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Pics Exploiting Kennedy, Oswald Deaths Raise Eyebrows

2009-12-01T20:13:00.002-06:00

Video: Prof. James Galbraith-Kennedy was pulling out of Vietnam

2009-12-01T20:11:00.002-06:00

Thanks to Tom Blackwell for the link.

Lee Harvey Oswald boardinghouse opens to public | Local News | Star-Telegram.com

2009-11-23T10:14:00.000-06:00

Lee Harvey Oswald boardinghouse opens to public | Local News | Star-Telegram.com

JOHN BOGERT: Dealey Plaza visit evokes tragedy of Nov. 22, 1963

2009-11-23T10:10:00.002-06:00

Still, I want that car to pass without incident and without memory the spot on the western-most concrete pedestal of the Bryan pergola where Abraham Zapruder shot 486 frames of Kodachrome II.
I want the Kennedys to pass on to whatever stylishly bright thing might have come next for a man with a genius for telegraphing hope.

What they did was pass into history on tiny TV screens, first with images from Parkland Hospital and then with Jackie emerging traumatized from the plane blood-soaked and refusing to change because she wanted everyone to see " what they did to him."

JFK Visits The Berlin Wall During His German Visit of 1963

2009-11-09T21:48:00.000-06:00

JFK at the Berlin Wall - 1963

With the Cuban Missile Crisis a fresh memory only eight months earlier, President Kennedy toured Europe in the summer of 1963 and stopped in Berlin on June 26, 1963 to address a crowd of over 150,000 against the ominous backdrop of the Wall that divided the two Berlins.

"Today the proudest boast is, Ich Bin ein Berliner"

The day before, Kennedy spoke at the Assembly Hall in Frankfurt and offered a similar message.

Kennedy: “For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.”

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All in all, JFK did much to bolster the confidence of the German people, in light of the increased Cold War posturing going back and forth in the divided city. Still, it wasn't until 26 years later that the Wall would finally come down.

'Mad Men': The world changes. Oh, and JFK is killed. - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it

2009-11-08T23:51:00.001-06:00

'Mad Men': The world changes. Oh, and JFK is killed. - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it

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Iconic Lee Harvey Oswald Photo is no Fake, Dartmouth Professor

2009-11-05T16:12:00.001-06:00

Ummm. Tell us something we didn't already know. Marina Oswald admitted she took the photos and Oswald's own Mother destroyed another photo in the sequence. There are/ were at least five photos in the series. JFK researchers have known this for years.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

National Geographic To Show JFK "Lost Tapes"

2009-11-03T08:26:00.002-06:00

November In Dallas 2009 Updates

2009-10-21T21:11:00.002-05:00

2009 November in Dallas Research Conference

Networking...Authors...New Topics

JFK Lancer has scheduled some of world's the leading researchers and the latest published authors to speak at November in Dallas 2009. And although that is strong motivation to attend the conference, networking with the attendees - an interesting, dynamic and diverse group of individuals - will also add to your NID experience. We hope you are making plans to be with us to commemorate the 46th anniversary of President Kennedy's death not only to hear our speakers, but to share your comments on the exciting topics being addressed.

And don't forget the author's tables! This is your opportunity to speak with authors of long respected publications in the JFK research field and newly released works that are sure to get you thinking.

Remember, the banquet is included in the registration fee so you not only have an opportunity to hear the latest presentations, but also to sample the fare at the Adolphus Hotel. Last year we enjoyed that boast superlative cuisine at the banquet. USA Today recently featured the Zagat Survey's 100 Top Hotel Restaurants in America. Based on on food quality, decor, and service, The Adolphus' French Room is listed as number one! Conference attendees raved about this location, so you are certain to enjoy your stay.

Adolphus Hotel blocked rooms are limited so
register today for the discounted rate.

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Peter Dale Scott comments

2009-10-21T20:55:00.000-05:00

Mary Ferrell Foundation From the website of the Center of Research on Globalization, Peter Dale Scott on the recent NY Times article about the George Joannides story.

The JFK Assassination: New York Times Acknowledges CIA Deceptions

Source: www.globalresearch.ca

The New York Times, on October 17, published a page-one story by Scott Shane about the CIA’s defiance of a court order to release documents pertaining to the John F. Kennedy assassination, in its so-called Joannides file. ...

