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A Personal View of the JFK Assassination, 61 Years On
We have an intermission episode in this series on the JFK assassination, with a personal view of the memories of the host on the assassination and why he was not taken in by conspiracy theories, in co
The Book that Destroyed the JFK Conspiracy Theories: Vincent Bugliosi’s “Reclaiming History” (2007)
Today, Audibly Speaking reviews the magisterial book by famed prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We revisit the things that make it uniqu
Why is the JFK Assassination Still Relevant? And Why is the Warren Commission’s Still Strong? Listen to One of My Best
In this sidebar episode tracing the movements of Lee Harvey Oswald and we step back from the forest to examine the trees of the story. In this politically portentous year of 2024, learn what the consp
“Moving East to Go West: Oswald’s Twisted Path Pre-Tippit”
Why did Lee Harvey Oswald go east from his boarding house in the aftermath of the JFK assassination, only to go west before his fatal encounter with Police Officer J.D. Tippit on November 22, 1963? Th
“Assassination and Escape: Oswald’s Actions, 12:30 pm to 1:50 pm, November 22”
We have now arrived at the critical moments. What happened as the assassination occurred and what do we know of Oswalds behavior during these most important of minutes? It turns out we know a great
Evidence Against Oswald: 8:00 AM, November 21, to 12:30 PM CST, November 22
How to help students understand the overwhelming evidence against Lee Harvey Oswald (and Oswald alone)? Given the power of the evidence, no help ought be needed! Perhaps a concise run-through will do
Lee Harvey Oswald and Edwin Walker Redux: Resume Building and Plotting in New Orleans, April to October 1963
What was Lee Harvey Oswald up to in New Orleans between his failed assassination attempt against Retired General Edwin Walker in April 1963 and his trip to Mexico City in late September in pursuit of
Final Episode: Oswald’s Mind in the Assassination Weekend
In this final part of the three-part podcast series, we look at Oswalds interior concerns in the days and hours before 12:30 pm CST on November 22, 1963. In so doing we elucidate the most elusive of
Lee Harvey Oswald and the JFK Assassination: The Stories Not Told
In this three-part series, we go into the mind of the assassin and try to understand Oswalds motives. This helps us understand why conspiracy thinking about the assassination makes no sense. If you
Announcing a New Series on my YouTube Channel, “JFK Demystified”
This is your host, historian Rick Reiman. Go to my YouTube Channel, JFK Demystified, to view the first episode of a series of short videos called On Background: Seeking the Hidden JFK Assassinatio