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| Website | www.morganwwmurphy.com |
Morgan Murphy is an American author, Captain in the United States Navy Reserve, former national security advisor to Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville, [1] and former press secretary to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. [2]
Murphy began his career after Rupert Murdoch took note of the student newspaper Murphy edited while at Birmingham–Southern College. The resulting internship at The New York Post led to his first major byline in 1994. In 1996, Murphy joined Vanity Fair after meeting Graydon Carter in an elevator at Condé Nast. [3] From 1998 to 2000, Murphy worked as a reporter for Forbes under Jim Michaels, and regularly covered small business, entertainment, and the automotive sectors. [4] In 2000, he joined Southern Living and served as the magazine's food critic, executive editor, and national spokesman. [5] The magazine’s parent company, Time Inc., would later publish four of Murphy's five books.
He has appeared on the Travel Channel's American Grilled , [6] The Today Show , [7] Fox & Friends , Fox News, [8] CNN, Sirius XM, Food Talk , Car Talk , [9] NPR, [10] the Speed Channel, [11] and QVC. [12]
Murphy joined the United States Naval Reserve in 1999, and has since served on five continents. [22] In 2010, Murphy was called to Afghanistan, where he served in Operation Enduring Freedom as the Director of Media Outreach for the International Security Assistance Force [23] and briefed General David R. Petraeus, [24] 40 general officers, and two ambassadors on a daily basis. In November 2012, he was assigned to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [25] In March 2020, Murphy was recalled to Washington to work for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, serving as his traveling press secretary, moderating town halls with Esper and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and helping the department respond to COVID-19, the BLM riots, and election security. Murphy was promoted to captain by the Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite on October 13, 2020. After President Trump fired Mark Esper on November 9, Murphy continued as press secretary to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller until January 20, 2021.
Murphy is a classic car enthusiast with a special focus on vintage Packards and Cadillacs. In 2005, Murphy discovered "The Duchess" – a 1941 Cadillac limousine created for the abdicated king Edward VIII and his consort Wallis Simpson – in a barn in Fort Worth, Texas. [22] [26] The car was a one-of-a-kind creation by General Motors' chief designer Harley Earl, under the direction of the company's chairman and chief executive officer, Alfred P. Sloan. When Murphy purchased the car, it was in disrepair and its provenance was unproven. [27] Murphy conducted a three-year restoration effort, [28] and in November 2013, he offered the car for sale through an RM Auctions and Sotheby's "Art of the Automobile" sale. [29] [30] [31] The auction houses called it "one of the most famous and iconic cars of both American and English society", and suggested the car should sell for between $500,000 and $800,000. [29] [30] [31]
In 2007, Murphy founded Motorpool.com, which was claimed to be the world's first social network for classic car enthusiasts. [22] [32] The launch was backed by more than $1 million in venture capital. [33] In late 2010, Murphy had recently toured the country in a vintage Cadillac to promote the site's launch (and had nine Cadillacs in his possession). [22]
Murphy was born in Mountain Brook, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham) and grew up in Birmingham. [22]
He received a Bachelor's degree in 1994 from Birmingham-Southern College (which honored him with its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013). [22] [34] He received an MBA from the University of Oxford, [35] where he was a member of Exeter College [22] and was elected by the university as its "MBA of the Year". [36] [ better source needed ] He received his Joint Professional Military Education degree in 2017 from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
Morgan Murphy was the national security adviser to Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.). He presented Tuberville with the highly controversial strategy of stalling scores of senior military nominations in an attempt to stop a new Defense Department policy that helps to ensure access to abortions for service members. [37]
The Royal Standards of the United Kingdom presently refer to either of two similar flags used by King Charles III in his capacity as Sovereign of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies, and the British Overseas Territories. Two versions of the flag exist, one for use within Scotland and the other for use elsewhere.
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