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MK Ultra fue un programa secreto que exploró el control mental mediante experimentos oscuros. Técnicas encubiertas se utilizaron para manipular la mente humana de forma poco ética. Los métodos y resultados del proyecto han generado controversia y debate hasta hoy.
JFK expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley joins The Winston Marshall Show to break down the explosive new revelations from the release of 80,000 JFK assassination files.He outlines the CIA's decades-long surveillance of Lee Harvey Oswald, and points to damning evidence of deception by senior intelligence officials—James Angleton, Richard Helms, and George Joannides.From intercepted mail to falsified testimony, from CIA infiltration of U.S. embassies to the sealed Kennedy family interviews—this episode dives into the heart of America's most enduring political mystery.Morley explores the consequences of the 1992 JFK Records Act, Trump's executive order for transparency, and the shadow still cast over Langley.But most importantly, he exclusively reveals never seen before files... All this and much more... #JFK #jfkfiles #exposed -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To see more exclusive content and interviews consider subscribing to my substack here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Substack: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/X: https://twitter.com/mrwinmarshallInsta: https://www.instagram.com/winstonmarshallLinktree: https://linktr.ee/winstonmarshall----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapters0:00 JFK Files and Conspiracy Theories2:38 Oliver Stone's Impact and the 1992 JFK Records Act8:00 Medical Evidence and CIA Surveillance20:15 Operation Northwoods and CIA's Anti-Kennedy Bias30:42 CIA's Role in Propagating the Lone Gunman Theory43:08 Kennedy's Suspicion of the CIA49:38 Angleton's False Statements and CIA's Deception1:01:48 The Role of George Joannides and the HSCA Investigation1:11:09 The Importance of Full Disclosure1:14:58 CIA's Culpability and Historical Context1:16:44 Trump's Influence and Public Credibility1:18:43 CIA's Assassination-Related Materials1:20:35 Angleton's Intelligence Empire and Israeli Connections1:26:01 RFK Jr. Silence and CIA Culpability1:29:00 Kennedy Family's Role and Transparency1:34:58 Social Media and Government Trust1:38:11 Jefferson Morley's Work, Books & Final thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tim Smith has been a college professor for 35 years. He currently teaches philosophy, logic, world religion and intro to Biblical Hebrew. He has an interest in all aspects of the Kennedy assassination, especially the physical evidence in the case. Tim is back to discuss some of the work of the HSCA including testimony and audio recordings of people who had information pertinent to the understanding of the JFK case, throughout this episode we will look at statements from Richard Helms and Earl Ruby while also discussing Gerald ford and members of the committee asking the questions.
Beau Shipley and Keeby Styles barely survive the WWI battle of the Meuse-Argonne. Beau returns to Charleston in a fatalistic attempt to stop his former girlfriend's wedding to a rival, while Keeby remains in Paris to become a writer.Beau discovers that time, the war, the Spanish Flu, and a dark family secret have left the Charleston he remembered unrecognizable, so he returns to Paris to live as a painter.On separate but intertwining paths, Beau and Keeby are swept up in what Gertrude Stein called the Lost Generation, two aspirants mired in the panoramic parade of ambitious expats seeking fame and fortune in the world of arts and letters.Then, drunken and desperate, Beau one night makes a fateful choice that will change both their lives—forever.22 Rue Montparnasse is a tale about high aspirations and bad decisions, with cameo appearances by the likes of Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Tsugahiro Foujita, Ernest Hemingway, Georges Brach, Amedeo Modigliani, Misia Sert, Coco Chanel, and Ezra Pound.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico is one of the most mysterious aspects of the JFK assassination case, and some say it holds the key to understanding what really happened and who was actually involved. Today's episode Part 12 is the twelth episode in this miniseries and focuses on the cable communications that occurred on October 8th and October 10th between the Mexico City Station and the CIA headquarters as the station makes it initial reveal to headquarters that this situation has transpired with Oswald. The nuances in these cables might very well be foretelling of something more complicated in the works, so listen carefully to the details. The evidence in this part of the case is confounding and it may be one of the toughest assignments yet for all of us, including you, the jury, to sort through it all. Come join us as we review one of the most fascinating story tells regarding the JFK assassination, and as we borrow heavily from so many great researchers including the work of Jefferson Morley who wrote Our Man In Mexico and John Armstrong who wrote Harvey and Lee, two of the most detailed and spellbinding books every written on the JFK assassination. Investigations by others, including John Newman and Peter Dale Scott, and the HSCA's Lopez Report contribute to the richness of our story tell about what happened...really...in Mexico City....Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This real-life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
"Unveiling MK-Ultra: Joe Rogan's Rare Deep Dive into the CIA's Mind Control Experiments"Prepare to unravel the chilling truths behind one of the CIA's most secretive and controversial programs: MKUltra. In this rare and riveting episode, Joe Rogan and a top-tier investigator peel back the layers of conspiracy, control, and corruption that defined this covert operation. From its origins as "Bluebird" to its evolution into a mind-bending experiment on unwitting citizens, MKUltra sought to engineer assassins, erase memories, and reshape human behavior without consent. Discover how a network of safe houses, rogue scientists like Dr. Louis "Jolly" West, and chilling connections to figures like Charles Manson created a blueprint for psychological manipulation.This episode dives deep into never-before-heard details, including the mysterious Jimmy Shaver case, the controversial Operation Midnight Climax, and how these experiments sought to control minds in ways that remain shocking today. Featuring firsthand insights, hidden correspondence, and investigative discoveries, this podcast challenges what we think we know about MKUltra. Whether you're a history buff, a conspiracy enthusiast, or someone seeking to uncover hidden truths, this is an episode you can't afford to miss. Tune in and join the conversation—this story is far more than a conspiracy; it's a revelation.Origins of MKUltra (00:00–00:39)MKUltra started as "Bluebird" in 1948, became "Artichoke," and eventually evolved into MKUltra in 1952.It was a CIA mind control program aimed at manipulating human behavior without their knowledge.Objectives of MKUltra (00:39–01:18)The program sought to create "hypnoprogrammed assassins," popularly termed "Manchurian candidates," who could commit acts like murder without memory of their programming.Other goals included training couriers to deliver messages with no memory of their missions.Exposure of MKUltra (01:51–02:26)MKUltra's existence came to light through hearings in the 1970s (Rockefeller Commission, Church Hearings).CIA officials Richard Helms and Dr. Sidney Gottlieb destroyed most records in 1973.Safe Houses and Experiments (02:26–03:04)Experiments took place in "safe houses" disguised as brothels or communes, where unsuspecting people were dosed with drugs like LSD.Dr. Louis "Jolly" West, a key researcher, conducted covert experiments.Connections to Charles Manson (03:44–04:46)Dr. West operated in the same area and time as Charles Manson's rise. Documents suggest his methods aligned with MKUltra objectives.Graduate students working for West reported being unaware of the true nature of their research, suspecting a hidden agenda.Operation Midnight Climax (05:59–06:30)A CIA project involving brothel setups where subjects were dosed with LSD and observed without their knowledge.Jimmy Shaver Case (12:42–15:12)A highly controversial incident involving Airman Jimmy Shaver, who murdered a child but claimed no memory of the crime.Dr. West was involved as Shaver's psychiatrist and reportedly manipulated his memories.False Memories and Brainwashing (16:23–17:32)Dr. West claimed to have developed techniques to replace true memories with false ones, a primary MKUltra goal.The CIA officially denied the success of such experiments during hearings, though evidence suggests otherwise.Speculation and Ethical Concerns (17:32–19:20)MKUltra's experiments often went awry, with unintended consequences like Shaver's case.Many records were destroyed, leaving gaps in understanding the full extent of these operations.Legacy and Modern Implications (19:20–20:33)Dr. West and other psychiatrists were involved in deprogramming returning Korean War POWs, raising questions about whether the U.S. manipulated these soldiers.The lack of accountability and transparency continues to fuel speculation about the true scope of MKUltra.
