29-07-2018, 01:22 AM
A further afterthought. The best discussion about the security problems that contributed to the JFK assassination (that I have seen) is found in the testimony of C. Douglas Dillon to the Warren Commission.
Dillon and Allen Dulles explain that the invention of the jet plane played a major role in Presidential security issues in 1963.
In the mid-1950's, candidates still campaigned in train cars. I can personally recall Barry Goldwater making a speech in 1964 in my home town from the rear platform of a train car. With a train car, (sometimes armored), the Secret Service could just defend the car like a mini-fortress.
With the advent of the Boeing 707 (I can still remember the first announcement of the 707) in about 1957, all of a sudden a candidate could appear in 5 or 6 cities all in one day. This made it impossible for the Secret Service to cover that wide of an area in such a short time. Apparently, the security strategy had not been worked out to accommodate the very fast travel times brought about by the Boeing 707.
I haven't heard about any parades with an open limo involving candidates. There may still be some, but I don't remember seeing any on TV. Maybe they are a thing of the past due to security issues.
James Lateer
Dillon and Allen Dulles explain that the invention of the jet plane played a major role in Presidential security issues in 1963.
In the mid-1950's, candidates still campaigned in train cars. I can personally recall Barry Goldwater making a speech in 1964 in my home town from the rear platform of a train car. With a train car, (sometimes armored), the Secret Service could just defend the car like a mini-fortress.
With the advent of the Boeing 707 (I can still remember the first announcement of the 707) in about 1957, all of a sudden a candidate could appear in 5 or 6 cities all in one day. This made it impossible for the Secret Service to cover that wide of an area in such a short time. Apparently, the security strategy had not been worked out to accommodate the very fast travel times brought about by the Boeing 707.
I haven't heard about any parades with an open limo involving candidates. There may still be some, but I don't remember seeing any on TV. Maybe they are a thing of the past due to security issues.
James Lateer