The Faux Baron: George de Mohrenschildt 1963-1977

George de Mohrenschildt is one of the most controversial figures in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In The Faux Baron: George de Mohrenschildt 1963-1977, Nancy Weiford has written a captivating story of the roller-coaster life and unique personality of a fascinating man who lived his own version of the great American life.

Who was the real George de Mohrenschildt and what part did he play in the violent politics of the 1960’s? Far beyond the six months he knew alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, this biography reveals the compete George de Mohrenschildt. A combination of Errol Flynn and Ernest Hemingway, he was equally at home on the dance floor at the Waldorf or slashing his way through the jungles of Costa Rica.

A petroleum geologist by profession, de Mohrenschildt was the ultimate social networker weaving friends, family and business associates through his life. By carefully examining his life and career, a picture emerges of a man intent on living in two worlds – the wealth and privilege of aristocratic high society and the philosophical yet pragmatic life of the average man. The clash between the two worlds could not have been more resounding. Be prepared to suspend your belief in the conventional wisdom surrounding George de Mohrenschildt and learn about a man you may not have known before.

This volume focuses on George de Mohrenschildt’s Washington and NYC affiliations connected with Haiti, the three years he and his wife Jeanne spent in Haiti, the assassination of President Kennedy and the following Warren Commission and House Select Committee investigations, returning to Texas and rebuilding a life, entering the academic world, and his final days in the grip of a manipulative journalist.

This book is a companion volume to The Faux Baron: George de Mohrenschildt 1911-1963.