Pop Culture Debate Club will be back with a brand new episode next week. This week, we wanted to share an episode of another great podcast from the BBC that you might enjoy – Central Intelligence, a major new audio drama series starring Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris and Johnny Flynn. Central Intelligence tells the inside story of the CIA from the perspective of Eloise Page (Kim Cattrall), who joined on the Agency's first day in 1947 and, in a 40-year career, became one of its most powerful women. Eloise takes the listener on a journey through the highs and lows of US foreign policy, spanning the staggering world events that shaped her career, as well as portraying her relationships with early CIA leaders, Allen Dulles and Richard Helms. New episodes available on Fridays. Listen first on BBC Sounds. In Episode 1, tensions with Russia in war-torn Europe, and a letter found in Hitler's safe… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The inside story of the CIA from the perspective of Eloise Page (Kim Cattrall), who joined on the Agency's first day in 1947 and, in a 40-year career, became one of its most powerful women. Eloise takes the listener on a journey through the highs and lows of US foreign policy, spanning the staggering world events that shaped her career, as well as portraying her relationships with early CIA leaders, Allen Dulles and Richard Helms. A major new audio drama series starring Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris and Johnny Flynn.In Episode 1, tensions with Russia in war-torn Europe, and a letter found in Hitler's safe… Cast: Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall Allen Dulles..........Ed Harris Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn Frank Wisner..........Geoffrey Arend Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia General Vyshinsky..........Matthew Marsh Erna Flegwel..........Sarah Alles-Shahkarami Princess Tanda..........Isabella Nefar, Antoine Guerini..........Walles Hamonde Tom Polgar..........Jamie Bogyo Nadia..........Arita SadikuOriginal music by Sacha PuttnamProduction: Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox Sound Designers & Editors: John Scott Dryden, Adam Woodhams, Martha Littlehailes & Andreina Gomez Casanova Script Consultant: Misha Kawnel Script Supervisor: Alex Lynch Trails: Jack Soper Archive Research: Andy Goddard & Alex Lynch Production Assistant: Jo Troy Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark Sonica Runner: Flynn Hallman Marc Graue Sound Engineers, LA: Juan Martin del Campo & Tony Diaz Margarita Mix, Santa Monica Sound Engineer, LA: Bruce Bueckert Mirrortone Sound Engineers, NY: Collin Stanley Dwarzski & James Quesada Director: John Scott Dryden Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn. Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4
The inside story of the CIA from the perspective of Eloise Page (Kim Cattrall), who joined on the Agency's first day in 1947 and, in a 40-year career, became one of its most powerful women. Eloise takes the listener on a journey through the highs and lows of US foreign policy, spanning the staggering world events that shaped her career, as well as portraying her relationships with early CIA leaders, Allen Dulles and Richard Helms. A major new audio drama series starring Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris and Johnny Flynn.
AVISO: Este episodio cuenta con testimonios altamente sensibles e información que pueda romper sus esquemas mentales. En la década de 1950 la CIA inició un programa secreto e ilegal para experimentación en seres humanos, sin su debido consentimiento, a través del control mental. Fue organizado por la División de Inteligencia Científica en coordinación con el Cuerpo Químico de la Dirección de Operaciones Especiales del ejército de Estados Unidos. En el año 1953 fue sancionado oficialmente, hasta que el año 1964 comenzó a reducir paulatinamente sus actividades, hasta que en el año 1973 fue descontinuado oficialmente. Dicho programa fue denominado MK Ultra y contó entre sus filas con científicos huidos de la Alemania nazi, tales como Josef Mengele, apodado “el ángel de la muerte”. En 1973, Richard Helms, por entonces director de la CIA, ordenó que todos los archivos de MK Ultra fuesen destruidos y al año siguiente The New York Times informaría de que la CIA había llevado a cabo actividades ilegales dentro de los Estados Unidos. Entre las actividades del programa MK Ultra podemos destacar el denominado como Proyecto Monarca, el cual consistía en el control mental a través del trauma, compartimentando la mente y generando trastornos de personalidad múltiple o disociativa. A través de este cruel método, fundamentado en maltrato, torturas, abuso verbal y sexual, se han creado infinidad de esclavos mentales que puedan servir a diversos intereses que desgranaremos a lo largo del episodio. También hablaremos de la Clínica Tavistock, posterior Instituto Tavistock, que de alguna manera fuese el precursor de tales programas y no podría faltar el elitista club conocido como Bohemian Grove. Un episodio fundamentado especialmente en el testimonio de víctimas como Cathy O´Brien, quien en su libro autobiográfico “Trance Formation of America” junto a su marido Mark Phillips narrara sus propias vivencias. También investigadores como Fritz Springmeier y Cisco Wheeler, esta última también víctima del Proyecto Monarca, al igual que otras fuentes tales como testigos y diferentes investigadores. Según las propias víctimas tales prácticas involucran a las más altas esferas y personajes de la talla de George Bush o Bill Clinton entre otros, quienes participaran de tales abusos hacia las propias víctimas, conformando una corrupta esfera de poder. La pregunta que cabe realizarnos al respecto es, ¿continúa todo ello vigente en nuestros días? Un completo episodio que desgrana muchos de los secretos que rodean dicho programa de control mental y la creación de auténticos “robots” humanos a través de inhumanos métodos. BIBLIOGRAFÍA DEL EPISODIO: W. DE CAMP, J. The Franklin Cover Up: Child Abuse, Satanism and Murder in Nebraska - 1992. PHILLIPS, M. y O´BRIEN, C. Trance Formation of America - 1995. ICKE, D. El Mayor Secreto - 1998. FOX, L. The Spiritual and Clinical Dimensions of Multiple Personality. SPRINGMEIER, F. The Illuminati Formula Used to Create an Undetectable Total Mind Controlled Slave. SPRINGMEIER, F. y WHEELER, C. Guide du Programme de Contrôle Mental Monarch. Episodio basado en el capítulo dieciséis de "El Mayor Secreto": ¿Adónde han ido todos los niños? Este programa no tiene ánimo de lucro ni será monetizado, por el contrario el único afán es la máxima divulgación de cuestiones que nos atañen a todos.
GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Jefferson Morley is a Washington author and veteran journalist whose novelistic non-fiction books explore untold chapters in the history of the American nation. A skilled investigative reporter, Morley combines granular detail with storytelling verve to capture unknown realities of subjects as disparate as the Central Intelligence Agency and America's legacy of racial violence. Morley's newest book, Scorpions Dance: The President, The Spymaster and Watergate, excavates the untold backstory of Watergate: How the subterranean relationship of two master Machiavellians–CIA director Richard Helms and President Richard Nixon–culminated in America' greatest political scandal. Morley's 2017 book, The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton, tells the story of a paranoid genius who was perhaps the most powerful unelected official in the U.S. government. At the height of the Cold War, Angleton's secret influence extended from Moscow to London to Jerusalem to the Vatican, to the White House. If there is a “Deep State” in American life as some contend, Angleton was one of its Founding Fathers. Morley's trilogy of spies starts with Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA. his 2008 biography of an improbable American spy. Winston Scott was an Alabama math teacher turned FBI agent who joined the CIA at its founding, became close friends with Angleton and became the chief of the agency's Mexico City station in the 1960s. “Every decade or so a talented writer provides a genuinely new glimpse of the Central Intelligence Agency,” said historian Thomas Powers of the book. Morley's second book, Snow-Storm in August, was described by best-selling author David Mariniss as “History so fresh it feels alive.” A vivid account of a white riot that swept the nation's capital 25 years before the Civil War, Snow-Storm's “plunge beneath the surface of history exposes realities more true to daily experience than executive proclamations or speeches in Congress,” said the Washington Post. The Minneapolis Star Tribune called it “elegant and readable.” Morley is one of the world's leading authorities on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He is editor of the blog, JFK Facts blog on Substack. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Trevor Scott FitzGibbon is president of Silent Partner and an award-winning PR strategist with more than 20 years of experience. His work has primarily focused on defending human rights, whistleblowers, and exposing corruption throughout his career. His clients have ranged from Google Foundation and Amnesty International to WikiLeaks, Julian Assange Legal Defense, Pearl Jam, the governments of Venezuela and Ecuador, and its legal fight against Chevron for its destruction of the Ecuadoran rainforest.
In September of 1970 rightwing Chilean media baron Agustín Edwards Eastman traveled to Washington DC to meet with CIA director Richard Helms, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President Richard Nixon. They discussed plans to overthrow the then newly elected government of Salvador Allende. This was just one part of the sinister role that Chile's wealthiest and most powerful media baron played in the events of the 11 September 1973. Songs: Plegaria a un labrador - Víctor Jara, Quilapayún Con el alma llena de banderas - Quilapayún Encuentro con la vida - Illapu --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message
Richard Helms, jeune agent américain de l'OSS (l'ancêtre de la CIA), écrit une lettre à son fils sur le papier à en-tête personnel d'Adolf Hitler, le 8 mai 1945. Ce document unique offre une perspective très personnelle sur la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Nous vous proposons dans cet épisode de découvrir cet incroyable document, bonne écoute !Un podcast du Studio Biloba, présenté par Gabriel Macé.✉️ Voici un lien vers une copie de la lettre, en illustration d'un article d'ABC News.Autres podcasts recommandés :
For over 20 years the CIA conducted domestic experiments with a cocktail of drugs and other methods to develop a truth serum...but why stop there... also to develop a way to control another person's mind. Even more unbelievable, is this is 100% true.Join Linz and Chris as they double drop & dive into the world of secret government mind control projects and even more top secret experiments with Elephants.Thanks to our awesome Patreons Kash Broadus, RazberryJr, Jason R. Nelson, Jean-Philippe Poulin, Creepy Paper, Jaime Suk, Michael Laughlin, Lindsay Keller, Mike Wright, Greer Weaver, Kelsey Carruthers, Lins Gibson, Drake Halvig, Michael M, Wesley Akers, Riaz K, Emily Medeiros, Pɪᴘ & Philipp HofmannSupport the showSupport us on Patreon
Two very different tales about making stuff up about the CIA. Your host shares the story of Sylvia Press, who in the 1950s, wrote a revenge novel after she was fired during the McCarthy purges. And author Jefferson Morley tells us about the time CIA director Richard Helms tried to create an American James Bond with the help of future Watergate burglar E Howard Hunt. Get Jefferson Morley's amazing new book: Scorpion's Dance. Sylvia Press's novel The Care of Devils is harder to find.
