25-07-2014, 02:11 AM
Unlike some people on this site, I do not believe LBJ was aware of the assassination before it happened. I do believe some of his closest advisors and friends were. It is entirely possible that the shooters were only aware of their portion of things and that others were doing things beyond their sight.
I spent way too much time with Billie Sol Estes over the last twenty years and am well aware of what he knew and did not know. First off, he was at heart a Yarborough backer but he went with the winner in LBJ late in the game. In 1964, a former FBI and Houston Policeman went public about his role in delivering 250K to Yarborough. This is documented in a local television interview. When I interviewed him in 1998, He recounted the story of keeping cash in his safe for BSE, which he delivered to political contacts for BSE including LBJ. During the fifties, he was a jewelry store owner in Pecos. I have that interview on video.
BSE did not have taped conversations in the early sixties. He began taping after he was released from prison the first time. I interviewed the engineer who installed BSE's telephone system in late 1959. It did not have taping capabilities. The person who supposed kept those early tapes, Kyle Brown kept referring to cassettes. When I pointed out to him that Cassettes were not even around at the time and it had to be reel to reel, he changed his story.
BSE learned some of the details of the JFK assassination during his second stay in federal prison at Big Springs. This was independently confirmed to me. Not trying to sell our new book…well guess I am but this will be covered in Kill JFK.
I spent way too much time with Billie Sol Estes over the last twenty years and am well aware of what he knew and did not know. First off, he was at heart a Yarborough backer but he went with the winner in LBJ late in the game. In 1964, a former FBI and Houston Policeman went public about his role in delivering 250K to Yarborough. This is documented in a local television interview. When I interviewed him in 1998, He recounted the story of keeping cash in his safe for BSE, which he delivered to political contacts for BSE including LBJ. During the fifties, he was a jewelry store owner in Pecos. I have that interview on video.
BSE did not have taped conversations in the early sixties. He began taping after he was released from prison the first time. I interviewed the engineer who installed BSE's telephone system in late 1959. It did not have taping capabilities. The person who supposed kept those early tapes, Kyle Brown kept referring to cassettes. When I pointed out to him that Cassettes were not even around at the time and it had to be reel to reel, he changed his story.
BSE learned some of the details of the JFK assassination during his second stay in federal prison at Big Springs. This was independently confirmed to me. Not trying to sell our new book…well guess I am but this will be covered in Kill JFK.
Ahimsa….may you live in a world of non-forcefulness.