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JFK and the Unspeakable

Why He Died and Why It Matters

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At the height of the Cold War, JFK risked committing the greatest crime in human history: starting a nuclear war. Horrified by the specter of nuclear annihilation, Kennedy gradually turned away from his long-held Cold Warrior beliefs and toward a policy of lasting peace. But to the military and intelligence agencies in the United States, who were committed to winning the Cold War at any cost, Kennedy's change of heart was a direct threat to their power and influence. Once these dark "Unspeakable" forces recognized that Kennedy's interests were in direct opposition to their own, they tagged him as a dangerous traitor, plotted his assassination, and orchestrated the subsequent cover-up.

Douglass takes listeners into the Oval Office during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, along on the strange journey of Lee Harvey Oswald and his shadowy handlers, and to the winding road in Dallas where an ambush awaited the president's motorcade. As Douglass convincingly documents, at every step along the way, these forces of the Unspeakable were present, moving people like pawns on a chessboard to promote a dangerous and deadly agenda.

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"The best account I have read of this tragedy and its significance.... But don’t take my word for it. Read this extraordinary book and reach your own conclusions." (Oliver Stone)
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Douglass forensically shifts through the many detailed scenarios and personal relationships surrounding Kennedys shooting. fascinating.

Thorough Examination

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All the stories and evidence is contained within. It'll be on the news in 2029.

He was killed by his own side

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This a wonderful account of the events surrounding the assassination of one of the truly great American’s. The author has pulled so much of the information together, including a whole lot I had never heard about, it is expertly told and perhaps the best book surrounding this dark day in history. You can see how these events shape modern history and the present.

The truth around America’s most infamous event.

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This is a deeply researched and thought provoking piece. Fundamental reading and insightful. Excellent narrator.

Provoking

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The Best thing that could happen for US and for the World is Trump & RFK Jr. as President &Vice President.

TRUMP & RFK Jr. 2024 unity ticket!

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