I have long-possessed a VHS copy of of the video as well as a bound, inch-thick copy (#151 of 200 copies printed) of the documents, photos, correspondence and news articles used in the production of the film, now over 20 years old. Due to copyright rules, I never considered putting any of it on the … Continue reading LBJ: A Closer Look: A (Mostly) Brilliant Classic Video
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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