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New book alleges coverup

2009-10-12T11:29:00.000-05:00

Les Leland was the grand jury foreman in the Chappaquiddick investigation. (Peter Simon)

Les Leland says it’s just a coincidence that his book about Chappaquiddick is coming out so soon after Senator Ted Kennedy’s death. “I’ve been working on it for six years,’’ says Leland, who was the foreman of the grand jury that looked into the tragedy. “I’ve lived for 40 years with the innuendos about what really happened.’’ In the book, called “Left to Die,’’ Leland says he was a naive, 29-year-old pharmacist when he found himself at the center of a national news story.

Mary Ferrell Foundation Featured - Gaeton Fonzi's "The Last Investigation

2009-10-12T11:25:00.000-05:00

Mary Ferrell Foundation

Featured - Gaeton Fonzi's "The Last Investigation," available through the Mary Ferrell Foundation Press.

New Research to be Presented at JFK Assassination Conference

2009-10-05T20:03:00.000-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Research to be Presented at JFK Assassination Conference

Dallas, TX – October 5, 2009 – JFK Lancer Productions & Publications Annual Conference attendees are slated to hear new JFK assassination research information, presented during the November 20 -22, 2009 event held at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas.

JFK Lancer is a historical research and publishing company specializing in the study of President John F. Kennedy’s administration and assassination. As the assassination of President Kennedy was a pivotal point in American history, revealing the truth surrounding that event is paramount to understanding the society we live in today. JFK Lancer provides a platform for prestigious international researchers and experts to present new findings at an annual conference held in Dallas each November.

Partial list of presenting researchers and authors

Abraham Bolden will reveal his personal story as the first African American to join the White House Secret Service detail. Bolden sought to expose and address the inappropriate behavior and negligence of other agents prior to and after the assassination, only to find himself the victim of a sinister conspiracy that resulted in conviction and imprisonment on a trumped-up charge detailed in his book "The Echo from Dealey Plaza".

Jim Marrs is a distinguished journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller “Crossfire-the Plot to Kill Kennedy” and of best-selling books such as “Rule by Secrecy” and “The Rise of the Fourth Reich”. Marrs is an exciting speaker who will be addressing varied topics.

Robert McClelland, MD, general surgery resident at Parkland Memorial Hospital at the time of the assassination, attended to President Kennedy in the futile attempt to save the President’s life. Dr. McClelland also attended to Lee Oswald two days later following Oswald’s shooting by Jack Ruby. McClelland will be relating his compelling, personal story of his actions during that fateful weekend.

Larry Hancock, a leading historian-researcher in the JFK assassination, co-author of “November Patriots” and author of the acclaimed “Someone Would Have Talked”, has recently published a study of the RFK assassination, “Incomplete Justice”. Hancock will address possible rogue CIA involvement in the Kennedy assassination.

Russ Baker is an award-winning investigative reporter and the author of "Family of Secrets: the Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America". "Family of Secrets" covers the influence and activities of the Bush clan and their allies over the course of nearly a century, and includes five chapters with new material on the assassination of President Kennedy.

Joey Granati has a longstanding interest in the Kennedy assassination and has composed a song "The Torch is Passed” to honor President Kennedy that he will perform at Dealey Plaza, Sunday, November 22nd. Granati is currently teaching at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Pittsburgh and a member of the group "Granati Brothers," and records for A&M Records and Atlantic. His accompanying video will be premiered during the JFK Lancer Annual Award Banquet, Saturday, November 21st.

The public is invited to register for the conference and obtain information on additional speakers, panel, topics, and bus tour on Lancer’s website, jfklancer.com. Authors are invited to reserve a table for book sales and signing.

The public is also encouraged to attend the remembrance service for President Kennedy on Sunday, November 22, at Dealey Plaza, Dallas, from noon to 12:30 PM. Special music and speakers highlight this moving tribute to President John F. Kennedy.