The CIA, in its attempt to foil the spread of Communism during the Cold War, created a covert program called MKULTRA to test and develop techniques and gadgets to stop the Soviets in their tracks. Most evidence of MKULTRA's activities were destroyed by CIA director Richard Helms, but a secret Magic Manual meant to train agents in the art of trickery and misdirection survived. Here are some of its most revealing secrets that very few people know about.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code 50beamazed for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 154 is the fourth in a new series of episodes that chronicle the story of the Garrison investigation in New Orleans and the related trial of Clay Shaw. This episode addresses the bias of writers and the press, which collectively undermined getting at the complete truth. We also explore the actions taken by the CIA after it became a matter of public record that the Garrison investigation was underway. More specifically, we read, in its entirety, the CIA internal memo dated April 1, 1967 which was issued at the direction of Richard Helms just weeks after news of the Garrison investigation broke in the press. The CIA memo outlines a systematic program put in place to defend the Warren Report including overt actions to be taken by the CIA to influence politicians and influential members of the press and writers. Garrison's fame was resurrected by the Oliver Stone film JFK, so 1992 was the year that the trial of Clay Shaw was first revisited nationally. This episode contains key panel discussions and a debate by the world class investigative reporter Dan Moldea and opposing views by Colonel Fletcher Prouty. Hear the emotionally charged exchanges that were a microcosm for the national debate going on in the country (about the assassination) at that moment in time. Garrison's investigation and trial became the inspiration and partial basis for Oliver Stone's movie JFK. Dan Moldea provides provocative comments about Garrison's tie in with the New Orleans syndicate and Carlos Marcello and declares that Garrison had deceptive motivations as a result. If Moldea's allegations are true, undoubtedly these facts would have impacted the trajectory of the grand jury investigation and the subsequent trial. All of these elements are designed to, collectively, help you as the juror determine Garrison's proper place in the history of the JFK assassination story. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This real-life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Christopher Moran is an Associate Professor of U.S. National Security at the University of Warwick in England. He is the award-winning author of "Classified: Secrecy and the State in Modern Britain" and "Company Confessions: Secrets, Memoirs, and the CIA" that draws on interviews; the private correspondence of such legendary spies as Allen Dulles, William Colby, and Richard Helms; and declassified CIA files, Company Confessions examines why America's spies are so willing to share their stories, the damage inflicted when they leak the nation's secrets, and the fine line between censorship on the grounds of security and censorship for the sake of reputation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/out-of-the-blank-podcast/support
Two very different tales about making stuff up about the CIA. Your host shares the story of Sylvia Press, who in the 1950s, wrote a revenge novel after she was fired during the McCarthy purges. And author Jefferson Morley tells us about the time CIA director Richard Helms tried to create an American James Bond with the help of future Watergate burglar E Howard Hunt. Get Jefferson Morley's amazing new book: Scorpion's Dance. Sylvia Press's novel The Care of Devils is harder to find.
Episode 144 is the second in a multi-part series on the Bay of Pigs, as we wind down our overall series on Cuba. Hear the story as the CIA team from the Guatemala coup, Operation Success is reunited for this latest task to retake Cuba. And characters including E. Howard Hunt, Bernard Barker, David Atlee Phillips are re-introducted into the scenario. Hear how the scope and approach of the mission is affected by the fluid and evolving events in Cuba during 1960 and the impact that Fidel's tightening grip on the populace, his rapidly expanding military capability and the timing of the United States presidential election election... all impacted the planning and timing for the insurrection. As we explained in Bay of Pigs Part 1, the planning surrounding the invasion attempt was accepted because there was a concomitant plan to deploy the Mafia in a plan to assassinate Castro. This episode explains how the assassination plot to kill Fidel Castro evolved and then became an integral part of the planning for the Bay of Pigs. Join us in upcoming episodes as we complete the story of the Bay of Pigs invasion itself and tell the fascinating story of Johnny Roselli and the Mafia's involvement in the plot to assassinate Castro. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings-on that encompass this part of the JFK story. We will return to our regular programming in the next episode. Join us we continue to enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 142 is a rare live episode! It is the the second in a three-part series of episodes on the JFK Records Act featuring two expert lawyers Andrew Iler and Mark Adamczyk who take us through the legal maze. We'll explore the history of some of the withheld records and elements of the JFK Records Act that have impact on the continuing disclosure challenges related to official records within the collection.Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings-on that encompass this part of the JFK story. We will return in episode 144 to our regular programming, after these three live episodes on the JFK Records Act. Join us we continue to enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 143 is a rare live episode! It is the the third and last in a three-part series of episodes on the JFK Records Act featuring two expert lawyers Andrew Iler and Mark Adamczyk who take us through the legal maze. We'll explore the history of some of the withheld records and elements of the JFK Records Act that have impact on the continuing disclosure challenges related to official records within the collection. In this last episode we pay particular attention to the Gannon Memo and its potentially devastating effects on the future disclosure of JFK Assassination Records.Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings-on that encompass this part of the JFK story. We will return in episode 144 to our regular programming, after these three live episodes on the JFK Records Act. Join us we continue to enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 135 is another Bonus Episode. We cover the infamous story of the failed Attack on the Moncada Barracks. This was the first armed attack led by Fidel Castro against the Batista government after the1952 coup by Batista. The attack failed miserably with 25 people killed in the attack itself and an additional 54 of the revolutionaries summarily rounded up and murdered shortly afterward. Fidel Castro escaped into the mountains but was subsequently apprehended and brought to trial. While he was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years, his eloquent speech now dubbed "history will absolve me" coupled with the brutality of the Batista forces as they dealt with the escaping revolutionaries, combined to turn Castro into a national hero and set the stage for a later toppling of the Batista government. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. The current group of episodes cover Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 134 introduces the concept of a Bonus Episode. We cover some additional history related to Angel Castro, the father of Fidel. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. The current group of episodes cover Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 133 is the second fully dedicated episode covering Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution. In this episode, we give an overview of the revolutionary years and chronicle the major events of the Cuban Revolution that took place during the period between the coup by Batista in March 1952 through the fall of the Batista government, marked by his fleeing of the country on New Year's day 1959. The aftermath and repercussions of Batista's coup would give rise and voice to the young Fidel Castro as a revolutionary force in Cuba. It is an extraordinary tale that we tell of Castros early attempts to overthrow the Batista government including the failed Moncada Barracks attack, his trial and imprisonment, his subsequent exile in Mexico and his return to Cuba when he finally overtakes the Batista government in a guerilla campaign that eventually would win the day. Join us over the next several episodes for more detail on the Cuban Revolution and how this small band of radicals would overtake the Batista government . It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and
Episode 132 is the first fully dedicated episode covering Fidel Castro in what will be a mini series of episodes that covers Castro from his beginning. This current series will take us all the way through his triumphant toppling of the Batista government on January 1, 1959. This first episode chronicles Fidel Castro's background, and his early years at the University of Havana. We explore his greed and avarice as well,chronicling some of his accumulated wealth as a dictator which Forbes estimated to be in excess of 900 million dollars, and estimate calculated quite some time ago. The aftermath and repercussions of Batista's coup would give rise and voice to the young Fidel Castro as a revolutionary force in Cuba. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
A short tribute to our fallen president on the 59th anniversary of his passing.
