I ordered three books authored by my grandfather on my Dad's side. I found it extremely interesting though I must admit that there is something different about reading a story written by someone you know, sorta like watching and old H.S. buddy play for a pro football team... it always seems more important and interesting.
The story tells of Hugh's accidental introduction to the notion of a second gunman by one of his friends from the CIA. Grandpa had an extensive law enforcement background with close ties to the CIA and FBI and while heading up the security detail for Goldwater's run for president he was given information that would take him on a multi-year escapade through 10 countries to find and interview the man he believes killed JFK.
The writing seems a little rough, perhaps by design or just the style, who knows.
I did a bunch of searching on the internet and found that many folks think he is a crackpot while others reference him as a source of authoritative information. Whatever the case, it is interesting for anyone who has ever wondered about the JFK murder and likes a good conspiracy theory.
UPDATE: More books from Grandpa here.
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Following is my review of:
Appointment In Dallas Book Review
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Tom
on Sat 22 Nov 2003 10:41 AM PST | Permanent Link
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Re: Appointment In Dallas Book Review
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Dave Ely
on Sat 22 Nov 2003 09:27 PM PST | Profile | Permanent Link
The Amazon reviews are good. Like many, I'm a bit of a Kennedy hound and this is an interesting (if little publicized) theory.
Thanks for the pointer. Re: Appointment In Dallas Book Review
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Tom
on Sat 22 Nov 2003 09:46 PM PST | Profile | Permanent Link
It's usenet where the "crackpot" notion is put into play. There are a lot of people who plain don't believe him - not only about the book but about much of his credentials listed througout the book. Most of his credentials are easily verified directly through the family but covert contract stuff for the CIA would be difficult to prove by design.
I believe that he believed what he was writing but I haven't a clue how close to being correct he was. Re: Appointment In Dallas Book Review
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Big Bill
on Sun 18 Jan 2004 11:09 PM PST | Profile | Permanent Link
Hello Tom!
I'd really like to correspond with you regarding your grandpa and his book! I read both books on JFK and honestly, it was the first books that got me interested.... Bill Code bcode@etainternet.com Re: Appointment In Dallas Book Review
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john geraghty
on Sat 30 Dec 2006 03:36 PM PST | Permanent Link
Hi Tom,
I don't know if you are notified of a response, given that this topic was first created in 2003. Anyway, My name is John Geraghty, I am a JFK researcher and I was wondering whether I could speak to you with regard to your grandfathers book 'appointment in Dallas', which I feel merits extensive research. I may know something about one of the intelligence organisations that he was involved in, or at least the name of the organisation. If you are willing to speak to me, please email me at johnpetergeraghty@gmail.com |
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