It Did Not Start with JFK Volume 1: The Decades of Events That Led to the Assassination of John F Kennedy

Why have historians treated the assassination of JFK as if it occurred in a vacuum?

Within twenty-six months of John F. Kennedy’s murder, there were fifteen attempted assassinations and government overthrows of leftist leaders and regimes throughout the world. All were perpetrated by right-wing anti-Communists.

A right-wing, anti-Communist movement emerged with the election of Franklin Roosevelt and grew with each passing decade. It consisted of military, intelligence members, and business leaders who looked to change America's progressive direction. The military even resorted to treason, as many believed their duty was to obey the Constitution, not the President. They later turned their sights on JFK.

During the 1950s, the civil rights movement threatened an American way of life the right-wing wanted to preserve. It brought racist anti-Communist groups in Dallas and New Orleans together with ex-military generals, business leaders, and white nationalists with one goal in mind - overthrow the US government.

One of their members? A young Lee Harvey Oswald.

In It Did Not Start with JFK, author and researcher Walter Herbst examines the decades before Kennedy’s presidency and how understanding the “why” behind this right-wing group’s interest in removing Kennedy from power is the key to unraveling the assassination riddle. And once "why" is understood, who was responsible becomes clear.

Walter Herbst has been researching the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for thirty-eight years and is passionate about uncovering the truth behind the greatest crime in American history. Through the years, his investigation expanded to include related topics, such as America's role in assassinations and government overthrows around the world, the hidden history of the U.S. military and CIA, anti-communism, the civil rights movement, and the rise of the radical right throughout the twentieth century.He enjoys writing books that reveal the truth about America's secret past, for, like most Americans, he cares deeply about fairness. As a result, his works will appeal to readers who are unwilling to accept the sanitized version of American history and want to know the truth about the nation's sometimes checkered past. Learn more at herbstbooks.com.