When filmmaker Oliver Stone's movie, "JFK" was released in theaters back in 1991, I had little to no interest of going to see it. No particular reason just never thought about it much either way. Then my mom asked me to watch it after she saw it. So, I said to her "okay sure, why not?"
I was surprisingly drawn into this movie from the beginning. Mind you, this film threw so much information at you that I actually had to watch it about three more times in order to digest exactly what was happening throughout. Now, Hollywood loves to take A LOT of liberties with truth in movies and so that alone prompted me to do my own in-depth research via a few books and documentaries.
The movie "JFK" was based on two separate books - "On the Trial of the Assassins" written by Jim Garrison about his extensive investigation on the subject (Jim Garrison was the District Attorney of Louisiana in 1963. He is also the only D.A. to ever try anyone in court for the assassination of John F. Kennedy), and the book "Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy" written by Jim Marrs.
Among the books I had read were:
"On the Trail of the Assassins" by Jim Garrison
"High Treason: The Assassination of JFK & the Case for Conspiracy" by Harrison Edward Livingstone and Robert J Groden
"Mortal Error: The Shot That killed JFK" by Bonar Menninger
Author Bonar Menninger outlining a theory by sharpshooter, gunsmith, and ballistics expert Howard Donahue that a Secret Service agent accidentally fired the shot that actually killed President John F. Kennedy.
"The People vs. Lee Harvey Oswald" by Walt Brown
"The Plot to Kill the President" by G. Robert Blakey
G. Robert Blakey was the Chief Counsel for the House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, which investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Blakey was a recognized expert on organized crime and a veteran of underworld investigations. He was initially optimistic that he would be able to debunk conspiracy theories, but he became convinced that the mob was involved in the assassination. Blakey later said that the CIA withheld information from the committee, the Warren Commission, and the ARRB. He believed that the CIA set up a process to prevent the committee from obtaining information that could negatively impact the agency.
The documentaries I viewed and tape recorded (most of them aired on A&E):
"The Men Who Killed Kennedy"
"JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass"
"Plot to Kill JFK - Rush to Judgement" with Attorney Mark Lane
"JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes"
"Inside the KGB" (NBS Special)
"JFK, Hoffa, and the Mob" (Frontline)
"Who Killed JFK: The Final Chapter"
"He Must Have Something" (CBS Reports)
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