"Reclaiming History: The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy" By Vincent Bugliosi (Coming In May/June 2007)
David Von Pein
AND LOGIC WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR CONSPIRACY THEORISTS TO FIGHT, NO
MATTER HOW LONG THEY'VE EMBRACED THE IDEA OF A CONSPIRACY PLOT WITH
RESPECT TO THE JOHN F. KENNEDY MURDER CASE......
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"RECLAIMING HISTORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY"
By:
Vincent T. Bugliosi
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Former Los Angeles, California, Deputy District Attorney Vincent
Bugliosi has believed in Lee Harvey Oswald's sole guilt in the JFK
assassination for many years. In 1986, Mr. Bugliosi even garnered a
"Guilty" verdict from a sworn-in jury during a 21-hour "mock trial" of
Oswald ("On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald").
Mr. Bugliosi's soon-to-be-published JFK book, which has now been
re-titled "Reclaiming History: The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy"
(projected release date of May/June 2007), will dive head-first into
all aspects of the Kennedy assassination (per the original 1998
publisher's blurb about the book) and reveal beyond a reasonable doubt
that no conspiracy existed to assassinate President Kennedy, and that
Oswald (alone) murdered JFK. And given Mr. Bugliosi's reputation for
common sense, preparedness, thoroughness, and logic -- such "Lone
Assassin" arguments will be hard for anyone to dismiss (IMHO).
Mr. Bugliosi, whom I have the utmost respect for, has a habit of
getting to the full truth of any subject matter he chooses to tackle.
And I have no reason to believe that the John F. Kennedy assassination
will be any different in this regard. "Reclaiming History", in this
writer's pre-release opinion, is bound to be quite an eye-opener.
Vincent's long-awaited JFK book has been in the works since 1986 (the
year that VB "convicted" Lee Oswald in front of that jury during the TV
"Docu-Trial" in London). The book has evidently gone through three
titles during those 20-plus years as well. It was originally to be
called "Final Verdict: The True Account Of The Murder Of John F.
Kennedy". In 2004 or early 2005, Vince changed it to "Final Verdict:
The Simple Truth In The Killing Of JFK". And now it's apparently been
changed once again, to "Reclaiming History: The Assassination Of John
F. Kennedy".
But no matter what moniker it eventually is released under, it will be
filled with large amounts of "CS&L" (Common Sense & Logic) -- of that
there can be no doubt.
According to comments made by Mr. Bugliosi in late 2005, the book will
actually consist of two hardcover volumes, with the main volume
containing 1,500 pages. A second volume of approximately 600 pages, per
VB, will be filled with endnotes.*
* = Footnote -- As of this writing (in November 2006), it would now
appear as if Mr. Bugliosi's massive JFK tome will contain 1,672 pages.
(I'm not sure at this time whether that includes both volumes or not;
it's possible, however, that it has been reduced to just one volume
altogether.)
That page count of 1,672 comes via this webpage from Amazon.co.uk
(which shows a U.K. release date of June 29, 2007)......
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0393045250
The brief "Synopsis" for the book that appears on the above webpage
says the following:
"Takes a fresh look at the events and evidence surrounding the
assassination of President Kennedy, as well as all the conspiracy
theories, to offer a logical argument that Lee Harvey Oswald was solely
responsible."
Vince stated in late 2005 that the manuscript for his mammoth JFK
publication "could easily fill five volumes". But he has been working
hard on condensing it for the last two or three years now.
I've also taken note of some interesting info on the Simon & Schuster
website, which is advertising an Audio-CD version of "Reclaiming
History" -- a 12-Disc set of Compact Discs for $49.95 (as of this
writing). That product, per the Schuster website, is due to come out in
May of 2007.**
** = The book itself, however, is being published by W.W. Norton.
Evidently the multi-hour Audio-CD version is being distributed by a
different publisher, Schuster.
It doesn't matter to this writer who puts out the material, though,
because I'm just thrilled to see as much JFK stuff by Vince B. coming
out as humanly possible -- for, it'll result in just THAT much more
common sense (and "Oswald Did It" verification) being put into
circulation by one of the top lawyers in America, Vincent T. Bugliosi.
I look forward to the entire "Reclaiming History" package....no matter
what the cost will end up being.