Episode 130 addresses key events in Cuba that took place immediately in the aftermath of the coup by Batista and mostly just after 1952. We also begin to explore the rise of Fidel Castro to Cuba's center stage and we will make the pivot to a complet history of Castro over the next several episodes beginning in episode 131. The aftermath and repurcussions of Batista's coup would give rise and voice to the young Fidel Castro as a revolutionary force in Cuba. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 129 addresses key events in Cuba that took place after the Havana Conference and mostly between 1948 and 1952 and which led up to the coup by Fulgencio Batista in 1952. This area and the coup would lay the seeds for the rise of the young Fidel Castro as a revolutionary force in Cuba. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 128 is the third in a multiple episode wander on the history of the Mafia's Havana Conference of 1946 which took place in Cuba. These episodes on the conference are the backdrop and part of the rich history of the Mafia's glory period in Cuba which ran from 1952 through the fall of the Batista government in 1958. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Chris Gallop's facebook group: JFK-The Continuing Inquiry 10th Annual JFK-The Continuing Inquiry Luncheon: Wednesday, Nov 16, 2022; Time: 11am-5pm Address: Lone Star Garden, 3132 Milam Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76112 Google Maps location of the venue Speakers include J. Gary Shaw, Jeff Meek, Robert Groden, Leslie Sharp and others For more details, please mail Chris at cjgallop@yahoo.com You can also text him at 817-291-1891 New documentary by Meredith Mantik (D/o Dr. David Mantik) titled Invisible Witness; check poster here Showreel/sizzle reel of the documentary to be shown for the very first time at the luncheon The documentary should be released in time for the 60th anniversary next year If Oswald indeed acted alone then there's no reason to withhold the files for 60 years Stream/buy JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass: Showtime, Prime, iTunes, Vudu, Microsoft Stream/buy the documentary series JFK: Destiny Betrayed: Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu Video: The collapse of WTC Building 7 Facebook page of The JFK Historical Group The JFK Historical Group Conference from Nov 17-20, 2022 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Dallas Speakers include J. Gary Shaw, Robert Groden, Mal Hyman, Vince Palamara, John Barbour and others Part B: David Talbot; beginning at 29:24 David Talbot is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Salon And the author of The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook And Brothers: Real History of the Kennedy Years: Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Audiobook News: Paul Schrade passes away Schrade introduced Robert Kennedy to Cesar Chavez Schrade went on to champion the release of Sirhan Sirhan Thomas Noguchi's autopsy report of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (read online) Sirhan was granted parole but Governor Gavin Newsom reversed the parole board's recommendation Book: A Lie too Big to Fail by Lisa Pease: Hardcover, Kindle, Scribd The browbeating of witness Sandra Serrano Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated by Thane Eugene Cesar, declares RFK Jr" CIA may have used contractor who inspired ‘Mission: Impossible' to kill RFK Kennedy, King, Malcolm X relatives and scholars seek new assassination probes The Truth and Reconciliation Committee: www.americantruthnow.org FREE Borrowable Ebook: The Last Investigation by Gaeton Fonzi President Kennedy fired Allen Dulles after the Bay of Pigs fiasco FREE Borrowable Ebook: The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer It was Richard Helms that really ran the CIA during 1962 & 63; not John McCone Richard Helms continued to report to Allen Dulles even after Dulles was fired Allen Dulles (probably) organized the crime and also the cover-up too Video: Jim Garrison meets Mr. X (Oliver Stone's JFK) William Harvey worked directly under Allen Dulles at the CIA Harvey was incharge of the blackops and assassinations for Allen Dulles "The Old Man will take care of it" What Kennedy was doing was in the best interests of all humanity June 10 1963, JFK's American University commencement address titled 'A Strategy of Peace': Audio, Video, Text Video: Fletcher Prouty explains how and why the Gary Powers' U2 flight was sabotaged Limit CIA Role To Intelligence by Harry S. Truman, Dec 22, 1963, The Washington Post Bobby Kennedy knew that his brother was killed as a result of a high-level domestic plot FREE Online Ebook: The Secret Team by Col. L. Fletcher Prouty (1973) FREE Online Ebook: (html version) Understanding Special Operations, And Their Impact on Vietnam War Era 1989 Interview with L. Fletcher Prouty, Colonel USAF (Retired) by David Ratcliffe (1999) NSAM 271 President Eisenhower's farewell address on Jan 17, 1961: Video, Text Remarks prepared for delivery at the Trade Mart in Dallas, TX, Nov 22, 1963 (Undelivered)
Episode 127 is the second episode in a multiple episode wander about the epoch 1946 Havana Conference held by the Mafia on the island of Cuba. The conference defined the involvement of organized crime on the island through 1959 and up to the fall of Bautista. This is part of a larger wander and a larger story tell of the history of Cuba dating all the way back to the island conquest by Spain. We have already taken you swiftly through hundreds of years of colonial rule that shaped the geopolitics of the region and defined its 20th century relationship with the United States. Now we begin to tell the story of the Mafia and its influence and control of the island that has it's roots all the way back to the early 1920's. In today's episode we finish covering the period and events that set the stage for the Havana Conference including the original vision that Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano set forth for the island as a future haven and enclave for the mafia. We introduce you to Fulgencio Bautista who would eventually rise to become the President of Cuba in a corrupt partnership with Meyer Lansky and the syndicate. And finally we cover the events of the Havana Conference Itself. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage the stage and explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story including politics, geography, and economic circumstances that would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a seriou
Episode 126 is the first episode in a multiple episode wander about the epoch 1946 Havana Conference held by the Mafia on the island. The conference defined the involvement of organized crime on the island through 1959 and up to the fall of Bautista. This is part of a larger wander and a larger story tell of the history of Cuba dating all the way back to the island conquest by Spain. We have already taken you swiftly through hundreds of years of colonial rule that shaped the geopolitics of the region and defined its 20th century relationship with the United States. Now we begin to tell the story of the Mafia and its influence and control of the island that has it's roots all the way back to the early 1920's. In today's episode we cover the period and events that set the stage for the Havana Conference including the original vision that Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano set forth for the island as a future haven and enclave for the mafia. We introduce you to Fulgencia Bautista who would eventually rise to become the President of Cuba in a corrupt partnership with the Meyer Lansky and the syndicate. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage before we explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as w
Episode 125 is the third in a multiple episode wander on the history of Cuba dating all the way back to the island conquest by Spain. We take you swiftly through hundreds of years of colonial rule that shaped the geopolitics of the region and defined its 20th century relationship with the United States. In today's episode we cover the period from the beginnin of the Cuban revolution of 1895 up through the coup by Bautista in the 1930's and we also roll the tape back a bit to add to the rich history of American political desires to annex the island which go all the way back to Thomas Jefferson's time. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage before we explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 124 is the second in a multiple episode wander on the history of Cuba dating all the way back to the island conquest by Spain. We take you swiftly through hundreds of years of colonial rule that shaped the geopolitics of the region and defined its 20th century relationship with the United States. It is here on this island nation where the story eventually converges around the modern Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us in this continuing miniseries on Cuban history as we continue to set the stage before we explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. It's history that immerses us in the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of Cuba is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 123 is the first in a multiple episode wander on the history of Cuba. It is here that the story converges around the Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us as we continue to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. We started first in Episode 115 with the origins of the CIA and in the last six episodes we presented a short history of the Cosa Nostra in this country, the Mafia, and its historical origins in a small wander that provides essential history. History will now tie us to the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 122 is the final episode in the History of the Mafia series and it is a short episode and just a bit more wander that allows us to summarize some key elements of what we learned about the rise of the Mafia. Lessons we can take with us as we pivot in upcoming episodes and experience the island of the Cuba and the convergance of Cubans, CIA men and the mafia. All in one place. Join us as we continue to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. We started first in Episode 115 with the origins of the CIA and in the last six episodes we presented a short history of the Cosa Nostra in this country, the Mafia, and its historical origins in a small wander that provides essential history. History that will eventually tie in to the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Now we enter the unknown Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Episode 121 is the seventh episode of a series of quasi history lessons and Part 6 of a series covering the history of the Mafia. In part 6, we cover the last leg of the story of the Great Awakening. The story of the government and the public finally recognizing and acknowledging the existence of a national crime syndicate. Episode 121 covers the infamous Joe Valachi and the Joe Valachi hearings. A story that was dubbed as one of the two greatest intelligence coups in the history of the fight against the Mafia in this country up to that time. This series is a prelude to what comes next, as we begin to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. History that will eventually tie in to the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher o
Episode 120 is the sixth episode of a series of quasi history lessons and Part 5 of a series covering the history of the Mafia. In part 5, we cover the infamous Apalachin Meeting that was dubbed as one of the two greatest intelligence coups in the history of the fight against the Mafia in this country. It was this event that forced J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI to acknowledge existence of a national crime syndicate and its influence and control in America. This series is a prelude to what comes next as we begin to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. Hear more about the great awakening of the government and the public regarding the existence of a national crime syndicate, History that will eventually tie in to the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious r
Episode 119 is the fifth episode of a series of quasi history lessons and Part 4 of a series covering the history of the Mafia. This series is a prelude to what comes next as we begin to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. Hear more about the great awakening of the government and the public regarding the existence of a national crime syndicate and the history of the McClellan Committee. History that will eventually tie in to the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story
Episode 118 is the fourth episode of a series of quasi history lessons and Part 3 of a series covering the history of the Mafia. This series is a prelude to what comes next as we begin to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. We started first in Episode 115 with the origins of the CIA and the history of covert operations, since they will eventually play an important role in this story. Starting in Episode 116 and continuing into our current episode and beyond, we begin to discuss the Mafia and its historical origins in a small wander that provides essential history. Hear more about the great awakening of the government and the public regarding the existence of a national crime syndicate and the history of the Kefauver Committee. History that will eventually tie in to the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story
