Truth is the Only Client: The Official Investigation of the Murder of John F. Kennedy
Original title: Truth Is the Only Client: The Official Investigation of the Murder of John F. Kennedy
- 2019
- 2h 20m
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Archival footage and present-day interviews with surviving participants highlight the Warren Commission's investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Archival footage and present-day interviews with surviving participants highlight the Warren Commission's investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Archival footage and present-day interviews with surviving participants highlight the Warren Commission's investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Vicky Adams, Sandra Styles & Dorothy Garner's testimony prove beyond any doubt that the W.C. got it wrong, all 3 women were in the stairway at the exact time the W.C. said LHO was running down the stairs & not one of them saw Oswald = case closed.
The evidence in this case is so overwhelming that LHO was a patsy there really is no way of getting around the obvious conclusion that he was set up. There were 3 rifles found at the TSBD, what happened to the Mauser & Enfield rifles? they disappeared because they couldn't connect them to LHO.
Why is Oswald's boss (Bill Shelley) seen standing behind Oswald in New Orleans in August 1963 & then magically he becomes his boss just a couple months later when Oswald conveniently gets the job at TSBD. How come the money order that LHO allegedly used to buy the Carcano was never cashed (it has no bank stamps).
Why did all the power go out in TSBD when the motorcade turned from main street to Houston street & then go back on right after the shooting? - maybe they needed the elevator in place to make sure 6th floor shooters can get away & simply walk out the back door.
It's obvious there were 2 Oswald's, one who was seen with Ruby a couple dozen times who helped set up the other Oswald with Ruby and the patsy shot dead by Ruby. Why did the waitress at the restaurant right down the street from Ruby's club say she saw Oswald & Ruby together around midnight on11/21/63-11/22/63 when it's an established fact that patsy Oswald was staying at the Paine's residence that very same night.
Why did the other Oswald show up labor day weekend 1963 (when the patsy was still in N.O.) at the Houston TX residence of Fidel Castro's former gun runner Robert Mckeown wanting to buy rifles? - maybe so one of the rifles would show up on the 6th floor of TSBD & then they can blame the JFK murder on Castro & invade Cuba which is exactly what the Pentagon/Joint chiefs tried to get JFK to do 3 times in 3 years & the President said NO every time. Bugliosi's book should be put in the fiction section of all book stores as he dishonestly spread his disinformation on every msm news outlet he could and of course the msm was more than happy to keep the fraud going.
The evidence in this case is so overwhelming that LHO was a patsy there really is no way of getting around the obvious conclusion that he was set up. There were 3 rifles found at the TSBD, what happened to the Mauser & Enfield rifles? they disappeared because they couldn't connect them to LHO.
Why is Oswald's boss (Bill Shelley) seen standing behind Oswald in New Orleans in August 1963 & then magically he becomes his boss just a couple months later when Oswald conveniently gets the job at TSBD. How come the money order that LHO allegedly used to buy the Carcano was never cashed (it has no bank stamps).
Why did all the power go out in TSBD when the motorcade turned from main street to Houston street & then go back on right after the shooting? - maybe they needed the elevator in place to make sure 6th floor shooters can get away & simply walk out the back door.
It's obvious there were 2 Oswald's, one who was seen with Ruby a couple dozen times who helped set up the other Oswald with Ruby and the patsy shot dead by Ruby. Why did the waitress at the restaurant right down the street from Ruby's club say she saw Oswald & Ruby together around midnight on11/21/63-11/22/63 when it's an established fact that patsy Oswald was staying at the Paine's residence that very same night.
Why did the other Oswald show up labor day weekend 1963 (when the patsy was still in N.O.) at the Houston TX residence of Fidel Castro's former gun runner Robert Mckeown wanting to buy rifles? - maybe so one of the rifles would show up on the 6th floor of TSBD & then they can blame the JFK murder on Castro & invade Cuba which is exactly what the Pentagon/Joint chiefs tried to get JFK to do 3 times in 3 years & the President said NO every time. Bugliosi's book should be put in the fiction section of all book stores as he dishonestly spread his disinformation on every msm news outlet he could and of course the msm was more than happy to keep the fraud going.
