Book Review of Robert Caro's THE PASSAGE OF POWER

[Adele Edisen]

Oooo. You must have very strong faith. 5 shot "suicides" with a rifle.

Why again did Lyndon want Jackie back in his car so badly the night before?

I suppose all the people who knew him and said bascially the same things were sleazy and Johnson was falsely accused?

If a "suicide" was ruled in the death of a victim that was shot 5 times, with any gun, that ruling should not be accepted unless substantial "proof" is presented as well. And, I would think "substantial proof" is very unlikely to be found.
Did "Lyndon want Jackie back in his car" for a trip somewhere the night before, or did he "make a request" the night before regarding motorcade seating. I have to admit, I have no recall about "Lyndon wanting Jackie back in his car" in either scenario.
Of "all the people that knew him", certainly Billy Sol Estes and Bobby Baker, reportedly had "questionable reputations", and a book was written by, as I recall, a disbarred attorney, making strong accusations regarding LBJ and the JFK assassination.
And, I do not consider myself a fan of LBJ, but I do try to be careful as to what I believe, but an "expert witness" may or may not be an "expert of truth".

Thanks, LR. I've never heard or read anything about LBJ wanting Jackie in the back of his car the night before, or the next day, either. The night before was spent at a hotel in Fort Worth after both planes came from Houston and landed at Carswell Air Force Base near Fort Worth, about !!:15 pm. Their motorcade arrived at the Hotel Texas at 12:30 am. Everyone went to their rooms for the night, except Kennedy's Secret Service guards who went to an after-hours night club, The Cellar, and got "loaded," leaving the President to be guarded by a Dallas fireman.

Five "suicides" with a rifle? Not very well planned. I thought there was only one such 'suicide', but I haven't been keeping up with all of LBJ's 'crimes.' Oh yes, there was George DeMohrenschildt years later.???? You don't think LBJ did that one, too? (just joking here)

When characters like Billy Sol Estes and Bobby Baker and others make such wild accusations, maybe they should be more closely examined themselves? Hmmmmm? The CIA has a bad habit of naming others as suspects to keep attention away from themselves. A typical ruse. And then there are some who just want the publicity....

Thank you for your thoughtful input.

Adele