Episode 117 is the third episode of a series of quasi history lessons as we begin to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. We started first in Episode 115 with the origins of the CIA and the history of covert operations, since they will eventually play an important role in this story. Starting in Episode 116 and continuing in this Episode 117, we begin to discuss the Mafia and its historical origins in a small wander that provides essential history. History that will eventually tie in to the Cuban story whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world for
Episode 116 is the second episode of a series of quasi history lessons as we begin to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. We started first in Episode 115 with the origins of the CIA and the history of covert operations since they will eventually play an important role in this story. In Episode 116, we begin to discuss the Mafia and its historical origins in a small wander that provides essential history. History that will eventually tie in to the Cuban circumstance whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would all collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would intersect in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the Mafia and CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world for
Episode 115 is the first episode of a series of quasi history lessons as we begin to explore the forces that were shaping the world in that era of the twentieth century. We start first with the origins of the CIA and the history of covert operations since they will eventually play an important role in this story. In short order we will begin to discuss the Cuban circumstance whose politics, geography, and economic circumstances would eventually collide and create an epicenter of geopolitical consequences. Consequences that would eventually intersect and in a crescendo right at the moment that JFK was coming to the Presidency. Understanding the leadup and history of the various players who involved themselves in the Cuban story , including the CIA, is critical to this part of the journey that is JFK the Enduring Secret. Join us in this rather interesting story that, like other parts of the JFK assassination, has it's own twists and turns and mysterious elements. Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Scorpions' Dance by intelligence expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley reveals the Watergate scandal in a completely new light: as the culmination of a concealed, deadly power struggle between President Richard Nixon and CIA Director Richard Helms. Enjoy this excerpt from the audiobook.Purchase Scorpions' Dance at Amazon, Audible, Bookshop.org, or your favorite bookstore.Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows.Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.Links:https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcastshttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribehttps://www.facebook.com/quickdirtytipshttps://twitter.com/quickdirtytips
“Stay the hell out of it!” Those were the key words from the so-called smoking gun tape, the conversation between Richard Nixon and his Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman about how to get the FBI to back off its investigation into the Watergate break-in that occurred fifty years ago this week, June 17th, 1972. The plan they came up with in the days after the burglary was to get the CIA and its powerful director Richard Helms to tell the then head of the FBI, L. Patrick Gray to back off, to stay the hell out of it, to drop the probe into the financing of the break-in unless dark agency secrets would be revealed. It was a lie of course, the Watergate break-in had been bankrolled by Nixon campaign donors and not the agency spooks at Langley. But as Jefferson Morley writes in his new book, Scorpions Dance: The President, The Spymaster and Watergate, Helms was prepared to do what Nixon wanted, at least first. He drafted a memo instructing two deputies that the agency needed to instruct the bureau to quote, “Confine themselves to the personalities already arrested.” And “desist from expanding this investigation into other areas.” Helms may have later gotten cold feet, but as Morley reminds us it was just one of many examples of the exceedingly strange and still mysterious relationship between Nixon and the Spy Master, a dynamic in which each man seemed to have abundant blackmail material against each other. As the country prepares to commemorate the half-century anniversary of Watergate, we'll look back at the events of that era and get a fascinating new take on why they matter more than ever as Morley joins us.GUESTS:Eric Holder, (@jeffersonmorley), Author, Scorpions Dance: The President, The Spymaster and WatergateHOSTS:Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo NewsDaniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo NewsVictoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host)RESOURCES:Pick up Morley's book Scorpions Dance: The President, The Spymaster and Watergate - Here.Recent story on Watergate - Here.Follow us on Twitter: @SkullduggeryPodListen and subscribe to "Skullduggery" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us with feedback, questions or tips: SkullduggeryPod@yahoo.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sam and Emma host Jefferson Morley, editor of the JFKFacts blog, to discuss his recent book Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate. Sam and Emma begin by assessing the fundamentally bipartisan-and-nothing-else gun control bill, and cover the arrest of Idaho White Supremacists planning a riot at a pride event, Sarah Palin's advancement in the Alaskan senate race, and walk through the 10 republicans in the Gun Control gang of 20, and the unsurprising fact that almost half are retiring. Then, Jefferson Morley joins as they dive right into what the Watergate conspiracy was, and how it was covered at the time, including the classic representation of the incident as an example of a crusading free press taking on a lawless president, and how this discourse completely obscures the hidden hand of the CIA and how their role in the conspiracy has crystalized over the last half-century. They then dive into what Nixon's plan for this group of “Plumbers” was, originating from his paranoia around government leaks and the anti-war movement, and coming to fruition via recommendations from Richard Helms, director of the CIA, who helped provide 4 of the 7 members of the team. Next, they jump back to the actual developments of the Watergate investigation, with the slow release of tapes in the weeks following, despite Nixon's constant pressuring of Helms to stop the FBI investigation, and how this led the public to focus not on the CIA's role in Watergate, but their other abuses, from foreign assassinations to spying on Americans, as the Church Committee in charge of the senate investigation of the CIA wanted to keep it Bipartisan and away from the Nixon investigation. Morley then dives deep into Nixon's relationship with his intelligence agencies, working as a lawless president alongside a lawless CIA, as he couldn't convince Hoover to dig into domestic surveillance, making his relationship with Helms' CIA central to his power, working closely in Nixon's assassination attempts on Salvador Allende's cabinet, and providing Nixon with a relationship that he could leverage – not with the knowledge of their foreign interventions but with a threat over hidden information with the Bay of Pigs. After an extensive conversation on what this “hidden information” likely entailed, that being the CIA's role in the assassination of JFK, and the internal spy games being played against each other by the White House, CIA, FBI, and Joint Chiefs of Staff, Morley, Sam, and Emma wrap up the conversation by exploring the lasting lessons we can learn about the dangers of a lawless president that is supported by a lawless CIA. 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Scorpions Dancing Jeff MorleyI'm Looking Through You SPECIAL 6-8-2022 Jefferson Morely Jefferson Morley's latest book, Scorpion's Dance delves into the relationship between President Richard Nixon, and spymaster Richard Helms. Both men had roots going back to the 1950s, and the clandestine efforts against Fidel Castro. They would face off again as Watergate evolved into an event that would bring down a presidency.Morley is an investigative reporter and author in Washington DC who has worked as an editor and writer for the Washington Post, Salon, The New Republic, Arms Control Today, and AlterNet. His rich and provocative non-fiction narratives lay bare the inner workings of the CIA with archival research and extensive interviews.Morley's ground-breaking journalism about emerging new evidence in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is collected in the Kindle ebook, CIA & JFK: The Last Assassination Secrets.Jefferson Morley Websites: https://jfkfacts.org/ https://jeffersonmorleybooks.com/Scorpion's Dance at Politics and Prose Bookstore on Connecticut Ave on June 13. https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/jefferson-morley-scorpions-dance-president-spymaster-and-watergateOur Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA https://www.amazon.com/Our-Man-Mexico-Winston-History/dp/0700617906/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383018514&sr=8-1&keywords=our+man+in+mexicoAmazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Morley/e/B001ILHJ9K/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jeffersonmorleyOCHELLI LINKS:If You Appreciate what Ochelli.com Radio Does: https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Effect - Uncle - Age of Transitions - T-shirts and MORE: https://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/OchelliEffectLIVE LISTENING OPTIONS:OCHELLI.COM https://ochelli.com/listen-live/ RADDIO https://raddio.net/324242-ochellicom/ ZENO https://zeno.fm/radio/ochelli-radio/ TUNEIN http://tun.in/sfxkx
On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Jefferson Morley returns to the show to discuss his new book Scorpion's Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate, which details the dual lives and "clandestine collaborative relationship" between CIA director Richard Helms and President Richard Nixon culminating in the Watergate break-in. Among the topics discussed: - The contrasting backgrounds of Richard Nixon, a man from a humble background who hated the Eastern Establishment, and Richard Helms, an Ivy League-educated man who came to head the CIA during the Cold War - The role of secrecy and power in the lives of Nixon and Helms - Cuba, AMLASH, covert assassination programs, organized crime, the military dictatorship of General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar, Fidel Castro, the Bay of Pigs, and America's Cold War ideology - Examples of the Central Intelligence agency finding ways to set policy and go over the head of President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon Baines Johnson - The CIA and the press - Nixon's national security policy, the Vietnam War, the antiwar movement, and CIA spying on antiwar activists - CIA officer and infamous Watergate burglar E. Howard Hunt, his relationship with Helms, and Hunt's James Bond-like pulp spy fiction - Watergate, Daniel Ellsberg, and dirty tricks like blackmail operations - Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's All the President's Men - National security legislation and Presidential abuse of unchecked power - The cultural revolution of the 60s/70s and Watergate as a crisis of the national security state - The assassination of JFK, the CIA, pre-assassination knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald, Richard Helms and the Warren Commission, and James Jesus Angleton - President Harry Truman's "abolish the CIA" op ed -
Its been done time and time again, but never like this! Did you know there were TWO previous attempts to kill Kennedy before Dealey Plaza? The CIA, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and even the media knew about this but kept it hidden. Do you know the name Gilberto Lopez? The man chosen to be the patsy in Tampa, Florida before the attempt was uncovered. Instead, his "understudy" Lee Harvey Oswald took his place a week later. Who is Richard Helms and did he continue to work for Allen Dulles after JFK fired him as CIA director and help him murder the leader of the free world? Listen as a former Intelligence analyst weighs in on the most talked about conspiracy ever! Joining him are longtime conspiracy theorists and researchers who have studied this event to bring you the facts, evidence and opinions you can't find anywhere else. Follow along for this special part 1 episode before we reveal even more on the topic in Part 2, where you can join in on the conversation. In this show, we break down who organized the coup that changed our country and the world and why they did it.
