On episode eleven of American

History Too! we delve into one of the most chilling moments in US history –

the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963.  To aid us in the voyage through fear,

conspiracy, and legend we are joined by the University of Glasgow’s Fraser

McCallum.  

What is uncontested about that day? What are the most

plausible and most outlandish conspiracy theories to prosper in the fifty years

since the assassination?  Why do these conspiracies

matter?  And how were Lyndon Johnson and

Bobby Kennedy the original conspiracy

theorists? 

Finally, does the myth of the fallen President match the

reality of the Kennedy presidency?  Find

out all this and more on this episode of American

History Too!

We’ll be back with our next podcast on the Vietnam War in

the next two weeks.

Cheers,

Mark and Malcolm

 

Reading/Viewing List

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Kathryn Olmsted, Real Enemies:

Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War 1 to 9/11(Oxford:

Oxford University Press, 2009)

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William Manchester, The Death of a President: November 20–November 25, 1963 (US:  Harper & Row, 2013)

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(Film) - Dir. Oliver Stone, JFK (1991)