Blood, Money & Power: How L. B. J. Killed J. F. K.

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Summary: Enough evidence to convict any ordinary citizen
Review: The only thing that would have made this book better in my opinion is if it had been limited to events surrounding the assasination that the author knew for sure happened, rather than the addition of speculation, or in the author's words, "faction". However, this would have made the book a small portion of its total length. Read it as a brief work on modern Texas political history rather than a facts-only review of the assasination and it will be a five-star book. With that said, the book points out undeniable and easily documented facts that can point to no other person at the top of the assasination plot except Lyndon Johnson. The facts, with photos, provided in this book that would make me vote guilty as a juror:
1) A fingerprint in the sniper's nest of the book depository was matched to Mac Wallace. He was there.
2) Mac Wallace killed a boyfriend of Johnson's sister, Josefa Johnson, on October 22, 1951. McClellan says it was to silence the man from revealing a scandal about Josefa. The evidence was overwhelming and 11 of 12 jurors recommended the death penalty. Wallace's attorney, however, was employed by the Clark law firm. McClellan points out that Ed Clark was so powerful and intimidating in Texas legal circles that all he had to do was pick up the phone and call a judge. The judge in Wallace's case overruled the jury's recommendation for the death penalty and sentenced Wallace to five years' prison with a suspended sentence. Wallace was freed after being found guilty of first-degree murder.
3) McClellan was one of four principal members in the law firm that handled all of Johnson's legal matters, coming into it in the years following the assasination. Two of the other principal members of the firm told him in private, at different times, that the firm had orchestrated the assasination of Kennedy on behalf of Johnson.
4) This author is absolutely credible. He is a high-profile, intelligent attorney, and the father of the current White House press secretary, Scott McClellan.
In short, if Mac Wallace was at an important event, it involved Lyndon Johnson and the Clark law firm, and he was there. A 14-point matching fingerprint would convict you or me wouldn't it? Is it so far-fetched that the "heir to the throne" will murder the king? It has happened many times throughout history. When people dismiss the idea as preposterous that a former president would be guilty of murdering another president, I'm reminded of Winston Churchill's famous quote: "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on." Great book. Distill it down to the facts and you will have no hesitation in answering the question, "Who was our WORST president?"

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Summary: Interesting ,yes, believable?
Review: This story is plausible, if you read Robert Caro's excellent bio LBJ was capable of doing it. But there's not much proof, lots of circumstantial evidence. What makes me suspicious is that Barr's son Scott is Dubya's press secretary. I wonder what he has to say about all this? What ulterior motives does Mr McClellan have?