Frank Dorrel is an American peace activist A former United States Air Force personnel, he is now a Veteran for Peace Frank's website: www.addictedtowar.com Documentary: What I’ve Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy: The War Against The Third World Ramsey Clark, former attorney general, has died at age 93 Video: Segment on Ramsey Clark from the documentary What I’ve Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy Ramsey Clark became an antiwar activist Oliver Stone's movie JFK is the most important American movie Article: Ramsey Clark, former AG of the US & Principled Critic of US Warfare State, dies at 93 by Frank Dorrel Video: The Cold War Truth Commission FREE Borrowable Ebook: The Fire this Time: US War Crimes in the Gulf (1992) by Ramsey Clark FREE Borrowable Ebook: The Fire this Time: US War Crimes in the Gulf (2002) by Ramsey Clark Documentary: Citizen Clark: A Life of Principle: Amazon Prime, Microsoft FREE Online Ebook: Addicted to War: Why the US Can't Kick Militarism by Joel Andreas FREE Borrowable Ebook: Addicted to War: Why the US Can't Kick Militarism by Joel Andreas Video: Segment on School of Assassins from the documentary What I’ve Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy Documentary: The Constitution in Crisis - The Secret Government by Bill Moyers FREE Borrowable Ebook: The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis by Bill Moyers Documentary: War Made Easy narrated by Sean Penn FREE Borrowable Ebook: War Made Easy by Normon Solomon Documentary: The Panama Deception by Barbara Trent Documentary: Cover-Up: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair by Barbara Trent Documentary: Hearts and Minds (1974) Documentary: Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky Documentary: Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq by John Pilger "It is enjoyable being ignorant" - S. Brian Willson Documentary: Paying the Price for Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson Video: 911: The Myth & the Reality by David Ray Griffin Documentary: 9/11: Explosive Evidence: Experts Speak Out Documentary: 9/11: In Plane Site by Dave vonKleist Documentary: 9/11: Ripple Effect by Dave vonKleist Documentary: Loose Change (2nd Edition) by Dylan Avery Documentary: Fahrenheit 9/11: Part 1, Part 2 Part B: Jim DiEugenio; beginning at 41:40 At Kennedys and King Article: Fred Litwin on the Facts of the JFK Case by Matt Douthit Article: Fred Litwin Smooches Clay Shaw’s Lawyers by Jim DiEugenio Article: Inside Clay Shaw's Defense Team: The Wegmann Files by Jim DiEugenio Article: Bill and Ed's Washington Adventure by Jim DiEugenio Article: A Slice of Time: Review of Josiah Thompson’s Last Second in Dallas by Milicent Cranor Clay Shaw's lawyers were in bed with the FBI, DOJ and CIA Shaw's lawyers knew that Shaw was lying on the stand They knew that Shaw knew Ferrie and that he was hiding his CIA background The intelligence network in New Orleans was made up of Guy Banister, Clay Shaw and Guy Johnson Shaw was the CIA guy, Banister was with the FBI & Johnson with Military Intelligence Guy Johnson was the first attorney for Clay Shaw Bill Wegmann, of the two chief lawyers for Shaw, worked with Johnson in 1950s Richard Helms ordered the formation of the Garrison Group Raymond Rocca was James Angleton's chief assistant on the JFK case (CI staff) Rocca felt that Garrison would indeed obtain a conviction of Shaw for conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy Article: Deep Fake Politics: Getting Adam Curtis Out of Your Head by Aaron Good Aaron Good reviews Adam Curtis' Can't Get You Out of My Head Article: Jim DiEugenio reviews The Devil is in the Details by Malcolm Blunt (with Alan Dale) Malcolm Blunt excavated the work of Betsy Wolf, the HSCA researcher Download the HSCA files concerning Betsy Wolf (21 PDF files) Wolf investigated all the strange things about Oswald's CIA file Robert Webster's (the other guy who "defected"...
Larry Schnapf has drafted a letter to Carolyn Maloney Maloney is the Chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee Schnapf has asked Maloney to hold hearings to comply with the releases of the JFK files Senate Resolution Urges Full Compliance with the JFK Assassination Records Act The Oversight Committee has jurisdiction under the JFK Records Act The House Resolution was sent to the Oversight Committee for action The Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) was established in 2000 The National Declassification Center (NDC) Please write to the members of the Oversight Committee Allen Dulles "deposed" John McCone and Richard Helms about Oswald in Russia When Oswald was in Russia, Allen Dulles was the Director of the CIA So he knew the answers to the questions he was asking Dulles, McCloy, etc. only asked those questions that they wanted on the record And avoid the questions they didn't want on the record Dulles and Gerald Ford were probably the most active members on the WC They made sure that the "right questions" were asked David Belin, an attorney for the WC and the Rockefeller Commission, supported full release Read Larry Schnapf's letter to Rep. Maloney here; Download PDF The Archivist wrote to the POTUS in March 2018 to delay the release of the files for three years Part B: Barry Ernest; beginning at 40:02 Author of The Girl on the Stairs: The Search for a Missing Witness: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Barry's take on John Armstrong's latest article Victoria Adams said she ran down the stairs immediately after the shots were fired And, according to her WC testimony, saw Bill Shelley and Billy Lovelady But Shelley and Lovelady testified they were outside the TSBD for 10 minutes This caused the WC to discount Adams's testimony Adams later told Ernest that she did NOT see Shelley and Lovelady Adams's original testimony is missing from the national archives Also missing are the testimonies of William Shelley and Billy Lovelady Barry uncovered a document which said that those original testimonies were destroyed by the WC Adams's testimony was corroborated by Sandra Styles Styles said that she did NOT see Shelley and Lovelady Signed testimony of Victoria Adams Why would the WC change Adams's testimony to say that she came down later than she actually did? Maybe they (WC) didn't want her on the stairs at that time Why? Because Oswald was coming down the stairs at the same time The Warren Report admits that if Adams is telling the truth, she should have seen or heard Oswald come down the stairs Relying on 'quantity of evidence' rather than 'quality of evidence' Article: Barry Ernest Replies to John Armstrong, RE: Victoria Adams Barry's blog: www.thegirlonthestairs.wordpress.com
In this episode, Mike tells us about the strange story of the MK Ultra project, which investigated mind control techniques from the early 50's through to the early 70's. This is our first 1 hour + episode! (Just) We also talk about trepanning, human terminators, living in puddles, and Mike does passable Arnie impressions. Here's a rundown of the episode: 00:37 - Hello! 01:26 - Presented Piece: MK Ultra 26:57 - Promo - The Great American Urban Legend Podcast 28:30 - Discussion 32:31 - Nazis and justifications 38:35 - Children and earworms 43:04 - Zoe can't meditate. Or balance. 49:27 - Humans are scary 55:23 - Thanks & where you can find us 57:46 - Fun Fact: America's first female mayor 59:46: Bye! Total Runtime: 1hr, 27 seconds. Links PromoOur promo partner this week is https://www.thegreatamericanurbanlegend.com (The Great American Urban Legend Podcast). Go check them out! Research Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQucESRF3Sg&t=3535s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQucESRF3Sg&t=3535s) - Truthstream Media's documentary film "The Minds of Men" - A 'MUST WATCH'!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra) - Wikipedia on MK Ultra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_ARTICHOKE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_ARTICHOKE) - Wiki on Project Artichoke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Helms (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Helms) - Wiki on CIA Director Richard Helms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Gottlieb (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Gottlieb) - Wiki on Sydney Gottleib https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Dulles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Dulles) - Wiki on CIA Director Allen Dulles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midnight_Climax (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midnight_Climax) Wiki on Operation Midnight Climax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Ewen_Cameron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Ewen_Cameron) - Wiki on Dr. Ewen Cameron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_driving (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_driving) - Wiki on Psychic driving techniques Our Linkshttps://storiesofstrangeness.com/ (Website) - Sign up for email alerts, view the gallery, and other cool stuff. https://instagram.com/storiesofstrangeness (Instagram) - Where we hang out the most. https://facebook.com/storiesofstrangeness (Facebook) - We have a page and a group - come talk to us! https://twitter.com/sostrangepod (Twitter) - Mike sends all our tweets - blame him! Our https://www.redbubble.com/people/ZoeandMike/shop?asc=u (Redbubble) page, where you can find all of our designs and illustrations on loads of products. Our https://www.patreon.com/storiesofstrangeness (Patreon) page, if you'd like to support the show. We're starting with 2 tiers: £1 a month, to support the show, which is about $1.37, where we will thank you personally on the show - and £3 a month, which is about $4.11, that will enable you to listen to minis odes, outtakes, timelapse art videos and other bonus content. More tiers may follow. Support this podcast
