Kennedy Assassination

Hany Farid, Dartmouth Scientist, Says Controversial Oswald Rifle Photo Real

AP | HOLLY RAMER | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


CONCORD, N.H. — The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, accordin...

The Kennedy Assassination: New Details About the Transfer of Power

Steven M. Gillon | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books


Steven M. Gillon

Exactly when did doctors give up their efforts to save Kennedy's life? And when did Lyndon Johnson learn that JFK was dead?

A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Steven M. Gillon | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books


Steven M. Gillon

A recently declassified oral history by Brigadier General Godfrey McHugh, President Kennedy's military aide on the Dallas trip, sheds new light on the critical hours after the shooting.

When Will GOP Leaders Denounce the Pyromaniacs?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

The parallels between the hate speech of the early 1960s and today are numerous and disturbing. But there are also important differences. So, where does the Republican leadership stand on playing with matches?

JFK and the Unspeakable

Oliver Stone | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


Oliver Stone

An extraordinary new book offers the best account I have read of the JFK tragedy and its significance.

That's the Way It Was

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 08.18.2009 | Media


B. Jeffrey Madoff

I wanted my kids to watch a few examples of what the news was like when I was their age so I put on the clip of Cronkite's coverage of the Kennedy assassination. "Wow", my son said. "That was so quiet and so powerful."

A New Turn for the Magic Bullet

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

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November 22, 1963: Like a Rolling Bolt of Thunder

Don Steinberg | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics


Don Steinberg

It's hard for me to imagine the complete state of shock that gripped the nation -- really the whole world -- when President Kennedy was assassinated 4...

The Answer To, "Where Were You?" Is Still Crystal Clear

R.T. Eby | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


R.T. Eby

We had a hard time believing that what we were seeing was real. Yet there it was. The crown prince of Camelot was dead.

Jason Linkins

Early Show's Smith Bizarrely Hints At Obama Assassination

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Senator Ted Kennedy, having endorsed Barack Obama for President, has begun his barnstorming on behalf of the candidate in earnest. This morning found...