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Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination
Legacy of Secrecy The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination Author:Lamar Waldron The rifle fire in Dallas that killed John F. Kennedy didn?t just start a frantic effort to find his assassins. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by officials like Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Helms to hide U.S. plans to invade Cuba with the secret help of Cuba's Army Commander, Juan Almeida. Cover-ups by top U.S. offi... more »cials prevented World War III, but also prevented a full investigation of JFK?s assassination, spawning a tragic legacy of secrecy.
Extensively documented and based on exclusive interviews and newly declassified files from the National Archives, this updated and expanded edition of Legacy of Secrecy details the full story behind Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello's confession to JFK's murder; new evidence about the assassination of Martin Luther King, including ties between James Earl Ray and Marcello, who "brokered" the hit for a Georgia white supremacist; and fresh information about Robert Kennedy?s murder, including the criminal ties of Sirhan and his two mob attorneys.
The long shadow of secrecy surrounding both JFK?s murder and the coup plan ultimately set the stage for the Watergate break-in. It drove Richard Nixon from office, triggered the murders of five Congressional witnesses, and continues to impact U.S.-Cuba relations today.« less