It does seem that no matter how much you dabble in the historical spider web of CIA lies and deceit, there's always something new and exciting to explore. Let's dive into a small piece of the rabbit hole that was MK Ultra... Works Cited: Project MKULTRA: The CIA's Program Of Research In Behavioral Modification; JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES; UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION: AUGUST 3, 1977 https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/rp3h/lansberry/mkultra.pdf Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control Posted on September 11, 2019 by Stephen Kinzer https://www.thehistoryreader.com/us-history/sidney-gottlieb-and-the-cia-search-for-mind-control/ American History: The Assassination of JFK: Sidney Gottlieb https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKgottlieb.htm British History >Spies and Spymasters >Richard Bissell https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKbissell.htm British History >Spies and Spymasters >Richard Helms https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhelms.htm American History >Cold War >Allen Dulles https://spartacus-educational.com/USAdullesA.htm Home Library Center for the Study of Intelligence Studies Archive Indexes Volume 44: An Interview with Richard Helms Memoirs 1950-1963, Volume 2, George F. Kerman, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1972, pp 145-167. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol44no4/html/v44i4a07p_0021.htm 1953: MK-ULTRA was hatched by Allen Dulles and Richard Helms January 18, 2015 ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION: Advancing Voluntary, Informed Consent to Medical Intervention https://ahrp.org/1953-mk-ultra-was-hatched-by-allen-dulles-and-richard-helms/ 1941: The term, “psychological warfare” was a Nazi concept adapted and “Americanized” January 18, 2015 ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION Advancing Voluntary, Informed Consent to Medical Intervention https://ahrp.org/1941-the-term-psychological-warfare-was-a-nazi-concept-adapted-and-americanized/ The Secret Surrender, Harpers Magazine, By Allen Dulles, July 1966 https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP70-00058R000300010059-3.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency#Controversies MK-Ultra: HISTORY.COM UPDATED:AUG 21, 2018 ORIGINAL:JUN 16, 2017 EDITORS https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/history-of-mk-ultra INSIDE THE ARCHIVE OF AN LSD RESEARCHER WITH TIES TO THE CIA’S MKULTRA MIND CONTROL PROJECT: Tom O’Neill, Dan Piepenbring November 24 2019 https://theintercept.com/2019/11/24/cia-mkultra-louis-jolyon-west/ The true story behind a CIA scientist’s mysterious death By Lauren Sarner December 14, 2017 https://nypost.com/2017/12/14/the-true-story-behind-a-cia-scientists-mysterious-death/ THE SAD TALE OF FRANK OLSON, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S HALLUCINOGEN FALL MAN by JARED KELLERMAY 14, 2019 https://psmag.com/news/the-sad-tale-of-frank-olson-the-u-s-governments-hallucinogen-fall-man Did the CIA’s Dr. Frank Olson Jump to His Death or Was He Pushed? Paul Vidich Published Feb. 17, 2020 https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-the-cias-dr-frank-olson-jump-to-his-death-or-was-he-pushed The Man Who Knew Too Much BY MARY A. FISCHER Gentleman’s Quarterly – January, 2000 https://frankolsonproject.org/the-story/ CIA Papers Link Harvard To Mind-Control Project By Joseph L. Contreras September 28, 1977 https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1977/9/28/cia-papers-link-harvard-to-mind-control/ Madness, Part 3: Subproject 68 May 08, 2020 by Josh Swartz https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2020/05/08/madness-part-three-subproject After learning of Whitey Bulger LSD tests, juror has regrets: Nation Feb 18, 2020 3:10 PM EDT https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/after-learning-of-whitey-bulger-lsd-tests-juror-has-regrets The conspiracy theorists convinced celebrities are under mind control By THOMAS HOBBS Thursday 9 May 2019 https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mkultra-conspiracy-theory-meme
He made a career out of keeping secrets, starting in a wartime intelligence group and working his way up to Director of the CIA in 1966. But when Congress questioned him about U.S. involvement in the 1970 Chilean presidential election, Helms found himself caught between two oaths—one to secrecy, and one to truth-telling.
Richard Helms in 1963 was The Deputy Director for Plans at the CIA, and later would become Director of Central Intelligence. This is his testimony to the United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in 1978 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/art-mcdermott/support
Richard Helms in 1963 was The Deputy Director for Plans at the CIA, and later would become Director of Central Intelligence. This is his testimony to the United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in 1978 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/art-mcdermott/support
Richard Helms in 1963 was The Deputy Director for Plans at the CIA, and later would become Director of Central Intelligence. This is his testimony to the United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in 1978 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/art-mcdermott/support
On June 8, 1967, the USS LIBERTY an unarmed intelligence ship reporting to the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the auspices of the National Security Agency, was positioned in international waters off the coast of Egypt when it was attacked with deadly violence by unmarked jet planes firing rockets and machine guns and throwing napalm onto its deck. This ambush was followed by a torpedo strike that blew a forty-foot hole in the starboard side of the ship. Lacking the capacity to defend themselves, thirty-four sailors were killed and 174 wounded, many for life. By the end of the day, Israel had confessed to having been the aggressor, simultaneously arguing that the attack had been an "accident" and a "mistake."The facts said otherwise. So intense and sustained was the attack - it lasted for nearly an hour and a half - so specific was the aiming for the antennae and satellite dish on deck, that it was scarcely credible that Israel's aggression was not deliberate; such was the view of Marshall Carter, the director of the National Security Agency, his deputy director Louis Tordella, and Richard Helms, the Director of Central Intelligence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We continue our coverage of the CIA's mind control program. While we really have no idea the depths to which the MK Ultra project's research plunged, due to the fact that nearly all the project's documents were destroyed at the direction of then CIA Director, Richard Helms, what we do know from the declassified financial documents is still pretty horrifying. These documents make it clear that they were experimenting on unwitting citizens, military members, and prisoners, implementing trauma-based experimentation, and attempting to cover their tracks with front operations & deceptive practices. While they claim this type of research ended in the 1970s, there's little doubt in our minds that it is ongoing, more advanced, and more insidious. Promo before the intro is from our friends over at Murd Up, a true crime podcast you MUST subscribe to, available nearly all the places you can listen to podcasts. Follow Murd Up on Instagram Subscribe to Murd Up on Itunes Subscribe, rate, review us on Itunes Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/creepitrealpod)
On June 8, 1967, the USS Liberty, an unarmed intelligence ship reporting to the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the auspices of the National Security Agency, was positioned in international waters off the coast of Egypt when it was attacked with deadly violence by unmarked jet planes firing rockets and machine guns and throwing napalm onto its deck. This ambush was followed by a torpedo strike that blew a forty-foot hole in the starboard side of the ship. Lacking the capacity to defend themselves, thirty-four sailors were killed and 174 wounded, many for life. By the end of the day, Israel had confessed to having been the aggressor, simultaneously arguing that the attack had been an "accident" and a "mistake." The facts said otherwise. So intense and sustained was the attack - it lasted for nearly an hour and a half - so specific was the aiming for the antennae and satellite dish on deck, that it was scarcely credible that Israel's aggression was not deliberate; such was the view of Marshall Carter, the director of the National Security Agency, his deputy director Louis Tordella, and Richard Helms, the Director of Central Intelligence. Based on interviews with more than forty survivors, knowledgeable political insiders, and Soviet archives of the period, investigative writer Joan Mellen presents evidence suggesting complicity between US and Israeli intelligence in the attack on Liberty and the more than fifty-year long cover-up. What were the underlying motives? Was this a false flag operation conducted in the midst of the Six-Day War? Was it conceivable that Israel would have initiated such an operation without a green light from the United States? For the sake of justice, truth and the murdered and surviving sailors, this is a story demanding to be told. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Richard speaks with the son of a senior career CIA official about the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress, Washington D.C. socialite, Mary Pinchot Meyer. GUEST: Peter Janney grew up in Washington, D.C. during the Cold War era of the 1950s and 1960s. His father Wistar Janney was a senior career CIA official. The Janney family was intimately involved with many of Washington's social and political elite that included the family of Mary and Cord Meyer, as well as other high-ranking CIA officials such as Richard Helms, Jim Angleton, Tracy Barnes, Desmond FitzGerald, and William Colby. A graduate of Princeton, where he studied American history under Professor Martin Duberman, Janney earned a doctoral degree in psychology at Boston University in 1981. He has been a practicing psychologist and consultant for over 30 years. In 2002, he completed an MBA degree at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Mary's Mosaic: The CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace is his first book.