Greetings again from the darkness. Having spent much of my life in Dallas, the tragic events of November 22, 1963 have always played a role in my identity as a Texan. President Kennedy's assassination that day has carried the added burden of conspiracy theories and politicized commentary ... this in addition to the devastating emotional toll it took on the citizens of the United States. Co-directors Todd Kwait and Rob Stegman focus their attention on The Warren Report, the research conducted by the 7 appointed members of the committee, plus the affiliated attorneys and staff.
We see the archival clip of the Boston Symphony announcement of that day's assassination, and the reaction of the live audience as the conductor reveals the Funeral March from Beethoven's symphony is next up. It's effective as a reminder of the gut-punch felt by the populace, before the filmmakers' move towards a more analytical look at the findings by the commission. Vincent Bugliosi then informs us that it's the greatest murder case in world history, and also the most important and complex. Bugliosi (now deceased) was the lead prosecutor in the Charles Manson case, and he also acted as the prosecutor in a 1986 televised mock trial of Lee Harvey Oswald - an event which led Bugliosi to write a detailed 2007 book entitled "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F Kennedy".
Four surviving staff members affiliated with the Warren Commission are interviewed on camera, as are other experts, authors, historians, and investigators. The "star" witnesses are Ruth Hyde Paine and Robert Blakey. Ms. Paine was a friend of Marina Oswald, and owned the house where Marina lived at the time of the assassination. Mr. Blakey was Chief Counsel and Staff Director to the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations (1977-79), which investigated Kennedy's death. Among the other key contributors included here are author Patricia Johnson McMillan ("Marina and Lee"), Kennedy expert Judge Brendan Sheehan, CIA historian David Robarge, and Sound/Acoustics investigator Steve Barber.
While acknowledging, and not shying away from, the numerous conspiracy theories that have been floated in regards to the assassination, it's important to understand that the focus here is on the report filed by the Warren Commission. It could even be categorized as having the goal of proving its accuracy. It's noted that Chief Justice Earl Warren directed everyone associated with the commission that, "your only client is the truth". We are informed that the multitude of conspiracy theories have cumulatively accused 12 groups, 82 assassins, and hundreds of co-conspirators. The commission interviewed 552 witnesses, and those involved remain adamant that their research and work was neither tainted nor politicized.
A high level history lesson is worked in between the interviews, often tying in to the portion of the report being discussed. These segments include: the assassination attempt on General Walker, Oswald's pro-Castro work in New Orleans, the 'grassy knoll', the pristine bullet, Jack Ruby (including some background on him), and of course, the Zapruder film ... where the pertinent frames are analyzed. There is an interesting segment on the Police Audio and how it was remarkably released via Gallery Magazine (a publication for adults). Discussion of Operation Mongoose, the CIA plot to overthrow communism in Cuba, including the killing of Fidel Castro may or may not be news to viewers, and there is even mention of Oliver Stone's 1991 movie, JFK.
Included among those who have been accused of orchestrating the assassination are Cuba, the Soviet Union, organized crime, the FBI, and the CIA. Those involved specifically reference the cover-ups perpetrated by those latter two federal agencies. Did these hinder the investigations and impact the final report? Whether you subscribe to one or more of the conspiracy theories, one would be hard-pressed to not at least acknowledge that the citizenry's distrust of government was amplified during this time, and nothing since has calmed the waters. Kwait's and Stegman's film is undoubtedly the best film breakdown of the Warren Report, though it's unlikely to change the minds of those who prefer a conspiracy.
We see the archival clip of the Boston Symphony announcement of that day's assassination, and the reaction of the live audience as the conductor reveals the Funeral March from Beethoven's symphony is next up. It's effective as a reminder of the gut-punch felt by the populace, before the filmmakers' move towards a more analytical look at the findings by the commission. Vincent Bugliosi then informs us that it's the greatest murder case in world history, and also the most important and complex. Bugliosi (now deceased) was the lead prosecutor in the Charles Manson case, and he also acted as the prosecutor in a 1986 televised mock trial of Lee Harvey Oswald - an event which led Bugliosi to write a detailed 2007 book entitled "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F Kennedy".
