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Summary: some really dumb people out there
Review: Mr. Barr is laughing all the way to the bank. I do recommend buying the book (autographed if possible) - I have a feeling this book will never be reprinted, as Mrs. Johnson has filed suit. You can write a book like Mr. Barr, as thats what makes this country so great. However, if your book causes defamation of character and no foundation. Watch out
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Summary: Blood, Money, and Power
Review: Being a self proclaimed expert on this assassination and beleiveing that LBJ certainly knew about it prior to it taking place I eagerly anticipated this book. By and large I enjoyed it and believe that Barr took some literary liberties while writing it, which I wish he had not done. As such it is somewhat unbeleivable for there are quotes for conversations where there could not have been witnesses and therefore the conversations are his conjecture. The book is somewhat hard to follow in places and poorly written in others but he is to be commended for bravely coming forward and putting into print what others have simply whispered about.For anyone interested in the subject it is a good read and in my belief far more factual than fiction.
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Summary: depends on pre-book perspective
Review: Years ago after reading several claims to reveal the truth books and Stone's movie, this reviewer vowed to avoid all Kennedy assassination fantasies. However, being a sensationalist-seeking ugly American, the subtitle "HOW L. B. J. KILLED J. F. K." hooked me and so with recently seeing a great History Channel piece on what happened at the Grassy Knoll, I ventured back into the land of Camelot. Barr McClellan makes a case that paranoid power monger LBJ, fearing removal from the 64 reelection and benefiting from his boss' death, arranged the JFK assassination through a close friend lawyer Ed Clark. The problem with the conclusion is that the evidence at best is vague and unsubstantiated. The key supporting physical evidence is a smudged partial fingerprint that might belong to an LBJ associate (but also might not). The remaining arguments build around motive, water cool rumors and enigmatic "codes" that Mr. McClellan heard while working at Mr. Clark's law firm. Accepting the author's word still fails (at least to this reviewer) to produce any solid evidence that would hold up in a first degree murder trial or even a wrongful death civil suit. Well written and intriguing, the case that "L.B.J. killed J.F.K." seems stretched though quite entertaining in more of a disjointed novel manner especially the highlighted conspiracy sessions. The bottom line is that if a reader already believes in the Texas chain saw killing of JFK to place LBJ in the White House, they will elatedly devour every line of this book's supposition. Those with doubts will skeptically point out that this is another rush to judgment without substance. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Incredible revelations!
Review: November 22, 1963: As a senior history major at The University or Texas, I was not a supporter of JFK nor was I interested in his scheduled visit to Austin later that day. Then the unthinkable occurred - the assassination of OUR President. Fall, 1972: a history professor at Southwest Texas State (LBJ's college) loaned me a book to read concerning the Zapruder film. The Warren Commission was not really satisfactory, and after reading the book about the assassination and the "magic bullet" my doubts increased. October, 2003: BLOOD, MONEY AND POWER - is this what really happened? Did LBJ kill JFK?? This book is an intriguing and disturbing presentation of that possiblity. There are incredible revelations made by the author, Barr McClellan. Names are named, events are detailed, and the motive (of course) is obvious. It's time to finally uncover the truth. No man is above the law. Let's "recall" LBJ's legacy through the proper legal channels to determine his guilt or innocence. You don't have to be a conspiracy nut to read this book. It's a "good un".
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Summary: Inspiring!
Review: For those who have studied the tragedy in Dealy Plaza on 11/22/63 there will be critical analysis...McClellan has not spent his life reading up on every little detail of "who killed JFK", but, none the less, this book is must reading. McClellan is to be highly commended on getting this story out. This is probably the first-ever insider story from a source as high up as lawyers to LBJ. McClellan's writing is powerful, fast-paced and you will be inspired by his personal sacrifice and bravery!
