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2010-11-15T21:04:00.001-06:00

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2010-10-19T15:21:00.000-05:00

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Debra Conway

Senior Republican helps president with nuclear treaty (circa 1963) - On Politics: Covering the US Congress, Governors, and the 2010 Election - USATODAY.com

2010-09-10T16:36:00.001-05:00

Rep. Alan Grayson: What Robert Kennedy Said

2010-09-07T01:47:00.000-05:00

Rep. Alan Grayson: What Robert Kennedy Said

Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy on the day JFK was shot 20aug10

2010-08-23T22:39:00.000-05:00

Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy on the day JFK was shot 20aug10

Lee Harvey Oswald in Russia Main Menu

2010-08-17T13:17:00.000-05:00

Lee Harvey Oswald in Russia Main Menu: "

Cold War flick “Salt” | Confessions of a movie addict | Blogs, RT info - RT

2010-08-17T13:10:00.000-05:00

Enjoy this Russian review of the movie SALT.

Of particular interest to JFK Researchers would be the photo of Lee Harvey Oswald, similar to the JFK Movie passport photo shown at the beginning of the Oliver Stone movie, when comment is made that Oswald, after defecting to the USSR was swapped for this Oswald double, who was born in Eastern Europe and spoke fluent Russian. The movie is non-stop action, and very entertaining. Don’t leave the theatre for even a minute though, since you will miss something.

For those of you that read John Armstrong’s definitive book “Harvey and Lee”, this movie will cause you to read it again.

Florida Frog

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2010-08-08T23:49:00.000-05:00

New!! JFK LancerWear

Hopkinton Library donor offers view on JFK's death - Milford, MA - The Milford Daily News

2010-08-06T00:08:00.000-05:00

First Lady to unveil JFK tribute in Irish Quarter

2010-08-06T00:05:00.000-05:00

Marilyn Monroe's last weekend... told for the first time, an eyewitness's account of the row with Frank Sinatra that friends fear signed her death warrant | Mail Online

2010-08-03T00:23:00.000-05:00

Marilyn Monroe with Buddy Greco.

Op-Ed Contributor - Four Deformations of the Apocalypse - NYTimes.com

2010-08-01T11:38:00.000-05:00

As a follow-up on the JFK Tax Article below:

"It is also an outcome that Milton Friedman said could never happen when, in 1971, he persuaded President Nixon to unleash on the world paper dollars no longer redeemable in gold or other fixed monetary reserves. Just let the free market set currency exchange rates, he said, and trade deficits will self-correct."

The Tax Cut Proposal Of 1963 | Newstalgia

2010-07-27T22:34:00.000-05:00

In what became the most sweeping set of changes to Tax Cut legislation, House Bill HR-8368 passed by a vote of 271-175. It represented a radical change in the economic structure of the country by basing its operations on the theory of deficit financing.

President Kennedy: “No more important legislation will come before the Congress this year than the bill before the House to reduce Federal Taxes. In fact, no more important domestic economic legislation has come before the Congress in some fifteen years.”

Mayors stepped up after Kennedy assassination, moved Dallas from image as 'City of Hate' | Historical News Events in The Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News

2010-07-23T20:49:00.000-05:00

Mayors stepped up after Kennedy assassination, moved Dallas from image as 'City of Hate' | Historical News Events in The Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News

News from JFK Lancer Productions & Publications via @constantcontact

2010-07-21T18:28:00.000-05:00

News from JFK Lancer Productions & Publications via @constantcontact

TheSpec.com - News - Hollywood star Katie Holmes filming in Hamilton

2010-07-15T03:33:00.000-05:00

They can't even get the Texas outfit Jackie wore, the collar and blouse underneath was NAVY not black.

What a sham.

Fabian Escalante remembers what he was doing when he heard U.S. President John F. Kennedy had been shot

2010-07-14T20:42:00.000-05:00

Cuban ex-intelligence chief recalls JFK assassination

By Martin Roberts
Reuters
Monday, July 12, 2010; 7:32 AM

GIJON, Spain (Reuters) - Like many, Fabian Escalante remembers what he was doing when he heard U.S. President John F. Kennedy had been shot: he was trying to stop the Central Intelligence Agency from toppling the Cuban government with the help of anti-Castro exiles.

Years later, when he had risen to head Cuba's Department of State Security, he was well placed to consider whether those same exiles may have had a hand in the November 22, 1963 slaying of the dashing young president in Dallas.

Escalante does not claim to know who killed JFK, but says that Cuban exiles recruited by the CIA had planned to kill Kennedy twice in November 1963, because they felt the U.S. president had done too little to topple the government on the Caribbean island.

Read more:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/12/AR2010071201501_pf.html

2010 NOVEMBER IN DALLAS CONFERENCE

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2010 NOVEMBER IN DALLAS CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 12-14

THE ADOLPHUS HOTEL, DALLAS TEXAS

Registration and Information Here
Early Bird Registration!!

JFK Lancer works with the largest and most active group of JFK historical researchers. At the past conferences we have had many of the most respected of researchers from around the world speak on the assassination and on President Kennedy's policies. Each conference includes the annual observance in Dealey Plaza and a comprehensive bus tour of assassination related sights.

JFK Lancer - Mary Ferrell Awards -
Educational Scholarships

The Harold Weisberg Archive

2010-07-03T19:09:00.000-05:00

The Collection

Through the generosity of Harold Weisberg (1913-2002), Hood College has obtained the world's largest accessible private collection of government documents and public records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Using he Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIAPA), Weisberg acquired from the government hundreds of thousands of relevant documents.

The entire archive is available in its physical form at the Beneficial-Hodson Library.

A digitization project that started in 1994(?), has generated as of today, more than 85% of the archive in electronic form. The digitization project continues and the digitized portions of the archive are now available to browse and search on-line.
Holdings

* 250,000+ pages of documents, largely Warren Commission, FBI, Secret Service, Justice Department, and CIA records.
* 85,000+ pages of FBI documents on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and some material relating to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
* Records of at least a dozen major FOIAPA lawsuits against the government.
* Voluminous and valuable subject index file with Weisberg's collection of contemporary magazine and newspaper clippings, background research, and correspondence with other researchers and writers.

Find out more about the archive here.

Noted JFK Conspiracy Theorist Robert Groden Files Federal Suit Against Dallas, Claiming He Was Arrested and Harassed in Dealey Plaza - Dallas News - Unfair Park

2010-07-01T11:44:00.000-05:00

Maybe you heard: A couple of weeks ago, Dallas police began cracking down on vendors at Dealey Plaza selling maps, magazines, books and other conspiracy-theory whatnots. Deputy Police Chief Vince Golbeck said some folks down there were cussing at and spitting on visitors to the Kennedy assassination site, and "that's not the image we want portrayed."

ONE WEEK ONLY SUMMER SALE!

2010-06-30T03:13:00.003-05:00

Save 25% on your entire order from the JFK Lancer Catalog starting now until July 7, 2010. Your discount code is 2010JulySale. ONE WEEK ONLY SUMMER SALE!

First Bite: Politicians Chow Down | TPM Photo Galleries

2010-06-27T21:56:00.000-05:00

First Bite: Politicians Chow Down | TPM Photo Galleries

Culture: Unlikely host Dallas grabbed the spotlight for the Texas centennial | Historical News Events in The Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News

2010-06-26T12:02:00.000-05:00

Culture: Unlikely host Dallas grabbed the spotlight for the Texas centennial
01:18 PM CDT on Friday, June 25, 2010
By MICHAEL V. HAZEL/Special Contributor

By the late 1930s, Dallas — not Detroit or

Denver — was becoming known as "Big D," a modern city with a can-do spirit.

