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In reply to the discussion: JFK Conference: Mark Lane Addressed the Secret Government’s Role in the Assassination [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)To start, I'd recommend "Not in Your Lifetime" (first published as "Conspiracy" by Anthony Summers. The work does an excellent job of laying out the facts, the names, and the issues. The title refers to Justice Earl Warren's reply when asked when We the People could expect the truth in regards to the assassination of President Kennedy.
These I've read and own:
Rush to Judgment -- Mark Lane
Accessories After the Fact -- Sylvia Meagher
On the Trail of the Assassins -- Jim Garrison
Whitewash -- Harold Weisberg
The Echo From Dealey Plaza -- Abraham Bolden
Plausible Denial -- Mark Lane
Spy Saga -- Philip Melanson
Treachery in Dallas -- Walt Brown
The Man Who Knew Too Much -- Dick Russell
JFK and Vietnam -- John M. Newman
Deep Politics and the Death of JFK -- Peter Dale Scott
Oswald and the CIA -- John M. Newman
The Last Investigation -- Gaeton Fonzi
Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case -- James DiEugenio
Deadly Secrets -- Warren Hinckle and William Turner
Act of Treason -- Mark North
JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy -- Fletcher Prouty
Crossfire -- Jim Marrs
High Treason -- Harrison Edward Livingstone and Robert J. Groden
High Treason 2 -- Harrison Edward Livingstone
Killing the Truth -- Harrison Edward Livingstone
The Killing of a President -- Robert J. Groden
Coup d'Etat in America -- Alan J. Weberman and Michael Canfield
First Hand Knowledge: How I Participated in the CIA-Mafia Murder of President Kennedy -- Robert D. Morrow
Who Killed JFK? -- Carl Oglesby
Brothers -- David Talbot
A Farewell to Justice -- Joan Mellen
Family of Secrets -- Russ Baker
Breach of Trust -- Gerald D. McKnight
Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA -- Jefferson Morley
Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam -- Gareth Porter
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters -- James Douglass
Currently reading:
The Last Word -- Mark Lane
These three have been recommended to me over the past few weeks. I plan to read them in the coming months:
Nexus: The CIA and Political Assassination -- Larry Hancock
Crime and Cover-Up -- Peter Dale Scott
JFK vs. CIA: The Central Intelligence Agency's Assassination of the President -- Michael Calder