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In reply to the discussion: GHW Bush, JFK's assassination, the CIA and drugs [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)I do believe the author has a stellar reputation and I do agree with just about everything you highlight in your post. The only small area of disagreement I have is that I do believe LBJ knew before hand of the plot and even contributed. There was only one person who had access to the Secret Service's plan to protect the President and who could have shared that with the active participants in the assassination. That one person was LBJ.
"***Johnson called on Clark for help. The problem was not just corruption by Estes; now it was murder by Wallace. Johnson knew something had to be done. He called upon the only man he trusted, the one he knew could do anything. Johnson asked Clark to take care of his legal problems, and there was only one way: the assassination of President Kennedy.
At the meeting, Johnson gave Clark the Secret Service policy manual for protection of the president, and the basic planning for the assassination commenced."
Quoted from "Blood, Power and Money" at page 161. Wallace, fyi, was originally considered to be the sharpshooter, but Clark decided more than one was needed. Through a series of connections, he teamed Wallace with another shooter, and asked them to line up a patsy to cover for the snipers. The use of that word "patsy" I found interesting inasmuch as that is exactly one of the first words I heard Oswald say, "I am just a patsy." (loosely quoting from memory).
Clark, for your information, was the senior partner at the law firm who represented Johnson from the inception of his political career, and it was with him McClellan directly worked.
Again, thank you for your post.
Sam