Dallas Historical Society

Crowds fill the plaza in front of the Federal Building during the Texas Centennial Exposition. An estimated six million people visited Dallas during the six-month spectacle.

Former governor John Connally died on June 15, 1993

2010-06-16T13:22:00.000-05:00

Hello fellow Texans and friends of Texas. Today is Tuesday, June 15, 2010.
On June 15, 1993, John Bowden Connally Jr., former governor of Texas who was seriously wounded while riding in President Kennedy's car in Dealey Plaza of Dallas when the president was assassinated, died of pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive scarring of the lungs.
After funeral services at the First United Methodist Church in Austin, he was buried at the Texas State Cemetery.
Connally recovered from wounds in his chest, wrist and thigh. The 10-month investigation of the Warren Commission of 1963-1964, the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) of 1977-1978, and other government investigations concluded that the President was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. Connally particularly disputed the single bullet theory to the time of his death.

insidethearrb

2010-06-14T16:35:00.000-05:00

RETHINKING the Question: "Why Was the First Draft of JFK's Autopsy Report Destroyed?"

: insidethearrb; June 13th, 20:41

In Volume III of my book "Inside the Assassination Records Review Board," in Chapter 11, I wrote in the text on page 866, and summarized in a data table on page 872, that the proximate cause, or stimulus, for why the unsigned, draft version of the JFK autopsy report (reviewed on Saturday, 11/23/63 at Bethesda Naval Hospital by CDR Humes, CDR Boswell, and CAPT Canada) was abandoned, and subsequently destroyed by Humes in his fireplace on Sunday, 11/24/63, was the fact that James Tague's wounding on Main Street in Dealey Plaza (as a result of the ricochet of a bullet off of the Main Street curb) was evidence of a missed shot. BACKGROUND FOLLOWS: The three shot scenario---the conclusion that there was only one assassin, and that he was above and behind the limousine, and that he fired only three shots---was adopted by the Dallas police department and the U.S. government on Friday afternoon; Richard Lipsey, the Aide to General Wehle (Commandant of the Military District of Washington), recounted to the HSCA staff with great certainty that he heard the pathologists discussing a three-hit scenario---that is, three hits on JFK without any discussion of what had happened to Connally---in the autopsy morgue; and yet the version of the autopsy report entered into evidence by the Warren Commission (CE 387) concluded that there were only two hits on President Kennedy. Clearly, at least one change to the autopsy conclusions had taken place between the time Lipsey heard the pathologists discuss three hits on JFK, and the time CE 387 was entered into evidence during the testimony of James J. Humes before Arlen Specter in March of 1964.

At the time I drafted this chapter it seemed obvious to me that public knowledge of James Tague's wounding, and therefore of a missed shot which had struck the curb on Main Street, had forced Humes, et. al. to abandon the 3-shot, 3-hit scenario arrived at inside the Bethesda morgue in front of Richard Lipsey late Friday evening (after the FBI agents had departed at 11:00 PM).

It is now apparent, as a result of an astute question asked of me by a friend, that the James Tague wounding could NOT have been the proximate cause, or stimulus, for junking the first draft of the JFK autopsy report. WHY? Because as James Tague clearly stated in his own book, published in 2003, there was no widely available public mention of his wounding until newspaper journalist Jim Lehrer published the results of his interview with Tague in the Dallas Times-Herald on June 5, 1964. This was followed by an FBI interview and subsequent Warren Commission testimony. While it is true that Deputy Sheriff Buddy Walthers spoke to Tague about the wounding on the very afternoon of the assassination, and photographer Tom Dillard photographed the curb strike (and Tague himself) the afternoon of the assassination, there is no evidence that this information was publicly available on November 23rd, or that it was known within the confines of Bethesda Naval Hospital by Humes, Boswell, or Canada.

James K. Galbraith: Exit Strategy

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The existence of a taping system in JFK’s oval office had become known over the years, particularly through the release of partial transcripts of the historic meeting of the “ExComm” during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. But the full extent of Kennedy’s taping was not known. And, according to McNamara, access to particular tapes was tightly controlled by representatives of the Kennedy family. When McNamara spoke in Austin, only he and his coauthor, Brian VanDeMark, had been granted the privilege of listening to the actual tape recordings of Kennedy’s White House meetings on Vietnam.

In 1997, however, this situation changed. The Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), an independent civilian body established under the 1992 JFK Records Act that has already been responsible for the release of millions of pages of official records deemed relevant to Kennedy’s assassination, ruled that his tapes relating to Vietnam decision-making should be released. In July the JFK Library began releasing key tapes, including those of the withdrawal meetings on October 2 and 5, 1963.⁷

A careful review of the October 2 meeting makes clear that McNamara’s account is essentially accurate and even to some degree understated. One can hear McNamara—the voice is unmistakable—arguing for a firm timetable to withdraw all U.S. forces from Vietnam, whether the war can be won in 1964, which he doubts, or not. McNamara is emphatic: “We need a way to get out of Vietnam, and this is a way of doing it.”

In Retrospect’s discussion of Kennedy’s decision to withdraw ends at this point. McNamara makes no mention of NSAM 263. However, on the tape of the meeting of October 5, 1963, one can clearly hear a voice—it may be Robert McNamara or McGeorge Bundy—asking President John F. Kennedy for “formal approval” of “items one, two, and three” on a paper evidently in front of them. It is clear that one of these items is the recommendation to withdraw 1,000 men by the end of 1963, the rationale being that they are no longer needed. This short exchange is thus unmistakably a request for a formal presidential decision concerning the McNamara-Taylor recommendations. After a short discussion of the possible political effect in Vietnam of announcing this decision, the voice of JFK can be clearly heard: “Let’s go on ahead and do it,” followed by a few words deciphered by historian George Eliades as “without making a public statement about it.”

Marilyn's Pink Dress Is Sold | CocoPerez.com

2010-06-14T16:18:00.000-05:00

Marilyn's Pink Dress Is Sold

As we mentioned earlier this year, the iconic pink dress Marilyn Monroe wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes went up for auction.

And although they estimated the dress would bring in around $200,000, it sold for much more.

In fact, the size 14 dress sold for over $260,000!!!

Other items which were up for sale, but didn't bring in as much money, included the hat worn by Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. The hat sold for over $167,000.

And that bag used by Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins sold for $80,000.

As for Marilyn's dress, do U think it was worth so much money???

Tags: auction, dress, for sale, marilyn monroe, pink dress

Posted: June 14, 2010 at 3:45 pm

40th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza @ The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth

2010-06-09T11:52:00.000-05:00

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of this landmark, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza will host a free program with Frank Welch, award-winning architect and author of Philip Johnson & Texas, and Dale Sellers of Phoenix I Restoration & Construction, Ltd., the firm that provided pro bono restoration services on the memorial in 2000.

The program will be moderated by Veletta Lill, Executive Director of the Dallas Arts District.

Free and open to the public, the program begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Museum’s seventh floor south gallery. Following the discussion are a reception and a book signing by Mr. Welch and an optional walk to the Kennedy Memorial (weather permitting) where Phoenix I will unveil its most recent contribution to the site: new gold leaf applied to the letters in the name John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the black granite slab in the middle of the memorial.

Complimentary parking will be available at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza parking lot, immediately adjacent to the Museum.

