Thinking critically about the Kennedy assassination : debunking the myths and conspiracy theories /
"Thinking Critically About the Kennedy Assassination uses the tools of critical thinking, historical research, and philosophical inquiry to debunk the many myths and conspiracy theories surrounding JFK's shocking and untimely death. As we approach the sixtieth anniversary of the violent pu...
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London ; New York :
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group,
2022.
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| Series: | Conspiracy theories (Routledge (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Knowledge and Conspiracy Theories
- PART I: MYTH AND COUNTER MYTH: Will the Real JFK Please Stand Up?
- Three Dead in Dallas: The "Official Story"
- The Kennedy Mystique: From Irish Mafia to Camelot
- Case Never Closed: The Evolving Conspiracy Narrative
- PART II: MOTIVE: "Like Caesar, He Is Surrounded by Enemies..."
- The Anti-Civil Rights Movement: Right Wing Racists, Nixon, and the FBI
- "Double Cross! Double Cross!": The Mafia and Jack Ruby
- Spooks and Nukes: The CIA and its War on Cuba
- Dominoes and Dictators: The Pentagon and the War in Vietnam
- "A Damned Murder, Inc.!": LBJ and the Warren Commission
- "I'm Just a Patsy!": Lee Harvey Oswald's Life and Motive
- PART III: MEANS: "It's Gonna Be a Turkey Shoot!"
- The Shooting Gallery: The Motorcade and Dealey Plaza
- The Man in the High Window: The Evidentiary Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald
- Going Ballistic: Of Missing and Magic Bullets
- PART IV: OPPORTUNITY: "We're Through the Looking Glass Here!"
- The Secret Cleaning Service: Did JFK's Bodyguards Cover Up a Conspiracy?
- Of Missing Wounds and Fake X-Rays: Was JFK's Autopsy a Fraud?
- Crop Marks on My Face: Were Lee Oswald's Backyard Photos Doctored?
- America's Bloodiest Home Video: Is the Zapruder Film Authentic?
- Conclusion: Why Conspiracists Rewrite the Past.