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Legacy of Secrecy - The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination (Hardcover)
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Legacy of Secrecy - The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination (Hardcover)
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The crack of rifle fire in Dallas that killed John F. Kennedy
didn't just start a frantic effort to find his assassins. JFK's
murder also launched a flurry of covert actions by officials like
attorney-general Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson to hide the
fact that in November 1963 the United States was on the brink of
invading Cuba, as part of a JFK-authorised coup. The plan's
exposure could have cost the life of JFK's coup leader -- Cuban
army commander Juan Almeida -- and led to a nuclear confrontation
with the Soviets, just a year after the Cuban missile crisis. But
the cover-ups by these top officials also had the tragic effect of
preventing a full investigation into JFK's assassination, spawning
a legacy of secrecy that would impact presidents, Congress, and US
foreign policy for the next 45 years. Legacy of Secrecy reveals for
the first time the secret attempts of Robert F. Kennedy and his
aides to expose his brother's killers, using interviews with two
dozen RFK associates and newly declassified files from the National
Archives. Legacy shows how RFK continued his war against the Mafia
by focusing increasing attention on the godfathers behind JFK's
assassination, until his own murder. RFK's associates continued his
quest and almost exposed the truth on six different occasion. But,
like a deadly, high-stakes chess game -- at the height of the Cold
War -- each time they were blocked by three Mafia chiefs and a
handful of CIA operatives. Legacy details each step taken by mob
bosses Carlos Marcello, Santo Trafficante, and Johnny Rosselli to
hide their involvement in JFK's murder, including several
spectacular murders of Congressional witnesses.
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