This evening is presented by the American Institute of Architects of Dallas, the Dallas Architecture Forum and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

Robert Kennedy’s Assassination – 42 Years Ago Today, Hope Died �

2010-06-05T10:30:00.000-05:00

Robert Kennedy’s Assassination – 42 Years Ago Today, Hope Died �

Martin London: Smash That Infomercial!: The Omissions and Lies in HBO's Film About Ron Galella

2010-06-02T01:04:00.000-05:00

Martin London: Smash That Infomercial!: The Omissions and Lies in HBO's Film About Ron Galella

Robert Chapman Has Passed Away

2010-06-01T20:36:00.002-05:00

A dear friend and fellow researcher has left us. Robert Chapman was a close friend and research partner for the late Mary Ferrell. I met them both at the ASK Symposium in 1995 and they welcomed me into the JFK assassination community. He and Mary were with me continually as JFK Lancer grew. Robert would tell wonderful stories about his time with Mary, especially how back in 1977 they were sitting a table in her home going over stacks of documents when Robert found one from CIA that was about a French assassin, Jean Soutre, who had been arrested in Dallas by the FBI and deported the same day. He slid the paper across the table to Mary saying, "You might find this interesting."

Kerry McCarthy 1997

His quick eye for details was a great talent, one he put to use in the JFK research community where he was speaker and host at the Lancer "November In Dallas" conferences. One of his proudest moments was in 1997 when he introduced Kennedy family member Kerry McCarthy to our Banquet audience saying, "We have with us tonight, as a special guest speaker, a very distinguished individual from a very distinguished family. Kerry McCarthy is the first member of the Kennedy Family to come forward to an event of this nature: to embrace our aims, our goals, our efforts and to endorse the research and the effort that we are all doing on behalf of the memory of a member of her family." Kerry thanked Robert by answering, "And if that means I have embraced the research community, what the heck has taken the Kennedy's so long to do it?"

Robert at Lancer's Memorial Banquet for Mary Ferrell

Robert oversaw new research being offered, particularly regarding document releases by the ARRB in his tenure as Editor of "Assassination Chronicles" published by JFK Lancer and shared his finds liberally. He also spent years with writers helping with their research, offering his knowledge and encouraging their writing. Robert was a crucial negotiator in the purchase of Mary Ferrell's collection by businessman Ollie Curme and oversaw the creation of millions of pages of JFK assassination documents now online as the Mary Ferrell Foundation. In 1997, Robert was awarded the JFK Lancer "New Frontier" Award, which are "In appreciation for your contribution of new evidence and furthering the study of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy."

In 1999 when Robert accepted the role of Editor for KAC, he sent me the following bio:

Robert Chapman was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1949. His parents moved shortly thereafter to Houston, Texas where he spent his childhood and early teen years. He finished high school in Memphis, Tennessee, and then entered the University of Memphis. He graduated from the U of M in 1972, earning a BA in art history.

In 1975, he attended a researcher's conference in New York City held at NYU. There he met Penn Jones, Jr.. Penn was very kind to him and invited him to call anytime to discuss the assassination, and to come and visit in Texas should Chapman ever find himself headed to Dallas. A subsequent telephone conversation resulted in an invitation to come in November of 1975 ("You can't understand this case until you take the tour, Penn drawled). Once there Penn did indeed take him on the tour, and equally important, to a party at Mary Ferrell's house.

Mrs. Ferrell, who needs no introduction to any student of this subject, encouraged Chapman's research and offered to host him should he care to return sometime and see her archives. It was not necessary to repeat the offer. A friendship developed which led to an association that has lasted to the present day. From 1975 until 1982 Mrs. Ferrell would periodically call and announce the pending arrival of a large batch of recently de-classified documents. Usually these were documents pried from CIA or whomever under FOIA by the late Bud Fensterwald and sent directly (and often only) to Mrs. Ferrell. Chapman would drive or fly to Dallas on the agreed upon day and he and Mrs. Ferrell would spend three or four (nearly non-stop) days reading, analyzing, and indexing the documents. Sleep, when it occurred, consisted of maybe a four-hour nap.

While from time to time he did contribute essays to Penn Jones' "Continuing Inquiry," Chapman's primary focus as a researcher has been document analysis. Years of kind mentoring by Mrs. Ferrell, and exposure to her tens of thousands of pages of documents, aided immeasurably in that pursuit.

In 1982 Chapman was presented with an opportunity to enter the restaurant business by purchasing an existing business and expanding it. He has remained in the restaurant business to this day. His interest in the JFK assassination research never waned, however, and his relationship with Mrs. Ferrell and other researchers continued as well. Chapman attended all of the ASK conferences, as well as the JFK Lancer conferences working with and assisting Mrs. Ferrell. He also spoke at many of the conferences, or assisted the organizers in some official capacity.

Chapman is married to the former Jamie Goree, and they have one daughter, Amanda. He writes fiction and is an inveterate reader of not only JFK material, but of many subjects far afield from that.

Finally, I'd like to share with you what Robert wrote to his fellow researchers upon his acceptance as Editor:

Taking over a project that has been ably and intelligently run for years by someone like George Michael Evica is a daunting task. George Michael is a friend of mine, and I have long respected his work, his passion, and his abilities. I hope that I can continue this work in a manner that approaches his standard.

When Debra Conway first asked me about taking this position I was not sure how to answer. After all, I had never edited any magazine, and now was being offered the position in a magazine that is sent not only across America but also around the world. Debra and I talked about it, and I soon realized it was a project that I would enjoy. I was right.

I have recently read through the back issues of this magazine and am very impressed with the steady growth in scope and quality over the years. The hard work of Debra, George Michael, and Tom Jones has paid off. This magazine is a first rate journal of research into the single most important crime (or political event) in the history of our country. This magazine, and others like it, is concerned with the free discussion and presentation of ideas and data that advances the cause of all Americans who care about our history, our justice, and our freedom.

This magazine exists because of the failure of the national and local news media to allow independent investigative journalists to actively (much less aggressively) pursue the obvious mountain of evidence demonstrating that a conspiracy killed John F. Kennedy. This failure is a heavy burden that the media now bears, and I believe it is the primary reason for their continued promotion of nonsense published by those who would apologize for the Warren Report and its defenders. The result of this abnegation of responsibility by the media is that thousands of ordinary citizens, led by such first generation researchers as Mary Ferrell, Harold Weisberg, Penn Jones, Jr., and David Lifton (to name just a few) have taken it upon themselves to investigate this heinous crime and remarkable cover-up.

We have in this issue a great group of researchers, and future issues will see even more. From its inception this magazine has been a forum for researchers to exchange ideas and information in the hopes of one day understanding the truth about what really happened in Dallas and how it was covered up. That is truly the bottom line: how it was covered up. We may never know who really pulled the trigger on the gun that murdered John Kennedy, but there can be little doubt that we are very, very close to having proof about those responsible for the most obvious of the conspiracy - the cover-up.

Rest in peace dear friend,

Debra Conway

Service for Robert Chapman
ROBERT ANDERSON CHAPMAN, 60, owner of Molly's La Casita Restaurant since 1982, died peacefully on May 30, 2010. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Jamie Goree Chapman, daughter Amanda Bailey Bogart (Alan), his mother Betty Wells Chapman, sisters, Susan Wilson (Clayton), Debbie Trimble (Jerry), brothers, Hal Chapman (Linda) and Charles Chapman. He was preceded in death by his father Arthur Robert Chapman and an infant sister, Rebecca. Robert was a graduate of Whitehaven High School and Memphis State University. He was also a board member emeritus of the University of Memphis Art Museum and a member of The Memphis Restaurant Association. He was a loving, kind and spiritual soul. Before his stroke, Robert was an avid golfer and a gifted artist. He will be greatly missed by his many friends and loving family. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 1 from 5-7 pm., and funeral service will be Wednesday, June 2 at 1 pm., both at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to The Church Health Center or the American Stroke Association .
Published in The Commercial Appeal on June 1, 2010

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."

