Forebodings of Dallas visit by Horace Busby

[Adele Edisen]

Horace Busby, speech writer for Lyndon Johnson, adviser, and confidante, wrote in his book, The Thirty-First of March, Chapter 12, pages 138-150, titled "Forebodings", that Lyndon Johnson, Governor John Connally, Cliff Carter, and all the Vice-President's men were counseling against a trip to Dallas by the President during the Texas visit. Busby himself was opposed to it and voiced his concern to Walter Jenkins, Johnson's aide, who also agreed with him.

During the campaign in 1960, Lyndon Johnson and Mrs. Johnson had been mobbed by angry demonstrators in a hotel lobby (I think it was in the Adolphus Hotel). Just a few weeks before the Texas trip, Ambassador Adlai Stevenson had been nastily attacked when he went to give a speech in Dallas. The political right-wing elements in Dallas created a very unfriendly atmosphere for Kennedy and Johnson himself, and street rioting was feared.

The Thirty-First of March, was titled for the date of the speech delivered by Lyndon Johnson, written by Horace Busby, when President Johnson announced he would not seek re-election in 1968. The book almost did not see the light of day had it not been for its discovery by Scott Busby, Horace Busby's son, who found the manuscript in a box in his father's garage after his father's death. Horace Busby worked for Lyndon Johnson from the beginning of his Congressional career in the House of Representatives, his position as Senator. his Vice-Presidency, and his term as President of the United States.

Adele

[Peter Lemkin]

Horace Busby, speech writer for Lyndon Johnson, adviser, and confidante, wrote in his book, The Thirty-First of March, Chapter 12, pages 138-150, titled "Forebodings", that Lyndon Johnson, Governor John Connally, Cliff Carter, and all the Vice-President's men were counseling against a trip to Dallas by the President during the Texas visit. Busby himself was opposed to it and voiced his concern to Walter Jenkins, Johnson's aide, who also agreed with him.

During the campaign in 1960, Lyndon Johnson and Mrs. Johnson had been mobbed by angry demonstrators in a hotel lobby (I think it was in the Adolphus Hotel). Just a few weeks before the Texas trip, Ambassador Adlai Stevenson had been nastily attacked when he went to give a speech in Dallas. The political right-wing elements in Dallas created a very unfriendly atmosphere for Kennedy and Johnson himself, and street rioting was feared.

The Thirty-First of March, was titled for the date of the speech delivered by Lyndon Johnson, written by Horace Busby, when President Johnson announced he would not seek re-election in 1968. The book almost did not see the light of day had it not been for its discovery by Scott Busby, Horace Busby's son, who found the manuscript in a box in his father's garage after his father's death. Horace Busby worked for Lyndon Johnson from the beginning of his Congressional career in the House of Representatives, his position as Senator. his Vice-Presidency, and his term as President of the United States.

Adele

Everyone, including JFK, didn't want it to happen nor to go there, it seems. The FBI, CIA, SS, MI, and many others had forewarnings [and very likely some within who were witting of the events to come]...it was the classic ambush and he was begged, cojoled and pushed into going. Had he not, the ambush would have likely been set-up elsewhere, but for the plotters Dallas was a very safe place to stage it!!! Having made massive preparations, they only had to somehow force JFK's hand to get him into the trap.

[Adele Edisen]

Hi, Peter,
They certainly had lots of warnings and near misses - Chicago, Miami, Tampa.
According to Horace Busby, it seemed that the Kennedy staff were pushing for the Dallas part of the trip.

From the text of Busby's book:
"The Kennedy advance men in charge of the visit were considering a far larger picture. It would be of considerable political value nationally to turn out a friendly parade route crowd for the president in the city which had been most hostile to him at the polls in 1960. The politics of John F. Kennedy overruled the politics of Lyndon B. Johnson in the decision to send the young president through the streets of downtown Dallas."

Adele

[Peter Lemkin]

While I'm sure a few advisors might have thought it a good political move, most, it seems did not - even thought it dangerous. See Gil Jesus' two new posts on this forum. I think in the end they had to beg, cajol, push, pull, and entrap him there. The rest is sad history.....from which we have not recovered. Those who were on the opposing side have likely spun the story after the fact.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z54HP5WdGPY
http://www.deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/...php?t=1657

[Ed Jewett]

As I read the Busby material posted by Adele, I can't help but see similarities between:

• the Dallas environment/phenomenon;
  
• the 'rush' of protesters [operatives] around the 2000 US Presidential election recount;
  
• the use of exercises, drills and simulations [and now perhaps "alternate reality games"];
  
• the use of Operation Gladio-like COINTELPRO 'management' and 'suggestion' domestically and in foreign countries;
  
• the Bernaysian approach to propaganda [and now its link back to viral marketing and ARG's]; and
  
• the use of advanced computer and IT-based software that has 'back doors' for purposes that remain clouded.
  

To see it, and certainly to prove it, is like nailing gelatin to the wall, but the common theme is certainly stagecraft and stage management.

[Peter Lemkin]

Gil J. reminded me of this very good piece on the matter.
http://spot.acorn.net/jfkplace/09/fp.bac...texas.html

[Adele Edisen]

Peter said:

While I'm sure a few advisors might have thought it a good political move, most, it seems did not - even thought it dangerous. See Gil Jesus' two new posts on this forum. I think in the end they had to beg, cajol, push, pull, and entrap him there. The rest is sad history.....from which we have not recovered. Those who were on the opposing side have likely spun the story after the fact.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z54HP5WdGPY
http://www.deeppoliticsforum.com/for...ead.php?t=1657

Note that Busby said that "the Kennedy advance men in charge of the visit were considering a far larger picture." That does not sound like a few advisers, who would not be "in charge of the visit", but those who were instructed to do what they had to do about arrangements, etc

Adele

From Peter:
Gil J. reminded me of this very good piece on the matter.
http://spot.acorn.net/jfkplace/09/fp...jfk_texas.html

Thank you, Peter, for this reference. Will read.
Adele

[Gil Jesus]

I have to agree with Peter. More and more evidence is surfacing that indicates that the Connally-Johnson version of why and how JFK came to Texas is somewhat less than truthful.