Debbi Mack interviews mystery author Richard Helms. To buy any of the books displayed, just click on the cover. The interview transcript is below, if you'd like to read it. Or download the PDF copy and read it later. Debbi: Hi everybody. This is the Crime Cafe. Your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I'm your host, Debbi Mack. Before I introduce my guest, I'd like to remind you to please check out the Crime Cafe Nine Book Set and the Crime Cafe Short Story Anthology. Both publications you can find on my website, debbimack.com when you click on the link Crime Cafe. You can also find the podcast subscription buttons there, as well as Crime Cafe merch. And with that, I would like to introduce my good friend and a great writer who also happens to be a multi-award winning author, a retired clinical forensic psychologist, and a retired college professor, Richard Helms. Do you go by Rick or Richard? Richard: I go by Rick. Debbi: Yes, I always call you Rick [laughs]. So, very cool, Rick. Thanks for being here. I'm so glad you could be here. Richard: Well, I'm happy to be here. I appreciate you having me today. Debbi: Well, it's my pleasure and at this point, you said you have 19 published novels? Richard: Well, yeah. I have 19 that have been published. I think three of them are still in print. So, a bunch of them are available as ebooks, but most of my novels right now are out-of-print for any of a number of reasons. My own publishing company folded up back in 2011 and several of the books were on that, and Five Star (I'm one of the Five Star orphans). Some of you may not be familiar with Five Star. It was a division of Cengage Learning, which used to be Houghton Mifflin. It was Thomson-Shore and all these other, but anyway, they folded their mystery thriller line, I guess January of 2015 and I got the message on my birthday that my book publisher was going out of business. Not only that, but my books were going to be going out of print. So, the books that I had with Five Star are largely out-of-print at this point, but I have had 19 published up to this point beginning all the way back in 1980, which is probably before a lot of people watching this were born, when I had my first couple of novels published by World Karting Magazine. I was a go-cart racer back then when I was in college and Anne Bazzoli-Kugler with World Karting Magazine talked me into writing a series of stories about a driver named Karl Geary and the two books, Geary's Year and Geary's Gold were serialized over the course of about four years in World Karting Magazine. I immediately got to work and started writing an adult style thriller. At the time I was really reading a lot of Robert Ludlum and Ken Follett and David Morrell and so I decided I was going to write a Ludlum-style thriller called, The Valentine Profile because obviously getting published was so incredibly easy that all I had to do was dash it out and send it off and people would pay to publish it. I didn't see another book in print for almost 20 years [laughs]. So… Debbi: This is not a place to look for overnight success. Richard: Well, most of the overnight successes I know have been doing this for about 20 years [laughs]. Debbi: Exactly! Exactly! Richard: At one level or another. I mean [Robert] Crais was writing for TV for years; Lee Goldberg, too. You know people who've been slaving away in the salt mines of writing in the back rooms of the story-runner rooms, and a lot of them are now coming out as novelists and doing a really great job. Debbi: That's correct. That's true. I was going to ask you about stock car racing and if you'd ever considered writing a NASCAR novel. Richard: Well, I wrote a novella, which is currently…I have a book of short stories that's currently with my new book publisher. It's Clay Stafford Books out of Nashville, Tennessee. But I've sent them a short story compilation that includes an unpublis...
The Ghosts Of Langley, John Prados Smithsonian Associates, Interview Series By its very nature, the Central Intelligence Agency is an organization whose operations and history are necessarily cloaked in secrecy. What can outsiders really expect to learn about how the agency operates? John Prados, a senior fellow of the National Security Archive based at George Washington University, offers a clue: Organizations reflect the characters and personalities of their founders and giants in the field-for better or worse. Through a critical examination of CIA leaders past and present, Prados offers a window into the often-unknowable workings of the world of Langley. He looks at a series of CIA leaders, including George Tenet, Richard Helms, and Frank Wisner, analyzing their influences on the spirit and direction of the agency both during and after their tenures. In the process, he surveys key operations in modern CIA history-both successful and controversial-and offers insights into the agency's potential evolution. For more details and ticket information, please check out Smithsonian Associates https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?ID=240844&utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2017FY-Trumba-TSA-ev&utm_content=SA-event&tmssource=227982
The Hoover Institution's National Security, Technology and Law Working Group, along with Hoover's Washington, DC office, invite you to a discussion with award-winning author Christopher Moran as he digs deep into the tumultuous relationship between the CIA and former agents who try to go public about their careers. Hoover working group member and senior fellow, Jack Goldsmith will interview Christopher Moran on his new book, Company Confessions. Drawing on interviews; the private correspondence of such legendary spies as Allen Dulles, William Colby, and Richard Helms; and declassified CIA files, Company Confessions examines why America's spies are so willing to share their stories, the damage inflicted when they leak the nation's secrets, and the fine line between censorship on the grounds of security and censorship for the sake of reputation.
The Hoover Institution's National Security, Technology and Law Working Group, along with Hoover's Washington, DC office, invite you to a discussion with award-winning author Christopher Moran as he digs deep into the tumultuous relationship between the CIA and former agents who try to go public about their careers. Hoover working group member and senior fellow, Jack Goldsmith will interview Christopher Moran on his new book, Company Confessions. Drawing on interviews; the private correspondence of such legendary spies as Allen Dulles, William Colby, and Richard Helms; and declassified CIA files, Company Confessions examines why America's spies are so willing to share their stories, the damage inflicted when they leak the nation's secrets, and the fine line between censorship on the grounds of security and censorship for the sake of reputation.
March 7, 2016. Four of the most controversial directors of the Central Intelligence Agency -- Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby and Willian Casey -- are the subject of a new book by Douglas Waller, who did much of his research at the Library of Congress. Speaker Biography: Douglas Waller is a former correspondent for Newsweek and Time magazines, where he covered the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House and Congress. He is the author of the best-sellers "Wild Bill Donovan," "Big Red" and "The Commandos." For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7246
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author Doug Waller to discuss his new book Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan. The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan, Waller tells Houghton the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA. They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had—Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey. Disciples is the story of these dynamic agents and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe under OSS Director Bill Donovan.
Today Peter begins a conversation with the remarkable Peter Sichel, OSS veteran, senior CIA official of the 1950s, and onetime head of Blue Nun wines. After fleeing Nazi Germany with his family in the 1930s and eventually finding himself in the United States, Sichel joined the OSS and in 1944 he went back to Europe where he recruited German prisoners of war to spy for the US 7th Army. Hear him talk about his operations in Europe and his friendship with future Director of the CIA, Richard Helms.
The Rockefeller World, Council on Foreign Relations, and the Trilateral Commission by Andrew Gavin Marshall It is quite apparent in the history of America from the late 19th century and into the 20th century, that the Rockefeller family has wielded massive influence in shaping the socio-political economic landscape of society. However, up until the first half of the 20th century came to a close, there were several other large dominant families with whom the Rockefellers shared power and purpose, notably among them, the Morgans. As the century progressed, their interests aligned further still, and following World War II, the Rockefellers became the dominant group in America, and arguably, the world. Of course, there was the well-established business links between the major families emerging out of the American Industrial Revolution going into the 20th century, followed with the establishment of the major foundations designed to engage in social engineering. It was with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) that the changing dynamics of the Morgan-Rockefeller clan became most apparent. As discussed earlier in this book, the Council on Foreign Relations is the ultimate networking and socializing institution among the American elite. The influence of the CFR is unparalleled among other think tanks. One study revealed that between 1945 and 1972, roughly 45% of the top foreign policy officials who served in the United States government were also members of the Council, leading one prominent member to once state that membership in the Council is essentially a “rite of passage” for being a member of the foreign policy establishment. One Council member, Theodore White, explained that the Council’s “roster of members has for a generation, under Republican and Democratic administrations alike, been the chief recruiting ground for Cabinet-level officials in Washington.”[1] The CIA, as previously examined, is also no stranger to this network, since more often than not in the first several decades of the existence of the Agency, its leaders were drawn from Council membership, such as Allen Dulles, John A. McCone, Richard Helms, William Colby, and George H.W. Bush. As some researchers have examined: The influential but private Council, composed of several hundred of the country’s top political, military, business, and academic leaders has long been the CIA’s principal “constituency” in the American public. When the agency has needed prominent citizens to front for its proprietary (cover) companies or for other special assistance, it has often turned to Council members.[2] Roughly 42% of the top foreign policy positions in the Truman administration were filled by Council members, with 40% in the Eisenhower administration, 51% of the Kennedy administration, and 57% of the Johnson administration, many of whom were holdovers from the Kennedy administration.[3] The Council has had and continues to have enormous influence in the mainstream media, through which it is able to propagate its ideology, advance its agendas, and conceal its influence. In 1972, three out of ten directors and five out of nine executives of the New York Times were Council members. In the same year, one out of four editorial executives and four of nine directors of the Washington Post were also Council members, including its President, Katharine Graham, as well as the Vice-President Osborn Elliott, who was also editor-in-chief of Newsweek. Of both Time Magazine and Newsweek, almost half of their directors in 1972 were also Council members.[4] The Council also has extensive ties to the other major American think tanks, most especially the Brookings Institution, as well as the RAND Corporation, the Hudson Institute, the Foreign Policy Association, and of course, the special-purpose foundations such as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, of which fifteen of its twenty-one trustees (as of 1971) were also Council members, and its president from 1950 to 1971, Joseph E. Johnson, was also a director of the Council during the same time period.[5] The Council and the major philanthropic foundations have had extensive ties not only to each other, but in working together in constructing research and programs of study in foreign affairs. The State Department undertook a study of 191 university-connected centers for foreign affairs research, which revealed that the largest sources of funding came from the Ford Foundation (which funded 107 of the 191 centers), the federal government (which funded 67 centers), the Rockefeller Foundation (18 centers), and the Carnegie Corporation (17 centers), and that, “for eleven of the top twelve universities with institutes of international studies, Ford is the principal source of funding.”[6] These foundations, aside from being major sources of funding for the Council throughout the years from its origins, also share extensive leadership ties with the Council. At the top of the list is the Rockefeller Foundation, which in 1971 had fourteen out of nineteen of its directors also being members of the Council; the Carnegie Corporation followed with ten out of seventeen; then came the Ford Foundation with seven out of sixteen; and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund with six out of eleven board members also being members of the Council. It should also be noted that the Carnegie network extended beyond the Carnegie Corporation, and also included the Carnegie Endowment, the Carnegie Institute of Washington, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. From its founding until 1972, one-fourth of all the Council’s directors had served as trustees or directors of at least one of the several Carnegie foundations. John J. McCloy had served as chairman of both the Council and the Ford Foundation at the same time, from the 1950s until the late 60s.[7]
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