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LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination

By: Phillip F. Nelson
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
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The case against Lyndon B. Johnson and his role in Kennedy's assassination has never been sounder. LBJ aims to prove that Vice President Johnson played an active role in the assassination of President Kennedy and that he began planning his takeover of the U.S. presidency even before being named the vice presidential nominee in 1960.

Lyndon B. Johnson's flawed personality and character traits, formed as a child, grew unchecked for the rest of his life as he suffered severe bouts of manic-depressive illness. He successfully hid this disorder from the public as he bartered, stole, and finessed his way through the corridors of power on Capitol Hill, though it's recorded that some of his aides knew of his struggle with bipolar disorder.

After years of researching Johnson and the JFK assassination, Phillip F. Nelson conclusively shows that LBJ had an active role in JFK's assassination, and he includes newly uncovered photographic evidence proving that Johnson knew when and where Kennedy's assassination would take place. Nelson's careful and meticulous research has led him to uncover secrets from one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in our country's history.

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Philip F. Nelson hopes to show that Lyndon B. Johnson played a major role in the Kennedy assassination, and unlike the baseless speculation and second-hand hearsay found elsewhere, Nelson grounds his claims with historical and biographical fact in a well-structured narrative that connects LBJ's youthful character flaws to the shady dealings in his early political life, and finally to the mentality that led him to - as Nelson asserts - assassinate JFK. Nelson is assisted in part by the convincing work of Fred Sanders, who is able to convey a believable curiosity and confidence while boldly implicating the 36th president.
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listen to Lane's last word first. very interesting and impossible not to conclude an involvement at some level

Perfect listening after last word

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the book makes a strong circumstantial case for LBJs involvement. however some of the witnesses cited (such as the Galloping cancer lady Judyth Baker) have no credibility.

all in all a good read, however some heuristic leaps and conclusions drawn from events are far fetched.

a long slog

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A good read but shocking contents. I have always thought there was something more about President Kennedy’s death.

Well worth reading.

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I've read much of this elsewhere. it seems that if you can disprove one point of the Warren commission that should be enough. but we will now never know the truth

Johnson was a Bully and liar at the minimum

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Wow!!! Complex and lots to keep track of but holy hell what a bloody listen! Captivating.

He did it.

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Great balance of politics and the stories behind LBJ with a captivating interpretation of the JFK assassination

Wow what an gripping interpretation of the JFK assassination

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