Four surviving staff members affiliated with the Warren Commission are interviewed on camera, as are other experts, authors, historians, and investigators. The "star" witnesses are Ruth Hyde Paine and Robert Blakey. Ms. Paine was a friend of Marina Oswald, and owned the house where Marina lived at the time of the assassination. Mr. Blakey was Chief Counsel and Staff Director to the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations (1977-79), which investigated Kennedy's death. Among the other key contributors included here are author Patricia Johnson McMillan ("Marina and Lee"), Kennedy expert Judge Brendan Sheehan, CIA historian David Robarge, and Sound/Acoustics investigator Steve Barber.
While acknowledging, and not shying away from, the numerous conspiracy theories that have been floated in regards to the assassination, it's important to understand that the focus here is on the report filed by the Warren Commission. It could even be categorized as having the goal of proving its accuracy. It's noted that Chief Justice Earl Warren directed everyone associated with the commission that, "your only client is the truth". We are informed that the multitude of conspiracy theories have cumulatively accused 12 groups, 82 assassins, and hundreds of co-conspirators. The commission interviewed 552 witnesses, and those involved remain adamant that their research and work was neither tainted nor politicized.
A high level history lesson is worked in between the interviews, often tying in to the portion of the report being discussed. These segments include: the assassination attempt on General Walker, Oswald's pro-Castro work in New Orleans, the 'grassy knoll', the pristine bullet, Jack Ruby (including some background on him), and of course, the Zapruder film ... where the pertinent frames are analyzed. There is an interesting segment on the Police Audio and how it was remarkably released via Gallery Magazine (a publication for adults). Discussion of Operation Mongoose, the CIA plot to overthrow communism in Cuba, including the killing of Fidel Castro may or may not be news to viewers, and there is even mention of Oliver Stone's 1991 movie, JFK.
Included among those who have been accused of orchestrating the assassination are Cuba, the Soviet Union, organized crime, the FBI, and the CIA. Those involved specifically reference the cover-ups perpetrated by those latter two federal agencies. Did these hinder the investigations and impact the final report? Whether you subscribe to one or more of the conspiracy theories, one would be hard-pressed to not at least acknowledge that the citizenry's distrust of government was amplified during this time, and nothing since has calmed the waters. Kwait's and Stegman's film is undoubtedly the best film breakdown of the Warren Report, though it's unlikely to change the minds of those who prefer a conspiracy.
Nice try suckers, we can see through your lies. One example how they try to tell their lies.
Why didn't they include the fact that Richard Russell and others on the Warren Commission stated publicly they did NOT agree with the conclusions of the WC.
Even LBJ is on record saying the same thing, at least twice: once on the phone and the guy who he was talking to (maybe Russell) and another in video talking with W. Cronkite which he asked to not be shown until after he died.
So many intelligent and true investigations into JFKA that often conclude the full story isn't known because all of the files haven't been released and some have been deliberately destroyed over the years.
If you're a brain dead sheeple type you'll love this garbage; if you know it's stupid turn it's quite a laugh.
Why didn't they include the fact that Richard Russell and others on the Warren Commission stated publicly they did NOT agree with the conclusions of the WC.
Even LBJ is on record saying the same thing, at least twice: once on the phone and the guy who he was talking to (maybe Russell) and another in video talking with W. Cronkite which he asked to not be shown until after he died.
So many intelligent and true investigations into JFKA that often conclude the full story isn't known because all of the files haven't been released and some have been deliberately destroyed over the years.
If you're a brain dead sheeple type you'll love this garbage; if you know it's stupid turn it's quite a laugh.
We have had so much media output in Newspapers, Magazines, television, films, and documentary releases on this matter that it has long become tedious; mainly due to much of the obvious lying, misinformation, and disinformation, that is churned out every time!