- Matthew 5:3-9

Sincerely,

Debra Conway

Big Two for One Sale on Dallas Conference DVDs! till June 1st, 2010

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We are continuing our NID Conference Special - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Sale until June 1, 2010. Order the one you'd like and the free DVD should at the same or lower price -- just list that year and number in the comment section when ordering. You can also order sets!

Family stalls release of Ted Kennedy’s secret FBI Chappaquiddick file | Irish News | IrishCentral

2010-05-28T14:28:00.000-05:00

he late Senator Edward Kennedy’s FBI file, which was to be released this week, is expected to reveal major secrets about the family's history. However, the release has been delayed as the file has been placed “under further review” pending a requested by the family.

The total document, which is believed to be over 3,000 pages long, has been eagerly anticipated by historians who say it will shine light on some of the more controversial history of the Kennedy dynasty.

It is believed the file will give information on issues such as the potential threats to Ted Kennedy’s life after the assassination of his brothers President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

K. Dun Gifford Dies at 71; Started Group to Promote Healthy Eating

2010-05-21T13:59:00.000-05:00

By BRUCE WEBER

Published: May 14, 2010

K. Dun Gifford, who started an influential nonprofit organization to combat obesity and promote healthy eating around the world, and whose well-connected life put him in celebrated company and at the scenes of many newsmaking events, died on Sunday in Exeter, N.H. He was 71 and lived in Cambridge, Mass.

K. Dun Gifford

Boston Pops unveils tribute to Kennedys

2010-05-21T13:57:00.001-05:00

BOSTON - The Boston Pops is taking the wraps off a musical tribute to the Kennedys. The world premier of "The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers," is set for tonight at Symphony Hall.

Celebrity narrators Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris will read from some of the most famous speeches of President John F. Kennedy, and Sens. Robert and Edward Kennedy.

Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart commissioned composer Peter Boyer and lyricist Lynn Ahren to write the piece, which will be performed several other times this spring and during the Pops summer season at Tanglewood.

Boyer, who composed the Grammy-nominated "Ellis Island: The Dream of America," calls himself a great admirer of the Kennedys and says he visited the brothers' graves at Arlington National Cemetery to gain inspiration for the work.

Robert Kennedy Sets Up JFK Campaign Headquarters

2010-05-21T13:50:00.000-05:00

The Daily Mirror

Larry Harnisch reflects on Los Angeles history

Robert Kennedy Sets Up JFK Campaign Headquarters

May 21, 2010 | 7:36 am

Kennedy Brothers made '60s stop

2010-05-21T13:49:00.000-05:00

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article from the Ellsworth Record of March 31, 1960, was submitted for publication in the Herald by the Pierce County Historical Association on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of a campaign stop by John and Robert Kennedy in this area.

John Kennedy Youthful and energetic Sen. John Kennedy made a strong plea for his bid for Democratic nomination for President of the United States when he spoke here Tuesday noon.

2009 November In Dallas Conference DVDs For Sale Now

2010-05-18T10:38:00.001-05:00

I am so excited to finally have the NID 2009 presentations available for your purchase. We had problems with the camera on Friday morning so unfortunately some of the early presentations were not captured correctly. I do expect to have Brian Edwards & Casey Quilan - The Shooting of Officer Tippit and Bill Truels – Warren Commission and HSCA Shooting Studies DVDs ready by the end of this week. They will be included in the set price.

http://www.jfklancer.com/catalog/nidmedia/dallas09.html

We are having a 2 DVDs for 1 Sale until June 1st. Order the one you'd like -- the free DVD should at the same or lower price -- just list that number in the comment section when ordering.

Thanks for your support!

DC

IT’S BEEN 47 YEARS SINCE DEALEY PLAZA…AND WE STILL LONG FOR CLOSURE - TheCypressTimes

2010-05-17T12:47:00.000-05:00

By Chuck Helppie

The news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination was so shocking, so unexpected that it generated a gasp heard ‘round the world. People simply stopped breathing for a second. If you lived through it, you know what I mean. If you didn’t, ask your parents or grandparents. They will tell you precisely what they were doing and how they felt when they heard the news.

The overwhelming quest for closure continues to this day. We are still searching for answers. Over two million visitors – from all over the world – make a solemn pilgrimage to the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza each year. Most come to see what they have only read about or seen on film. Others come because they feel it is sacred ground.

Attorney Mark Lane Retained by Author Gerald Posner to Represent Him in Media... -- NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire/ --

2010-05-14T13:40:00.000-05:00

And now for your weekend humor...

John Kelly - Student's JFK mural from 1960s hangs in rebuilt Arlington, Va., high school

2010-05-14T13:35:00.000-05:00

Artist Jon Friedman with the JFK commemorative mural he created as a student at Arlington's Washington-Lee High School. (John Kelly/the Washington Post)

Artist Jon Friedman with the JFK commemorative mural he created as a student at Arlington's Washington-Lee High School. (John Kelly/the Washington Post)
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Boxes of JFK assassination papers soon may be headed for Sixth Floor Museum's new reading room | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News

2010-05-14T13:26:00.000-05:00

Photo of Senator John Kennedy in Newark, NJ

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From Yvonne Freeman:

My grandfather took this photo of John F. Kennedy campaigning for President in Newark, NJ. My grandfather was a Polish immigrant who fled the Bolsheviks during World War II - he was proud
to become a citizen of the United States, and much like the British royalty, he had a strong affinity for the Kennedy family. We found this picture in his things over 10 years after he passed away. We
cherish the memory and hope people enjoy the photo as much as I'm sure my grandfather did.

Thank you for sharing the family photo.

Debra

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Pete Hamill's Eyewitness Account of Robert Kennedy's Assassination - New York News - Runnin' Scared

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June 13, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 35

Two Minutes to Midnight: The Very Last Hurrah
by Pete Hamill

LOS ANGELES -- It was, of course, two minutes to midnight an the Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel was rowdy with triumph. Red and blue balloons drifted up through three golden chandeliers to bump against a gilded ceiling. Young girls with plastic Kennedy boaters chanted like some lost reedy chorus from an old Ray Charles record. The crowd was squashed against the bandstand, a smear of black faces and Mexican-American faces and bearded faces and Beverly Hills faces crowned with purple hair. Eleven tv cameras were turning, their bright blue arclights changing the crowd into a sweaty stew. Up on the bandstand, with his wife standing just behind him, was Robert Kennedy.

Sandpoint Woman Worked For JFK - Huckleberries Online - Spokesman.com - May 3, 2010

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Sandpoint Woman Worked For JFK

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Sue Vogelsinger first learned of her boss’s death while reviewing one of his upcoming speeches. The place was Dallas. The date was Nov. 22, 1963. Her boss was President John F. Kennedy. “My colleague, Chris Camp, and I were working on speech copy for the next stop. We were on Air Force One in (Kennedy’s) cabin when one of the stewards came through and said to pack up,” said Vogelsinger, a Sagle, Idaho, resident who served as a member of Kennedy’s press staff. Decades later Vogelsinger smiles as she remembers the man she calls physically awe-inspiring, quick-witted and a man who truly loved his job. “Being around President Kennedy was exhilarating,” said Vogelsinger/Patty Hutchens, SR Handle Extra. More here.