Contact: Debra Conway
JFK Lancer Productions and Publications
401 N. Carroll Avenue, Suite 204
Southlake, TX 76092
conwayd@jfklancer.com
http://www.jfklancer.com

From Crooks and Liars: Bob Herbert on the Kennedys: Follow The Fellow Who Follows A Dream By Susie Madrak

2009-08-31T00:38:00.000-05:00

On the day I was born, said my father, said he
"I've an an elegant legacy waitin' for ye. 
'Tis a rhyme for your lips and a song for your heart
 To sing it whenever the world falls apart.  "

Look, look, look to the rainbow
 Follow it over the hill and the stream
Look, look, look to the rainbow
 Follow the fellow who follows a dream.

For those of you who are younger, who may not quite get exactly what the Kennedys meant to us, this lovely piece from Bob Herbert explains it well - they made us feel better than we were, and made us want to be better people. He suggests that their theme song, rather than "Camelot," should instead be "Follow the Rainbow" from "Finian's Rainbow":

The Kennedy message was always to aim higher, and they always — or almost always — appealed to our best instincts. So there was Bobby speaking to a group of women at a breakfast in Terre Haute, Ind., during the 1968 campaign. As David Halberstam recalled, Bobby told the audience: “The poor are hidden in our society. No one sees them anymore. They are a small minority in a rich country. Yet I am stunned by a lack of awareness of the rest of us toward them.” (follow the title link to read more)

The Secret Government

2009-08-30T17:14:00.000-05:00

By Christopher Hayes
August 26, 2009
This article appeared in the September 14, 2009 edition of The Nation.

The original Church Committee ushered in an era of reforms that we've come to take for granted: the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courts and executive orders banning assassinations. But it's hard to survey the legal and moral wreckage of the "war on terror" and conclude that those reforms have stood the test of time. When the country faced another "implacable" enemy, the reforms of the Church Committee were subverted, circumvented, rolled back and outpaced.

Opening Of The 87th Congress - 1962

2009-08-28T10:33:00.002-05:00

(John McCormack - rumored to have thrown up and fainted when told he might be President in 1963)

The opening of the 2nd session of the 87th Congress - January 10, 1962. A pretty busy year. Former speaker of the House Sam Rayburn had suddennly died, leaving the seat open. John McCormack was voted to succeed him. McCormack had the dubious distinction of informing the House on November 22, 1963 that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. When told there was a rumor Vice-president Lyndon Johnson may also have been assassinated - the thought he may be next in line as President was a bit too much.

By Gordonskene Thursday Aug 27, 2009 3:33pm

"Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy dead"

2009-08-26T00:51:00.003-05:00

Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died Wednesday at his home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 77. "We've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever," a family statement said.

God rest his soul.

Alliance For Progress - Punta del Este Conference - August 1961

2009-08-23T00:13:00.002-05:00

C. Douglas Dillon

Latin America from Newstalgia
With the recent news of Sec. of State Clinton's defense pact with Colombia, I was thinking about how our foreign policy has been something of a hit-and-miss situation with regards to Latin America in recent years.

Here is a Press conference from August 22, 1961 featuring Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon, giving an outline of the events at the Punta del Este Conference in Uruguay.

BAMELOT? See How The Obamas Resemble The Kennedys (PHOTOS)

2009-08-22T23:34:00.001-05:00

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Passed Away

2009-08-11T11:16:00.002-05:00

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John, mother of Maria Shriver and the founder of the Special Olympics, passed away early this morning at the age of 88. During the past few years, Eunice suffered several strokes and wasn't doing too well. Her family gathered at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass. last week to begin to say their goodbyes. The Shriver family released a statement, here's a little bit of it:

"She was the light of our lives, a mother, wife, grandmother, sister and aunt who taught us by example and with passion what it means to live a faith-driven life of love and service to others. For each of us, she often seemed to stop time itself -- to run another Special Olympics Games, to visit us in our homes, to attend to her own mother, her sisters and brothers, and to sail, tell stories, and laugh and serve her friends. We have always been honored to share our mother with people of good will the world over who believe, as she did, that there is no limit to the human spirit. At this time of loss, we feel overwhelmed by the gifts of prayer and support poured out to us from so many who loved her. We are together in our belief that she is now in heaven, rejoicing with her family, enjoying the fruits of her faith, and still urging us onward to the challenges ahead. Her love will inspire us to faith and service always."

