This is how the accident was described by the local newspapers and in various accounts still accessible by internet, such as this one from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image: On the evening of February 19, 1961, the Convair CV-240 often used by Vice President Johnson crashed in the hill country, seven miles from … Continue reading The Airplane Crash on LBJ’s Ranch in February 1961: Still Another Piece of LBJ’s Legacy Missed by Robert Caro
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Our Nomination for “Most Informative, Least Read Blog, Ever Award”
This article was originally published one year ago, January 14, 2021. To this day, it is the least-read blog in recent years. The information presented was originally discovered by a French researcher, William Reymond, and published in several other languages — but never in English, therefore it remains unknown to most JFK assassination researchers.
More Evidence Revealed of Clint Peoples’ Murder: The Testimony of His Secretary Georgia
A Translation of the Key Chapter of William Reymond's Book "The Last Witness" Many non-French speaking researchers (like me), never read what should have been a blockbuster book nearly two decades ago -- JFK le Dernier Témoin: Assassinat de Kennedy, enfin la vérité Paris, Flammarion, 2003 (by William Reymond with Billie Sol Estes) -- because … Continue reading More Evidence Revealed of Clint Peoples’ Murder: The Testimony of His Secretary Georgia
Billie Sol Estes: A Sordid History Atoned: “Sol” Finally Vindicated — PART 2
~ SECOND OF A THREE PART SERIES ~ Another Perspective of the Henry Marshall Murder: The Washington Angle The Corpse of Henry Marshall — Exhumed in 1962 (From Coroner's Report) Note: The narrative (below) partially comes from a series of reedited (for context only) excerpts from my 2011 book LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK … Continue reading Billie Sol Estes: A Sordid History Atoned: “Sol” Finally Vindicated — PART 2
Billie Sol Estes: A Sordid History Atoned: “Sol” Finally Vindicated
~ first OF A SERIES ~ The legend of Billie Sol Estes sprung suddenly from country scuttlebutt to front-page news in the biggest of the major newspapers and national magazines in the Spring of 1962. For six months of that year his name appeared in practically every newspaper and radio and television evening news broadcast. … Continue reading Billie Sol Estes: A Sordid History Atoned: “Sol” Finally Vindicated
The Secret Files of Clint Peoples, the Indefatigable Texas Ranger on LBJ’s Trail for Decades
The only true "hero" in the quest for justice for the crimes of Lyndon Johnson was Texas Ranger (later U.S. Marshal) Clint Peoples. Yet he was unable to "close" his 22-year case until eleven years after Johnson died, in 1984. It was a small but significant victory in a grand jury hearing which heard his … Continue reading The Secret Files of Clint Peoples, the Indefatigable Texas Ranger on LBJ’s Trail for Decades
“The Inheritance” Book Buttressed by Newly Found Documents at Baylor University
Tucked away within the Poage Legislative Library - JFK - Dr. John Nichols Slides Collection, Robert F. Kennedy's file copy of a letter to Dr. George Burkley, and Burkley's subsequent letter to Evelyn Lincoln substantiate the most critically pertinent bases of Christopher Fulton's claims. A careful reading of the first letter, from Robert Kennedy to … Continue reading “The Inheritance” Book Buttressed by Newly Found Documents at Baylor University
LBJ Personally Ordered Captain Fritz to End Investigation
According to Penn Jones in 1975, Within 24 Hours of JFK's Assassination, President Johnson Ordered Captain Fritz to End the Investigation: "You Have Your Man" Penn Jones, publisher of the Midlothian Mirror and author of "Forgive My Grief" (Vol. 1-4) Given everything else we know about Lyndon Johnson’s actions on and after November 22, 1963, … Continue reading LBJ Personally Ordered Captain Fritz to End Investigation
Penn Jones’ Views on LBJ’s Role in the JFK Assassination: Aligns with “Mastermind” Appellation – Part 2
In the second part of the first chapter of his 1969 book, Penn Jones described how the "Military" faction had coordinated the others -- including the FBI, the CIA and the DPD (Dallas Police Dept.) and how all of that would not have been possible without Johnson's involvement. Jones also presciently included the "Financial Community" … Continue reading Penn Jones’ Views on LBJ’s Role in the JFK Assassination: Aligns with “Mastermind” Appellation – Part 2
Penn Jones’ Views on LBJ’s Role in the JFK Assassination: Aligns with “Mastermind” Appellation – Part 1
In Part 1, Jones lays out the basic premise of LBJ's role, enumerating many acts that he personally directed, not the least of which was the destruction of the crime scene: the Presidential limousine. In Part 2, he conjoins that with his views on the other participants, "Big Oil" and the "Military" -- which, he … Continue reading Penn Jones’ Views on LBJ’s Role in the JFK Assassination: Aligns with “Mastermind” Appellation – Part 1
Did Connally Know? Penn Jones Thought So
John Connally in His White Stetson, Seated in Limo with JFK and Jackie at Love Field, 11/22/1963 The previous two posts examined some of the lies that John Connally put into the record in his last three decades. Some of my readers have expressed their doubts about whether he would willingly participate, by taking a … Continue reading Did Connally Know? Penn Jones Thought So
Something’s Rotten in the State of Texas
The Mysterious Murder of Texas Deputy Sheriff Sam Smithwick, a man "Who Knew Too Much" And Notes on an Important News Article: "Something's Rotten in the State of Texas" Colliers magazine — June 9, 1951 In 1951, Colliers was one of the several widely-read, nationally distributed news and entertainment magazines in the United States. Authors … Continue reading Something’s Rotten in the State of Texas