Kennedy mini-series provokes outrage among American liberals - Telegraph

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A new television mini-series on the Kennedys masterminded by the rightwing creator of '24' has outraged American liberals and historians who have branded it a "political character assassination" concentrating on sex and scandal.

By Nick Allen in Los Angeles
Published: 11:10PM BST 29 Apr 2010

Burglars steal safe in overnight break-in at Dallas' Sixth Floor Museum | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

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11:12 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 By AIDA AHMED / The Dallas Morning News

Burglars struck the Sixth Floor Museum in downtown Dallas this morning, yanking out a safe before running away when they were confronted by a security guard.

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Aubrey Lee "Al" Rike: Ambulance driver helped Jackie after JFK assassination | Dallas Morning News

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Aubrey Lee "Al" Rike: Ambulance driver helped Jackie after JFK assassination
11:02 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 27, 2010
By JOE SIMNACHER / The Dallas Morning News

2 witnesses to key events surrounding JFK assassination die

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11:11 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 27, 2010
By SCOTT PARKS / The Dallas Morning News
sparks@dallasnews.com

The deaths of H. Louis Nichols and Aubrey Rike probably wouldn't have been noticed outside their circle of family and friends – except for one thing: Both men were eyewitnesses to important events surrounding the death of President John F. Kennedy.

Collection of Marilyn Monroe Writings to be Released

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Image Credit: Everett Collection

The candle in the wind just keeps burning. Farrar, Straus and Giroux has announced that they plan to release a collection of Marilyn Monroe’s own writings. Fragments will include poems, correspondence, rare photos, as well as reproductions of documents handwritten by the blond bombshell herself. It is set to hit bookstores this fall.

Aubrey Rike Services and Tributes

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Aubrey Rike has passed away

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Aubrey Rike passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2010. You may post your condolences on this forum thread and I will pass them on to his wife Glenda and son Larry.

Al Rike, age 72, of Plano, Texas passed away April 22, 2010. He was born December 18, 1937 in Dallas, Texas to Argus and Lois (Longley) Rike. Al received his associate’s degree in law enforcement from Abilene Christian College in Dallas. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps, actively from 1955- 1959, and as a reservist for the following four years. Al married Glenda Spears on August 27, 1960, in Dallas. He retired from the Highland Park Police Department as a Detective Sergeant after 26 years of service. Al worked from 1994-2002 for the Dallas County Sheriffs Department. Al is survived by his wife, Glenda Rike of Plano, Texas; son, Larry Rike of Plano, Texas; sister, Carolyn Hawkins and husband James of McKinney, Texas; sister-in-laws, Violet Taylor, Ruthie Keenum, Jarlene Graham, and Janet Spears; brother-in-law, J.T. Spears; numerous nieces, nephews, and other loving relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers, James Young, Bill Rike, and Richard Rike.

Visitation will be Wednesday evening at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home beginning at 7:00 P.M. and services will be held Thursday, April 29, 2010 in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel with the Rev. Ron Hathcoat officiating at 2:00pm. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.

Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home
http://www.turrentinejacksonmorrow.com
Highway 75 and Exit 38 - Ridgeview Dr.
P.O. Box 1007
McKinney, Texas 75070-1007
Phone: 972-562-2601

Aubrey was a "man's man" with a gentle soul, one that gave our First Lady comfort as she spent her final moments with her husband at Parkland Hospital that day long ago. Aubrey was the one that helped Mrs. Kennedy put her ring on President Kennedy's finger, as she was determined to do. He was the perfect person -- that I believe God choose -- to be there for her and with his strength, both inner and in his body, he lifted the President's body into the casket. Anyone else could not have performed these acts with such grace.

It has been my honor to know him, work with him, and to have published his autobiography. We will all miss him terribly.

Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,

Debra

John Carl Warnecke, Designed Kennedy’s Grave Site, Dies at 91 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

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John Carl Warnecke, Designed Kennedy’s Grave Site, Dies at 91 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Jennifer Lopez as Marilyn Monroe: Happy B-Day, George Lopez! | George Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Marilyn Monroe : Just Jared

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November Conference Announced

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Ted Sorensen on Brent Holland Radio Show

A Matter of Epistemology

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A Matter of Epistemology

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Kennedy Family Will Review 3,000 Pages of Ted Kennedy’s Secret F.B.I. File Before Its Release | VF Daily | Vanity Fair

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Darren Aronofsky to Direct Rachel Weisz as Jacqueline Kennedy | CinemaSpy

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According to Entertainment Weekly, actress Rachel Weisz is attached to play the title role in Jackie, the story of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the days following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy.

Weisz will again re-team with her fiancee Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, The Fountain), who will direct and produce.

Written by Noah Oppenheim, Jackie chronicles the four days between JFK’s assassination and his burial, showing the beloved Jackie at both her most vulnerable and her most graceful.

Family gets a say on FBI Kennedy file - The Boston Globe

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WASHINGTON — Edward M. Kennedy’s family will be given a rare opportunity to raise objections before the public disclosure of thousands of pages of the late Massachusetts senator’s exhaustive and secret FBI file, according to bureau officials and advisers to the family.


	The accommodation, though uncommon, will help ensure that the release of material on Kennedy gathered by agents throughout much of his life will not violate the privacy rights of his surviving relatives, those involved in the process said.

Jackie Kennedy Interviews: Long-Sealed Transcripts To Be Published

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During the first half of 1964, just months after her husband was assassinated, Jacqueline Kennedy sat for seven interviews with historian and family friend Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Speaking at her home in Washington, D.C., the former first lady discussed her marriage and her White House years, election year campaigning and President Kennedy's thoughts about a second term. The interview is part of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library's Oral History and, at Mrs. Kennedy's request, was kept sealed for an indefinite time. Since the death of Jacqueline Kennedy, in 1994, and son John Kennedy, Jr., in 1999, decisions about the tapes have been handled by daughter Caroline Kennedy.
Now, with the 50th anniversary of her father's inauguration coming next year, Caroline Kennedy is allowing the conversations to come out.

Kennedy mania - NewsandSentinel.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

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The Kennedy collage of photos in Bill Richardson Jr.’s office in downtown Parkersburg. Richardson’s father, Bill Richardson Sr., was the Wood County campaign manager for John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.

PARKERSBURG-Local volunteers working John Kennedy's presidential primary campaign in Wood County were concerned the senator's religion would submarine their efforts.

The late William Richardson Sr., who served as Wood County chairman for Kennedy's 1960 Democratic primary campaign, told interviewers residents weren't warm to the idea of a Catholic president. And more than a few people went so far as to threaten Richardson for supporting Kennedy.

"Several prominent people called me on the telephone and told me to get out of this campaign; that they would see I wouldn't get any law business and would do everything they could to hurt my law business," he said.

Richardson, who died in 2002, and the late Rev. Harley Bailey were both interviewed in 1964 by the John F. Kennedy Library about the 1960 primary campaign in Wood County. Transcripts of the Richardson and Bailey interviews are available through the library's Web site www.jfklibrary.org.

New Evidence Implicates Henry Kissinger In Assassination Case

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WASHINGTON — As secretary of state, Henry Kissinger canceled a U.S. warning against carrying out international political assassinations that was to have gone to Chile and two neighboring nations just days before a former ambassador was killed by Chilean agents on Washington's Embassy Row in 1976, a newly released State Department cable shows.

