He attended the Harvard School for Boys but did not graduate after falling afoul of the school's headmaster and ROTC program during the Vietnam War. Talbot was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his work as an independent historian, Talbot has been deeply engaged in political activism, especially in his hometown, San Francisco, where he has campaigned for many progressive candidates and has been called "a leader in the fight to keep San Francisco affordable." On his blog,, Talbot offers frequent opinions on burning national and local topics. Since leaving Salon, Talbot has researched and written on the Kennedy assassination and other areas of what he calls "hidden history." Talbot has worked as a senior editor for Mother Jones magazine and a features editor for The San Francisco Examiner, and has written for Time magazine, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and other publications. The magazine gained a large following and broke several major national stories. He was also the founder and former editor-in-chief of the pioneering web magazine, Salon. power and the liberal movements to change America, as well as his public advocacy. Talbot is known for his books about the "hidden history" of U.S. David Talbot (born September 22, 1951) is an American journalist, author, activist and independent historian.
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