Presidential Medal of Freedom for Kennedy

2009-07-31T16:36:00.002-05:00

Senator Edward M. Kennedy received another high honor yesterday, courtesy of President Obama.

The longtime Massachusetts senator was named one of 16 recipients of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. It is awarded to individuals who “make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural, or other significant public or private endeavors,’’ the White House said, and “this year’s awardees were chosen for their work as agents of change.’’

Kennedy - who is battling brain cancer as Obama and Democrats in Congress try to push through the capstone of his 46-year Senate career, a healthcare overhaul - said he was “profoundly grateful’’ to Obama.

“My life has been committed to the ideal of public service, which President Kennedy wanted the Medal of Freedom to represent,’’ the senator said in a statement. “To receive it from another president who prizes that same ideal of service and inspires so many to serve is a great privilege that moves me deeply.’’

Kennedy’s award citation calls him “one of the greatest lawmakers - and leaders - of our time,’’ lauding his work on improving public schools, strengthening civil rights laws, and dedicating his career to “fighting for equal opportunity, fairness, and justice for all Americans.’’

“He has worked tirelessly to ensure that every American has access to quality and affordable healthcare, and has succeeded in doing so for countless children, seniors, and Americans with disabilities,’’ the citation says.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi congratulated Kennedy on behalf of Congress. “Few have accomplished more in a lifetime than Senator Kennedy has,’’ she said in a statement. “This award - the highest a civilian can receive - honors his steadfast commitment to the American ideal of justice.’’

Obama will present the medals, the first of his presidency, at a White House ceremony Aug. 12. Other recipients include Nobel laureate and physicist Stephen Hawking, former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the late congressman and housing secretary Jack Kemp, antiapartheid leader Desmond Tutu, tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, the late gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, Race for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker, and actors Sidney Poitier and Chita Rivera.

“Their tremendous accomplishments span fields from science to sports, from fine arts to foreign affairs,’’ Obama said in a statement.

“Yet they share one overarching trait: Each has been an agent of change. Each saw an imperfect world and set about improving it, often overcoming great obstacles along the way. Their relentless devotion to breaking down barriers and lifting up their fellow citizens sets a standard to which we all should strive.’’
© Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company.

PHOTOS: Jackie O.'s 80th Birthday: See Her Post-Camelot Style

2009-07-29T00:40:00.002-05:00

Anatomy Of A Dead Bill - 1961 By Gordonskene

2009-07-23T19:42:00.003-05:00

I just ran across this Sunday Interview show from September of 1961, part of the CBS Radio series "Leading Question" - it deals with the death of The Federal Aid to Education Bill, introduced during the 87th Congress in the early months of 1961.

Why is this important? Because Federal Aid to Education was high on the agenda of the Kennedy Administration during his first few months in office, much like the Health Care Bill is to the Obama Administration is now.

How the Federal Education bill died was due to a lot of political hypocrisy and attachments. It also had something to do with a Summer Recess where factions against the bills passing went into overtime poisoning the waters, so that when Congress reconvened, the bill was dead in the water with no hopes of revival.

In this interview - conducted by Bill Downs of CBS News, Congressmen John Brademas (D-Indiana) and Charles Goodell (R-New York), both explained what went into killing the bill and how it happened.

Walter Cronkite Dead: Legendary Newsman Dies At 92

2009-07-17T23:24:00.002-05:00

For more on Cronkite's broadcast career - from his groundbreaking coverage of the Vietnam War and his emotional moment after the JFK assassination to his love of sailing and his moment at a Grateful Dead concert - read this obituary at WCBSTV.com

Last month, there were numerous reports that Cronkite was gravely ill.

At the time, he was reported to be recovering from an undisclosed illness and recuperating at home in New York with his companion Joanna Simon, sister of singer Carly Simon.

Links to YouTube videos:

Watch the legend at his peak, reporting on the JFK assassination in 1963.

Cronkite reporting on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.

Cronkite's earliest newscast in 1962.

Watch this video of Cronkite remembering his famous 1968 Tet Offensive editorial which is considered to have played a major part in the public's growing criticism of the Vietnam War:

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's Truly Timeless Style (PHOTOS)

2009-07-16T09:13:00.000-05:00