Whether Kissinger played a role in blocking the delivery of the warning against assassination to the governments of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay has long been a topic of controversy.

Discovered in recent weeks by the National Security Archive, a non-profit research organization, the Sept. 16, 1976 cable is among tens of thousands of declassified State Department documents recently made available to the public.

The Indianapolis Star | Annual King-Kennedy Commemoration

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Decades after assassinations, Memphis and Dallas remain hostages of history, says Hampton Sides | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News

2010-04-09T00:31:00.000-05:00

09:42 AM CDT on Sunday, April 4, 2010
By HAMPTON SIDES / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

Editor's note: On the 42nd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, best-selling author Hampton Sides reflects on the impact the assassination had on his hometown of Memphis and the tragic stigma the city now shares with Dallas.

I was just a kid when it happened – 6 years old, living in a rambling house close by the Southern railroad. My father worked for the Memphis law firm that represented the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. when he came to town on behalf of the garbage workers. I remember my dad rushing home that night, pouring a screwdriver or three, and talking with alarm about what had happened and what it meant for the city and the nation and the world. I remember the curfew, the wail of sirens, a line of soldiers with fixed bayonets. I remember seeing tanks for the first time.

Life, death and tolerance - The Times Herald Opinion: Norristown, PA and Montgomery County (timesherald.com)

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By ARTHUR I. Cyr
Commentary

Sunday is the 41st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tenn. We rightly celebrate his birthday, now a national holiday, rather than his death day. But his assassination should be remembered. The moral struggle that cost his life puts our contemporary policy debates in context. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was in Indiana pressing his whirlwind 1968 presidential campaign when King was murdered. Advisers urged suspending events. Instead, RFK spoke at a rally in the inner city of Indianapolis.

Anatoly Dobrynin, 90, Longtime Soviet Ambassador to U.S. - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

2010-04-09T00:28:00.000-05:00

Anatoly F. Dobrynin, the Soviet ambassador to Washington from 1962 to 1986, whose behind-the-scenes diplomacy was credited by many historians with helping to resolve the Cuban missile crisis and ease tensions in the cold war era, has died, the Kremlin announced Thursday. He was 90.

insidethearrb - HORNE REBUTS COSTELLA---WITH VIGOR

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On April 6, 2010, I became aware of a recent posting on The Education Forum, by Australian school teacher John Costella, attacking my five-volume book, “Inside the Assassination Records Review Board,” expressing his general displeasure about my writing style and the lack of an index, but specifically focusing upon his extreme unhappiness with my 200-page chapter on the likely alteration of the Zapruder film, Chapter 14, titled “The Zapruder Film Mystery.”

insidethearrb - The SECOND PRINTING of "Inside the ARRB" Is Now For Sale on Amazon.com

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The SECOND PRINTING of "Inside the ARRB" Is Now For Sale on Amazon.com

: insidethearrb; March 11th, 23:18

The Errata Page for the First Printing of "Inside the Assassination Records Review Board" is still posted on this site as the December 5, 2009 journal entry. It applies to all copies of the book purchased between November 24, 2009 and March 11, 2010, inclusive.

I am pleased to announce that the SECOND PRINTING incorporates all of the changes listed on the Errata Page; it went on sale on Amazon.com effective March 12, 2010.

The SECOND PRINTING also incorporates some desired corrections to my broad characterizations of David Lifton's work found in Chapters 1, 6, and 12---on pages 56-57, page 637, and pages 888-890, respectively. Excerpts of these corrections will be posted on this site in the near future, for those who purchased the First Printing.

Also, purchase JFK Lancer's Doug Horne video presentations at NID.

22 Days Hath November by Bob Dorff

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Available Again!

This book reads like a private journal, one surreptitiously typed on a manual typewriter late at night. In fact, the typeface is one we haven’t seen in a modern novel in quite some time (typewriter) which gives the reader the mood of the book right away. The story moves from place to place, in voices person to person, while spinning out the differing events that culminated in the loss of a president and the loss of our political innocence.

What makes this novel a great read is that JFK is not merely observed, he speaks, he dreams. You know what is happening to him and around him, creating the suspense that makes you turn page after page. It doesn’t build from a perfect man, no, indeed, both JFK and RFK are shown to have failures, both in public and private. Some may be the author’s own conclusions, but the evidence is clear that John Kennedy was living life everyday at its fullest.

“22 Days Hath November” is named after the school song we all learned back in the 1960’s and school children probably still learn today:

Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Save February, with twenty-eight days clear,
And twenty-nine each leap year.

It reminds us that every month has only so many days, and November 1963 had only 22.

Robert Kennedy with President Kennedy

If you are weary of theories and biographies of the famous in history, read Bob Dorff’s book and order one for your friends. Meticulously sourced, the book has not only the probable truth within, but also considerable insights to give anyone a second (or third) thought about what really happened before, during, and after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the wounding of Texas Governor John Connally, and the pain of a nation.

22 Days Hath November

Paperback: 310 pages
Publisher: Robert Dorff; 1st edition (August 15, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1424338271
ISBN-13: 978-1424338276
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches

R.I.P. CAL-NEVA Lodge

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The Cal Neva Lodge, the infamous casino where the Rat Pack would smoke, drink and gamble, is
closing its doors!
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr spent a lot of time their in the 60s and it was also where Marilyn Monroe spent her last weekend before her passing in August of 1962.

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Film declares Bush Sr involved in Kennedy assassination

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Film declares Bush Sr involved in Kennedy assassination

By Carol Forsloff.

One reviewer maintains a film indicating George H.W. Bush involvement in Kennedy assassination is one that raises questions in the light of present political discord, but the film itself might warrant a critical look.

Hankey's film, Dark Legacy, examines the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and makes the claim that George Herbert Walker Bush was involved by examining the former President's CIA relationships and where and what he was doing at the time of the assassination. Hankey is a former high school teacher from Southern California who has spent years researching his thesis, connecting the dots, and making his case, which one reviewer, Henry Eshelmann, maintains is compelling. Eshelmann observed yesterday Hankey has made a credible examination of the evidence in the film, calling it "spirited and well-documented."

This isn't the first time Hankey has put forth the film, and other reviewers declare "not so fast" to the notions he puts forth. For example, Seamus Coogan who writes for the CTKA, a group devoted to the study of the Kennedy assassination, maintains Hankey makes exorbitant claims about himself and his research and also distorts many facts. He writes this:

Where, when, and how did he "hang Kennedy's murder around Bush's neck"? Is JFK 2 evidence of this? Not on your life. The evidence would suggest that Hankey first got into his research around 1999, with the death of John Kennedy Jr. After that, around 2004, his video was cobbled together. Hankey seems to have had a mere 5-6 years of investigation under his belt before the film. But that's no excuse for 1.) The errors that riddle his work and 2.) His penchant for taking credit for things he did not achieve. 3.) His need to distort things both large and small.

Coogan's review is very detailed, and he quotes the assessments of other critics as he examines Hankey's film, which just yesterday has been touted again. His summary conclusion declares firmly that viewers need to look with a jaundiced eye upon many of Hankey's notions since they take away from serious investigations and mislead the public. He ends by saying, "There is nothing wrong with writing revisionist history. But if you choose to do so, you must be held to high standards of scholarship. "

CSI science could yield clues in MLK killing | Journey To Justice

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CSI science could yield clues in MLK killing

On April 2, 2010, In Justice, By Jerry Mitchell

Digital technology seen on the TV show CSI could help to identify still-unknown fingerprints collected by FBI agents in their investigation of the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., experts say.

