▁in ▁Mon ter ey , ▁California ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁studied ▁Chinese , ▁government , ▁and ▁public ▁law ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁receiving ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Career ▁M oss ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Agency ▁as ▁an ▁Int elligence ▁Research ▁Anal yst ▁in ▁foreign ▁language , ▁and ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁Or al ▁History ▁Inter v iewer ▁at ▁the ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁Library ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Or al ▁History ▁Program . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁library ' s ▁Senior ▁Archiv ist ▁for ▁national ▁security ▁and ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁materials , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Chief ▁Archiv ist . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Or al ▁History ▁Association . ▁ ▁M oss ▁joined ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁as ▁an ▁archiv ist ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁arch ives