JFK The Enduring Secret
An in depth tutorial and discussion around the assassination of John F. Kennedy, (JFK) the country's 35th president who was brutally murdered in Dallas Texas on November 22, 1963. The series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and change the world forever.
JFK The Enduring Secret
Episode 280 Bobby Baker Part 14 The Carousel Motel
This is Part 14 of the mini-series that covers the story of Bobby Baker. We are nearing the end (finally) of the tale of Bobby Baker and the story of the Carousel motel is most appropriate. It was his dream to build and operate this coastal travel experience and yet it turned out to be a financial anchor that materially contributed to his personal and political demise. He would commit fraud along the way to obtain financing for the hotel in a desperate moment after his partners passing and the devastating impact of a coastal storm. And he would misappropriate government resources to put on the gala grand opening party for the Carousel. One thing after another that seemed small at the time and then magnified under the microscope of the overall Senate Rules and Administration Committee investigation of Bobby Baker. The mysterious death of his business partner also adds to the intrigue of this story. This mini-series is part of a larger series covering Billy Sol Estes, Mac Wallace, Bobby Baker and other members of Johnson's Texas inner circle. All of these men were quite intertwined around Johnson at the time of the assassination. They were involved in circumstances that were closing in on Johnson too and that provided him great motive in the killing of the President. The story is extraordinary. Once these and other scandals were revealed during investigation by the Senate Rule and Administration committee's investigation and the work of senator John Williams, the scandal threatened to take the Vice President down politically. Perhaps, if the tragic events of November 22nd had not occurred, these events might have sent Johnson to jail as other indiscretions were also being investigated.
Rumors of Johnson's involvement in the assassination began to swirl almost immediately after the President's murder and there is a defined school of thought within the JFK assassination research community that staunchly believes in Johnson's involvement. His involvement in both the assassination and its cover up. Join us in one of the most fascinating story tells of the Kennedy assassination and stick around as we will be returning to the Mexico City series right after we complete this min-series.