“The FBI collected literally dozens of unidentified prints from a number of different ‘crime scenes’ connected to the King case and James Earl Ray,” said Stuart Wexler, co-author of the upcoming book, Seeking Armageddon: The Effort to Kill Martin Luther King Jr.

chapter12c:animania (www2)

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Excellent article on President Kennedy's posture and wounds by Pat Speer.

Chapter 12c: Animania

Searching for Truth in Dale Myers' House of Mirrors

Erykah Badu takes it all off in "Window Seat" video

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Not safe for work.

The official video for Erykah Badu's new single "Window Seat" came out on Saturday and it's sparked a lot of chatter on Twitter and in the press. Badu shot it in a single-take, guerilla-style in Dallas' Dealey Plaza, the site of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. "Window Seat" opens with Erykah pulling up in a 1965 Lincoln Continental as a radio broadcast from 1963 describes the final moments leading up to the assassination. She then gets out of the car and walks toward Elm St. and the book depository, removes all of her clothes and collapses next to the grassy knoll.

FBI cracks open door to ‘special file room’ - The Boston Globe

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(AP file photo, 1977) The facade of the
J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building
in Washington in August 1977.

By Bryan Bender Globe Staff / March 29, 2010

“This was a system that allowed FBI officials to say we have searched our central records system and there is no record of illegal conduct’’ by the bureau, said Athan G. Theoharis, a former professor at Marquette University and a specialist on the reign of Hoover, who served as the agency’s first director, from 1924 to 1972, and who is known to have maintained his own files that he ordered destroyed after his death.

“It was a pretty efficient system Hoover devised,’’ Theoharis said. “If you can minimize who knew what the bureau is doing, you can minimize any legal action’’ against the bureau if it operated outside of the law.

NorthJersey.com: Kennedy half dollar turns 46

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The John F. Kennedy half dollar was first issued on this date in 1964. Here is a brief history of this coin:
* Within days of Kennedy's assassination, on Nov. 22, 1963, the United States Mint received the first of many letters asking officials there to honor the deceased president with a coin.

Follow the headline link to read more.

Rosie O’Donnell Is Said to Be Preparing a TV Show - NYTimes.com

2010-03-26T15:06:00.000-05:00

LOS ANGELES — Rosie O’Donnell, a former star of daytime talk, is quietly preparing a return to television with two former Warner Brothers syndication executives.

The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday that Rory Kennedy would be the program’s executive producer. Through a spokesman, Ms. Kennedy, a filmmaker and a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, declined to comment.

Matt Damon Feels The Pressure Playing A Kennedy

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Friday, March 12, 2010 10:24AM - By Krystal Clark

A couple of weeks ago it was revealed that our favorite blue-eyed, strawberry blond Matt Damon would star as one of the most influential men in American history. There were reports that the Oscar winning screenwriter and nominated actor had been tapped to play Robert F. Kennedy in a biopic. Since the announcement we haven’t heard much from the actor regarding the story but while he’s been out promoting his latest film Green Zone, he finally confirmed the casting and his fears about playing the politician.

Damon recently spoke about the pressure he feels taking on the role of Kennedy who was gunned down in 1968 just five years after his brother John. The upcoming biopic will be directed by Gary Ross who previously helmed the drama Seabiscuit, and the script will be written by Steven Knight. The actor confirmed that he would take on the title role in the film if he takes a shining to the screenplay.
With the prospect of playing a Kennedy comes great responsibility. RFK was a real person that many people today have memories of and whenever you take on someone like that it’s bound to be challenging. Damon knows that he can tackle the part but admits that there’s added pressure for him to do well since both he and Kennedy are Massachusetts natives.

“Well I don’t know that I can (play him well). It’s part of the challenge, but I’m pretty confident I could do it. It would be a lot of research and time put in. Where I come from, he’s a pretty important person and it’s a lot of responsibility … the script comes in in a few weeks and hopefully (it’s) a good script.”

Damon’s a great actor and in my opinion he was born to play this guy. He has the looks for it and the talent’s definitely there, we just need him to revamp his Bostonian accent from The Departed and we might be on to something. Lets cross our fingers that the script is good, because if it’s not this will be such a missed opportunity.

Source: Ace Showbiz

A Jackie Kennedy movie, courtesy of Steven Spielberg? | 24 Frames | Los Angeles Times

2010-03-22T20:15:00.000-05:00

Two iconic American names, Steven Spielberg and the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are linked together in a new project.

Spielberg is selling "Jackie," a hot script about the late First Lady that's making the rounds in Hollywood. Noah Oppenheim, the head of development at Reveille who's also a journalist, author and former producer at the "Today" show has written the script, which examines the days immediately following the assassination of John F. Kennedy from Jackie Kennedy's point-of-view. Spielberg is on board the project in a producerial capacity.

HBO is a lead contender to buy the script and would likely develop it as a film it could air on its network. Spielberg has a long relationship with HBO; the premium cable channel is currently airing the WWII epic "The Pacific," which Spielberg executive-produced.

The life and death of JFK have been frequently visited on television with projects such as the 1983 NBC miniseries "Kennedy," starring Martin Sheen. And three years ago, Emilio Estevez took on the aftermath of the events surrounding the RFK assassination at the Ambassador Hotel. A film from Jackie's point of view, however, would be more rare. More as it develops.

-- Steven Zeitchik, LA Times

Photo: Jackie Kennedy. Credit: LA Library

Vicki Kennedy Visited Ted's Grave On Day Of Health Care Passage

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Reflecting on the legislative achievement her late husband had spent his career pursuing, Vicki Kennedy on Monday expressed gratitude and paid tribute to the work of House Democrats in getting long-elusive health care reform legislation finally passed.

Appearing on CNN's 'John King, USA' (full interview tonight at 7PM ET), the widow of former Sen. Ted Kennedy pointed to the commitment made by President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi as particularly critical for reform's passage.

"I think that President Obama showed incredible determination and courage and focus when he continued this battle; and Speaker Pelosi to continue to rally the troops and the leaders in the House of Representatives showed incredible determination and focus and courage," Kennedy said. "And I think it is a real tribute to all the members of the House of Representatives as well. I think it is a real tribute to all of them and I am deeply, deeply, grateful, as I think are the American people."

Tubridy rushes to meet JFK book deadline - Around Town, Entertainment - Herald.ie

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RTE star Ryan Tubridy will launch his debut book on John F Kennedy to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the president's election.

Titled JFK In Ireland, the book is set to hit shelves on November 5.

The Late Late Show host is in the final stages of "the mopping-up process" for his eagerly awaited first book and has just four weeks left until his deadline to hand it over to publisher Harper Collins UK.

The father-of-two, who has been writing the book for the past 18 months and committed to the project long before he took over the Late Late Show gig last September, has spent much of his time researching it in the National Library.

The self-confessed young fogey described the book as "a close study of the shenanigans behind the scenes" at the time of the 1963 visit. "This book aims to present the public side of that whirlwind Kennedy visit in 1963 from those who may have stories, gifts, photos, video, memories or simply an opinion on it."

Carlyle Group co-founder named chairman of Kennedy Center board - washingtonpost.com

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Lingering budget woes cast shadow on JFK award

2010-03-17T01:45:00.000-05:00

Jeff Bushman on Blog Talk Radio

2010-03-12T12:59:00.000-06:00

Larry Hancock on Jeff Bushman radio show last night talking about his upcoming book on the MLK assassination. Listen hear.