People will believe what they want to believe and researchers will have their own beliefs etc. But, the more you try to convince people that nothing dubious was going on, then you have to think why; and you inevitably start thinking that there must have been something going on that the perpetrators want to keep hidden.
THINGS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY NEVER TOLD OR TALKED ABOUT: 1) Jackie Kennedy in a series of oral-history interviews recorded in early 1964. Former first lady speaks about the historical moment in newly released tapes.
She said her husband believed strongly that Johnson shouldn't become president and, in the months before his death in November 1963, he'd begun talking to his brother, Robert Kennedy, about ways to maneuver around Johnson in 1968.
"Bobby told me this later, and I know Jack said it to me sometimes. He said, 'Oh, God, can you ever imagine what would happen to the country if Lyndon was president?'" she said.
2) It is said that LBJ's wife said on her deathbed that her husband had been the one to have JFK murdered.
3) Here is an story that is well known but is never ever mentioned because of family issues... E. Howard Hunt was a C. I. A operative involved in the Watergate Scandal. After his death, his two sons claimed to have recordings of Hunt on his deathbed naming those in a conspiracy responsible for the assassination of John F. Kennedy, including Lyndon B. Johnson.
My own thoughts have been the same as they were from the age of 12 years old i.e. Politics was corrupt then, before then and still are in the 21st century. JFK's assassination was part of a much bigger picture and, unless he comes back from the dead on worldwide media outlets to tell us differently...we will never know the real truth!
People will believe what they want to believe and researchers will have their own beliefs etc. But, the more you try to convince people that nothing dubious was going on, then you have to think why; and you inevitably start thinking that there must have been something going on that the perpetrators want to keep hidden.
THINGS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY NEVER TOLD OR TALKED ABOUT: 1) Jackie Kennedy in a series of oral-history interviews recorded in early 1964. Former first lady speaks about the historical moment in newly released tapes.
She said her husband believed strongly that Johnson shouldn't become president and, in the months before his death in November 1963, he'd begun talking to his brother, Robert Kennedy, about ways to maneuver around Johnson in 1968.
"Bobby told me this later, and I know Jack said it to me sometimes. He said, 'Oh, God, can you ever imagine what would happen to the country if Lyndon was president?'" she said.
2) It is said that LBJ's wife said on her deathbed that her husband had been the one to have JFK murdered.
3) Here is an story that is well known but is never ever mentioned because of family issues... E. Howard Hunt was a C. I. A operative involved in the Watergate Scandal. After his death, his two sons claimed to have recordings of Hunt on his deathbed naming those in a conspiracy responsible for the assassination of John F. Kennedy, including Lyndon B. Johnson.
My own thoughts have been the same as they were from the age of 12 years old i.e. Politics was corrupt then, before then and still are in the 21st century. JFK's assassination was part of a much bigger picture and, unless he comes back from the dead on worldwide media outlets to tell us differently...we will never know the real truth!
Yes great interviews if you for watching bunch these people lye. 99% of them stories dont even match what they said on record before. Who put this non-sense together? Ruth Cia Paine herself? She lye so much just on this 1. I was watching "with very great care" for A Flash of Light & Lighting to hit her. As with most people on this fantasy land Doc.
Who would take 1 of the worst rifles ever made in history. & try hit a side of a barn with it. Much less make The most amazing 3 perfect shots in history of earth with? Common Sense that gun could not done the job. Period. End of story.... Has any world class sharp shooters ever redone them world class shots again with that junk pile of rifle again. JURY I rest my case. Plus Jury.. Ruth Paine need life term just on her very bad acting.
Who would take 1 of the worst rifles ever made in history. & try hit a side of a barn with it. Much less make The most amazing 3 perfect shots in history of earth with? Common Sense that gun could not done the job. Period. End of story.... Has any world class sharp shooters ever redone them world class shots again with that junk pile of rifle again. JURY I rest my case. Plus Jury.. Ruth Paine need life term just on her very bad acting.
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