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Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination

By Lamar Waldron , Thom Hartmann

Book information

Publisher
Counterpoint
Year
2008
ISBN
9781582434223, 1582434220, 1582435359, 9781582435350
ASIN
B00125JO22
LCC
E842.9 .W275 2009
Open Library ID
OL12285055M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3893412 bytes)
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
864\865
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

John F. Kennedy's assassination launched a frantic search to find his killers. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and other top officials to hide the fact that in November 1963 the United States was on the brink of invading Cuba, as part of a JFK-authorized coup. The coup plan's exposure could have led to a nuclear confrontation with Russia, but the cover-up prevented a full investigation into Kennedy's assassination, a legacy of secrecy that would impact American politics and foreign policy for the next 45 years. It also allowed two men who confessed their roles in JFK's murder to be involved in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, in 1968. Exclusive interviews and newly declassified files from the National Archives document in chilling detail how three mob bosses were able to prevent the truth from coming to light – until now.

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