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I thought this was one of the better books released on the 50th. It tapers off in the second half, but its still worth reading.
If you look at all the anomalies he lists, its very hard I think to dismiss it all as either mistakes, or even negligence.
VInce implies that Lawson and Sorrels are quite suspicious. I just wished he had added what those guys did with the Warren Commission to make his case even stronger e.g.advising Bledsoe and Brennan.
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Good review, and despite the failings you mention, a must-read book for any researcher.
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Good review. Some typos in the last chapter and elsewhere.
I read somewhere that the regular driver for JFK's motorcades died of a heart attack a month or so before the assassination putting Greer in the driver's seat.
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Albert Doyle Wrote:Good review. Some typos in the last chapter and elsewhere.
I read somewhere that the regular driver for JFK's motorcades died of a heart attack a month or so before the assassination putting Greer in the driver's seat.
Nearly, but not quite:
Associated Press, "White House Chauffeur Dies at Camp David," Washington Post, October 16, 1963, p.C9
Quote:"Thomas Shipman, 51, one of President Kennedy's Secret Service drivers, died Monday at the presidential retreat at nearby Camp David.
The cause of death was not immediately determined pending a coroner's report.
Mr. Shipman, a native of Washington, was a District policeman from 1936 until 1950 when he transferred to the White House police force. He became a Secret Service agent in 1954.
Mr. Shipman occasionally drove the President's limousine, but, more normally, drove the carload of Secret Service agents who follow directly behind the President.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, of the home address, 3817 Van Ness st. nw."
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Yeah, but that spot was taken by Kinney who cooperated with Roberts. Meaning Greer would not be chosen before Shipman in Dallas. The implication being Shipman would be a danger in either seat. Either a witness to Robert's treachery or competent JFK limousine driver who protected the president. Notice the Washington Post (Bradlee's CIA Mockingbird medium) goes out of its way to minimize Shipman's JFK driving.
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Vince Palamara detailed some of these anomalies on an episode of BOR not too long ago. It's well worth a listen. One of the better ones in recent times.
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Albert Doyle Wrote:Good review. Some typos in the last chapter and elsewhere.
Does any publisher actually employ proofreaders and editors anymore? Every book I buy these days has typos and various word processing-related errors that the spell-checker can't catch.
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I haven't felt compelled to buy this version, since I still have the old internet edition and thought it was very strong by itself.
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Tracy Riddle Wrote:Does any publisher actually employ proofreaders and editors anymore?
I was talking Jim's review.
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Actually some publishers do employ proofreaders.
But they are not as good as they think they are.
And in fact, the editors they have are for shit.
I mean, Carrol and Graff must have been the worst e.g. Livingstone's books.
An then look at what SKyhorse did with Reclaiming Parkland. THey cut out all the great stuff I had on Bugliosi plus my chapter on Mexico City.
(BTW, does everyone know where that stuff is? Its really good. Its at Feral House, The Assassinations page.)
But that is how gutless these guys are in the face of celebrities with money.
THe state of publishing houses is really bad today. If I had to do it all over, I would have published my last two books myself.
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