Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination - Hardcover

Waldron, Lamar; Hartmann, Thom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582434220 ISBN 13: 9781582434223

Publisher: Counterpoint, 2008

Synopsis

From the authors of Ultimate Sacrifice―”Explosive new material, based mainly on government documents from the National Archives” (Vanity Fair).

John F. Kennedy’s assassination launched a frantic search to find his killers. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and other top officials to hide the fact that in November 1963, the United States was on the brink of invading Cuba as part of a JFK-authorized coup. The coup plan’s exposure could have led to a nuclear confrontation with Russia, but the cover-up prevented a full investigation into Kennedy’s assassination, a legacy of secrecy that would impact American politics and foreign policy for the next forty-five years. It also allowed two men who confessed their roles in JFK’s murder to be involved in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968. Exclusive interviews and newly declassified files from the National Archives document in chilling detail how three mob bosses were able to prevent the truth from coming to light until now.

“They’ve done a service by digging up the deepest, darkest, most disturbing archival evidence to support their Mob hit theory.” ―Ron Rosenbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Explaining Hitler

“A riveting take on the assassination itself and the devastating results of government secrets, this account proves the continuing relevancy and importance of seeking the truth behind one of the US’s most personal tragedies.” ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About this title

About the Author

THOM HARTMANN is a New York Times bestselling author and national radio host, formerly with Air America and now syndicated by Dial Global. Recently called the most important progressive talk show host in America by Talkers magazine, he is also the author of numerous books, including The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, which helped inspire Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary The 11th Hour, which features Hartmann. His other books include We the People, Unequal Protection, What Would Jefferson Do?, and Screwed.

Review

Explosive new material, based mainly on government documents from the National Archives.” Vanity Fair

Waldron and Hartmann offer convincing evidence . . . A riveting take on the assassination itself and the devastating results of government secrets, this account proves the continuing relevancy and importance of seeking the truth behind one of the US’s most personal tragedies.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

I believe Waldron's heavy-to-lift book is actually all but the last word on these troubling assassinations which have been so wildly speculated about since 1963 . . . Lamar Waldron, indefatigable public servant and author deserves his own Pulitzer Prize for his great work.” Liz Smith, New York Post

They’ve done a service by digging up the deepest, darkest, most disturbing archival evidence to support their Mob hit theory.” Ron Rosenbaum

Staggering!” Mark Crispin Miller

Exhaustively researched” New York Observer

[Legacy of Secrecy contains] over 800 pages of intricately documented data. Their findings add pieces to one of our most perplexing puzzles, and suggest where the key missing pieces may be found.” Ronald Goldfarb, Daily Beast

Edition details

• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1582434220
• ISBN 13: 9781582434223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 864