LBJ plotted to kill JFK? Makes you think...

If you're an assassination conspiracy fan you won't want to miss this audiobook by Phillip F. Nelson. The author has obviously put years into researching his premise and builds a very convincing structure of a conspiracy that puts LBJ at the forefront of the assassination of JFK. I've read every (and I mean every!) publication on this topic and this title ranks at the top of the pile when it comes to research and writing. It makes you truly consider LBJ as a primary conspirator. It could benefit from some editing - perhaps the abridged version is actually a better listen - because it is a long audiobook and there are some tedious expositional sections. Still, it is WELL WORTH THE LISTEN if you enjoy this topic. There are certainly many out there that don't reach this level of documentation and writing.

The narration is average - no great contribution. Fred Sanders gives a journeyman performance with too many mispronunciations (my pet peeve) for comfort. But, it's not a bad listen...just average. The writing is good enough to carry the performance.

If you like this subject go ahead and use the credit.

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Mind blowing

Well researched, very thorough. The premise is very compelling and I for one was persuaded with the author's argument.

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LBJ Orchestrated JFK Murder

Many people who remember President John Kennedy's 1960 murder blame his Vice President, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who was facing federal indictment from Robert Kennedy's Justice Department, as well as prison time.

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excellent work

good research, excellent narration. couldnt put it down. Lbj was a bad dude....and did the unthinkable to secure the presidency.

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Pulls all the theories together

What did you love best about LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination?

The author has definitely done his research, drawing on many of the other research that had been done on particular aspects of the JFK assassination. This book pulls all this prior research together into one common thread.

What was one of the most memorable moments of LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination?

How the evidence that the author presents is so convincing.

What does Fred Sanders bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I don't have time to read such lengthy paper-based books. Mr. Sanders kept this lengthy story compelling where you didn't want to pause the audiobook.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

My extreme reaction is that he changed my perspective on this historic event.

Any additional comments?

A must read. Should be a mandatory book for all college level American History classes.

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There Is No Doubt - The Warren Report was fiction!

What made the experience of listening to LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination the most enjoyable?

The word “enjoyable” might be the wrong word to use; the book is captivating and riveting but there are moments when you do have to stop listening to this book in shock and ask yourself… “Did I hear what I really heard?”

There were so many times after hearing this book for the first three times (each time I hear something new) that I’m just in shock and had to google some of the facts that have been presented and it’s all verifiable. The biggest shock of all is the fact that nobody remembers that LBJ was on the verge of being the subject of many investigations for corruption and lying. Another shocker are the numerous ties between Johnson and organized crime and big business that had a lot to lose if JFK pulled The United States out of Vietnam.

There’s also a cast of characters who worked with LBJ who benefitted from the assignation, too numerous to mention.

There are so many facts in this books that demand to be re-examined and digested by the American people.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite "character" is the author and narrator of the book who takes us on this voyage looking for the truth.

Have you listened to any of Fred Sanders’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

There are a lot of passages of this book that is very dry and nothing but facts and figures but Mr. Sanders keeps the listener engaged.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

This book could not make a good movie - it would have to be a mini-series. No tag line is needed... the Title is enough.

Any additional comments?

This is one of several books on the topic that I've read but is the most definitive so far. I'm interested to see how this book will match up with Roger Stone's book; The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ

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amazin detail about president johnson

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT LBJ I DDN'T KNOW. I WOULD RECOMEND THE BOOK T TO EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THIS SUBJECT. BOOK WAS WELL WRITTEN THE AUTHOR MAKES A GREAT CASE FOR HISCONCLUISONS. WELL WORTH THE READ.

What was one of the most memorable moments of LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination?

HOW PRESIENT JOHNSON ROSE TO POWER AND WHAT AFTER JFK DIED. HOW HE TREATED THOSE AROUND HIM.

Which character – as performed by Fred Sanders – was your favorite?

LBJ AND JFKT

If you could give LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination a new subtitle, what would it be?

THE CASE AGAINST LBJ

Any additional comments?

NO

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Credible without being over-cautious

We've had a number of books covering this territory. Their various analyses and theories intersect like a Venn Diagram, as there is usually a decided emphasis in favor of blaming the CIA, the Cubans working with the CIA, the Mafia, the Mossad, or LBJ and his Texas cronies. Philip Nelson comes very close to giving us a Grand Unifying Superset of them all. In his version, LBJ might have been a "mastermind" of the assassination, but he he didn't plan every jot and tittle. Basically an opportunist, LBJ took advantage of grudges and political debts, and used them to his advantage.

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Damn!

Incredible book not the LBJ I learned about in school. Every chapter I found myself more and more shocked. A must read!

One Perspective w/ Lots of Research

After several years of negative comments and reviews from other top researchers, I figured if all of them have the same problems, I'd better read "...Mastermind...".
Talking points. They make my spidey sense tingle.
In any event, I expected a Roger Stone-type book. I got one that is deeply researched and, IMHO, very well-written.
I havent had time to double-check the research. It covers some well-trodden paths, but finds new research that can alter or broaden those paths.
There is a lot here that changes known assassination perception as well as much I've never seen relating to LBJs early life, his congressional career and his vice- and post-presidential life.
If you have made up your mind and have determined that Johnson was just what he seemed, a passionate patriot who was attempting to fulfill the lost Kennedy agenda; a conflicted man, trapped in a quagmire he didnt devise and hounded from office by an aggressive counterculture, there are two ways for you to deal with this book.
You can delete it from your wishlist or return it. It'll just piss you off and you won't get far.
OTOH
if, in light of recent events, you can see how one person, lets say a President, could abuse the office and it's power. You can see how an American president could alter the future of the American state and the very trajectory, not only of that country but the trajectory of the of the world, well, reading this book may be painful. However, you may see how a skillful and powerful politician with the people skills and massive and narcissism with a Bi-Polar aspect could have done all that.

If you always felt that LBJ had any hand in the assassination pre-planning or a post-execution cover-up, this book will fill-in blank spaces.

You need to keep your critical thinking and objectivity close. I cant tell you now and I may never know how accurate it really is. It certainly reveals LBJ's dark side, explains a lot about why it was there.

It also will remind every reader why history is littered with empires whose fall began with castle intrigue, abuse of power and leaders with endless ambition and high functioning madness.

I do believe this book deserves much more study and recognition than it ever received.