldron: One Valley in the Jerusalem Hills" (1990) and "Bombshell: Secret Story of America's Unknown Atomic Spy Conspiracy" (1997).

From the description of Joseph Albright papers, 1963-1982. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 123020749