Letters Capture American Grief After the Kennedy Assassination - NYTimes.com

2010-03-11T06:16:00.000-06:00

White House photo by Robert Kundsen

White House staff members and volunteers sorting through letters of condolence in December 1963. More than a million people wrote Jacqueline Kennedy after her husband's assassination.

By KATIE ZEZIMA

Published: March 8, 2010

New theory in MLK assassination

2010-03-10T13:30:00.000-06:00

At Jerry Mitchell's "Journey to Justice" blog, there's a post that says James Earl Ray knew about a KKK bounty on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that was worth $100,000. Which is leading some to wonder if Ray was actively trying to claim the money when he murdered the civil-rights leader.

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Riverview man's letter to JFK's widow published in new book

2010-03-10T13:28:00.000-06:00

Riverview man's letter to JFK's widow published in new book

He defended an iconic assassin | AP Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

2010-03-10T13:26:00.000-06:00

He defended an iconic assassin | AP Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

New Book: Out in Front Preparing the Way for JFK and LBJ

2010-03-06T12:54:00.002-06:00

Out in Front
Preparing the Way for JFK and LBJ

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Jeb Byrne - Author

Excelsior Editions

Price: $50.00
Hardcover - 144 pages

Release Date: February 2010

ISBN10: N/A
ISBN13: 978-1-4384-3145-1

Price: $17.95
Paperback - 144 pages

Release Date: February 2010

ISBN10: N/A
ISBN13: 978-1-4384-3144-4

Summary

Lively anecdotes retold by an advance man for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

Imagine one’s first job assignment is arranging John F. Kennedy’s visit to Fort Worth, Texas on the morning of November 22, 1963. Lively and fascinating, Out in Front reveals Jeb Byrne’s experiences as an advance man for JFK and as the deputy director of the LBJ advance unit during the 1964 campaign. Byrne’s life experiences illuminate the work done behind the scenes of campaign stops and political appearances. His personal memoir exposes the duties, contemplations, and struggles of the advance man, all of which are hidden from the public eye.

“Most other studies of political campaigns have paid scant attention to the role of the largely anonymous corps of advance personnel and other essential, but unheralded, campaign workers.” — James B. Rhoads, former Archivist of the United States

“A remarkable history of the early days of the art of political advance. Jeb Byrne is a gifted writer who has recorded, with style and wit, the story of how the Kennedy and Johnson presidential campaigns developed the core element of presidential public appearances—political advance—which has now evolved into a sophisticated and expensive standard undertaking for all presidents. Everyone who reads this book will reach the same conclusion: Jeb Byrne is a fantastic writer.” — Harold C. Pachios, former Associate White House Press Secretary under LBJ

“Jeb Byrne has written a gem of a book about retail politicking. With humor, compassion, and insight, he reveals the world of political advance. Its denizens are neither supposed to be seen nor heard, but their handiwork is the stuff campaigns are made of.” — Max Holland, author of The Kennedy Assassination Tapes

“An excellent and interesting personal memoir of advance work.” — Sean Savage, author of JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party

Jeb Byrne joined the administration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961 in a public affairs position and was an advance man in Fort Worth on JFK’s last trip. He later served Lyndon Johnson as a principal advance man in LBJ’s 1964 campaign. A career civil servant in later years, Byrne’s last position was Director of the Federal Register, and he is now retired from the federal government.

Planet News Article, Jackson Hole Wy | Report and audio exclusive: The JFK tape | 3/2/2010

2010-03-04T21:45:00.000-06:00

President Kennedy visited Jackson Hole two months before his assassination. Nearly 47 years later, a radio recording surfaces.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Before 1963, no American president had ever visited Grand Teton National Park. That changed when a DC-6 carrying President John F. Kennedy landed at Jackson Hole Airport on Sept. 25 of that year. He would be assassinated two months later.

Though many today still remember Kennedy’s visit, the occasion may come as news to a number of Jackson Hole residents. The moment is a footnote in American history.

But recently an audio tape has surfaced that brings JFK’s historic visit back to life. The recording contains Kennedy’s voice and documents his first impressions of Jackson Hole and the Tetons.

Letters to Jackie Book Signing @ The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth

2010-03-04T14:34:00.000-06:00

Within 7 weeks of President John F. Kennedy's death in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy received nearly 1 million condolence letters. Two years later, the volume of messages would nearly double. Written on elegant stationary, scraps of paper, in black ink or in pencil smudged by tears, the correspondence would remain essentially untouched for the next 46 years.

Now, noted historian and News Hour with Jim Lehrer commentator Ellen Fitzpatrick has selected approximately 250 of the letters for inclusion in Letters to Jackie, a remarkable human record that preserves the grief of a nation following the assassination of President JFK. This is the first book ever to examine the collection of letters, providing a fascinating perspective on what is arguably the most devastating event in 20th century America.

Fitzpatrick will be at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for a free presentation and book signing event on March 11.

LAPD apologizes to Kennedy family for items in museum exhibit - BostonHerald.com

2010-03-03T20:24:00.000-06:00

LAPD apologizes to Kennedy family for items in museum exhibit - BostonHerald.com

Photograph of Ruby killing Oswald captured historic moment, defined a career | Dallas | ...

2010-03-02T12:18:00.000-06:00

Photograph of Ruby killing Oswald captured historic moment, defined a career

By DAVID CASSTEVENS

dcasstevens@star-telegram.com

During a visit to the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, a 3-year-old gazed up from her stroller at a black-and-white photograph picturing a dark-haired man in his late 20s. The portrait was taken almost a half-century ago, but the child recognized that face instantly.

"Grandpa!" Marianne Jackson cried.

Her gray-haired grandfather smiled in delighted surprise.

Yes, Bob Jackson said, that's me.

Through a child's eyes, the 75-year-old former newspaper photographer was reminded of the magic of the camera -- the power of a lens and the click of a shutter to freeze time and preserve it forever.

Jackson's award-winning career was defined in one captured fraction of a second.

The moment arrived on a Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963.

Robert Greenwald On Why TV Series Smearing Kennedys Should Be Stopped (VIDEO)

2010-02-28T23:39:00.000-06:00

On Sunday, filmmaker Robert Greenwald appeared on CNN's "Reliable Sources" to discuss his campaign against a proposed TV miniseries about the Kennedys, slated to appear on the History Channel.

The series is being produced by Joel Surnow, the creator of "24" and a supporter of George Bush, who Greenwald says "deliberately distorts historical fact" in order to smear the Kennedy family. "I don't care what your politics are," Greenwald says. "This is a below-the-belt trashing of a president of the United States -- not on policy, but character assassination."

Matt Damon set to play Bobby Kennedy in new RFK biopic - report

2010-02-26T12:49:00.000-06:00

BY Joe Dziemianowicz
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, February 24th 2010, 2:12 PM

Matt Damon (l.) is at the top of the list to play RFK in a new biopic based on Evan Thomas' biography, 'Robert F. Kennedy: His Life,' according to a report.

Another Historian Criticizes ‘The Kennedys’ - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com

2010-02-25T12:20:00.001-06:00

Another Historian Criticizes ‘The Kennedys’

By DAVE ITZKOFF

Add David Talbot to the list of authors who are pre-emptively criticizing “The Kennedys,” a planned mini-series that the producer and “24” co-creator Joel Surnow is preparing for the History channel.
Mr. Talbot’s book “Brothers: The Hi den History of the Kennedy Years” was among the works cited by the “Kennedys” screenwriter, Stephen Kronish, as source material for the television project in a recent article in The New York Times.