Ever wonder how a man as seemingly sleazy as LBJ made it so far?? Read this book and find out..stealing elections and having people killed...nothing mattered to this hell-bent-on- power crew. You won't be able to put this book down! And you will be angry, very, very angry, I hope. For those naive enough to believe that we actually live in some sort of a democracy, please read this most powerful tale and then demand a criminal investigation. In 1979, after 2 years of hearings by the House Select Committee On Assassinations, our government announced two important findings: That there was "probably a conspiracy", and that the Department of Justice needs to investigate. We are long overdue!! Buy it, read it and then write to the press, who have been most complicit in this lie for now 40 years. Write to your elected representatives. McClellan sacrificed a brilliant legal career for this case....now it's up to we the people. There can be no "justice" in America so long as this coverup continues. Don't depend on CBS etc. for any historical truth, read this book and then continue your study. The powers that be depend upon the ignorance of the American electorate.
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Summary: Cui Bono latin for "he who benefits"
Review: On June 5th 1963 President Kennedy made the decision to visit Texas. It was mostly at the behest of his Vice President that this decision was made. With this in mind a quote from Edgar Allen Poe is worth noting "That which is most simple and obvious is the hardest to fathom". There is only one person in the world who "benefited" from Kennedy's death yet most find the notion of Johnson's complicity too far fetched to believe. A headline from the Dallas Times Herald on April 24th 1963 gives a clue to just how involved Johnson was in influencing Kennedy's decision to visit Dallas. LBJ SEES KENNEDY DALLAS VISIT is the front page headline. The Warren Commission knew of this headline but chose to ignore it. Why? It was Marina Oswald's testimony that on April 24th 1963 Lee Oswald was reading the morning paper and went to get his gun saying he wanted to "go see the Vice President". Marina tells the Commission Lee was refering to former VP Richard Nixon and in the Warren Report this is called the Nixon Incident with Marina locking Lee in a bathroom to keep him from going out. He relents and leaves without his gun. He then comes back later and packs up to leave for New Orleans. Did he go see Nixon?? All one has to do is check papers that date to know VP Nixon was not in town...BUT JOHNSON WAS!!! Not only that he is prematurely announcing JFK's trip 2 months before it was officially decided. After that kind of press Kennedy had to go. In addition, a curious statement by LBJ is found in the body of the speech he made to a bottler's convention. He is defending the President from criticism and then tells people to "At least wait until next November before you shoot him down"...Gulp...pause ...what??? No wonder the Warren Commission ignored this headline. An incredible faux paux??? Or maybe it was the fruedian slip of the century... Barr McClellan's revelations further buttress the idea of LBJ being behind the assassination. It was in 1974 that my father Fred T. Newcomb self published a 400 page detailed manuscript called Murder From Within that first outlined this whole "inside job" theory. McClellan has alot to add to the evidence against LBJ and although it won't convince people of "proof" it certainly will raise many eyebrows and at least give it some reasonable credence. Excellent writing on Johnson's history and lust for power.
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Summary: Blood, Money and Power
Review: It's about time someone told the story of what happened in Dallas as it truly happened. The "lone nut theory" never did hold water. And where better to get the true story than from the man who was actually there..... who knew the people involved and knew how politics in Texas actually worked. Recommend for all ages.
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Summary: True Evidence of Connections Much More than Coincidences
Review: The book reads well and traces the bloody and relentless path LBJ followed to power. The connections are put forth plainly, and mere coincidences cannot explain all the interactions between Ed Clark and LBJ. This is a true exposure of corruption.
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Summary: Blood, MOney & Power :How LBJ killed JFK
Review: I always knew there was something other than the "single gunshot" theory--Thank God for Barr McClellan! Now along with the "real facts" I know that my gut instinct was right all along. I have long thought Johnson had blood on his hands. This book reminded me of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood,"in the way that it is factual yet written in a novelistic style. Couldn't put it down, LOved it!!! Again--kudos to Mr. McClellan and his bravery!
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Summary: Please, don't waste your time!
Review: With Robery Caro now having completed three volumes of his biography of Lyndon Johnson, readers are well-advised to spend their time on those books, rahter than this sad effort. Avoid at all costs. [Don't let the single star fool you, this book deserves NO stars]
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