The W.W. Norton website has revised its page for VB's book too --
adjusting the price (upward) for the tome, which was previously going
to be released in 1998 at 992 pages. That page count has obviously
increased greatly since '98. Norton's previous listing had the 992-page
volume at $35.00 (US$); it's now listed at $49.95 (US$):
http://www.wwnorton.com/orders/wwn/004525.htm
And here's the Schuster webpage re. the 12-Disc Audio-CD package:
http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=1&pid=526698
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V.B. QUOTE TIME......
The following quotes were spoken by Vincent Bugliosi himself (over a
period of several years), and they give an indication, in brief
"snippet" form, as to what Vincent's general opinions are regarding the
JFK murder and who was responsible for the crime. Not surprisingly,
there's not a single mention in these quotes of how "Badge Man" on the
Grassy Knoll fired the fatal shot......
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"Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President
Kennedy. The evidence is absolutely overwhelming that he carried out
the tragic shooting all by himself. .... In fact, you could throw 80
percent of the evidence against him out the window and there would
still be more than enough left to convince any reasonable person of his
sole role in the crime. .... The Warren Commission looked at a
tremendous amount of evidence and concluded that Oswald acted alone.
I've studied the evidence, and I agree." -- Vincent T. Bugliosi; 1986
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"Almost all of the current books on the subject deal with conspiracy
theories. I believe there was no conspiracy, and I think I can convince
the average reader in 25 pages that Oswald killed JFK." -- Vincent T.
Bugliosi; April 22, 2004
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"Right now I'm working around the clock, almost literally, because I'm
reliving the JFK trial in my dreams." -- Vincent T. Bugliosi; 2005
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"The evidence will show that Oswald's rifle, to the exclusion of all
other weapons, was determined by firearms experts to be the rifle that
fired the two bullets that struck down President Kennedy." -- Vincent
T. Bugliosi (via a portion of his Opening Statement to the jury during
the 1986 televised Docu-Trial "On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald")
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Vincent T. Bugliosi (while questioning Dr. Vincent Guinn during the
1986 TV Docu-Trial) -- "There may have been fifty people firing at
President Kennedy that day; but if there were, they ALL missed; only
bullets fired from Oswald's Carcano rifle hit the President; is that
correct?"
Dr. Vincent P. Guinn -- "That's a correct statement; yes."
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"I am at work writing an in-depth book on the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy, one that I'm confident will shed a different
light on the tragedy that altered the course of American history." --
Vincent T. Bugliosi; 1991
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"Every book that comes out alleges a conspiracy. Someone has got to
debunk these absurd conspiracy theories." -- Vincent T. Bugliosi;
January 1988
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"There was no plot, no conspiracy. JFK wasn't murdered by anti-Castro
Cubans, the mob, or rogue CIA agents. In almost 40 years, there has not
been one scintilla of proof tying the assassination to anyone but
Oswald. There have been theories, but no evidence. Oswald had the
motive, the opportunity, and the skill to kill President Kennedy." --
Vincent T. Bugliosi
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"I am writing two volumes on the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy. My conclusion is that I believe beyond ALL doubt that Lee
Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy, and beyond all REASONABLE doubt that he
acted alone." (Emphasis his.) -- Vincent T. Bugliosi; 2001
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"I'm 95% sure he {Oswald} acted alone; and if you threw 85% of the
evidence out the window there would still be enough to prove his guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt." -- Vincent T. Bugliosi; January 1988
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"No one has produced one piece of evidence to support a conspiracy
theory. And the thing about a conspiracy is, you can't keep it secret.
More than 25,000 interviews have been conducted by the FBI, the Warren
Commission, and independent investigators. No one has come up with one
piece of solid evidence {to support a conspiracy theory}. Just theories
and motives." -- Vincent T. Bugliosi; January 1988
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"I agree with all of {Gerald} Posner's conclusions -- that Oswald
killed Kennedy and acted alone -- but I disagree with his methodology.
There's a credibility problem. When he is confronted with a situation
antithetical to the view he's taking, he ignores or distorts it." --
Vincent T. Bugliosi
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"If there's one thing I take pride in, it's that I never, ever make a
charge without supporting it. You might not agree with me, but I
invariably offer an enormous amount of support for my position." --
Vincent T. Bugliosi; 1998
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"I am trying to finish my book on the assassination of President John
F. Kennedy. There is a need for a book on the non-pro-conspiracy side.
My view is that Oswald acted alone and that there was no conspiracy. I
know that somewhere between 75 percent and 80 percent of the American
people believe he was the victim of a conspiracy.
But I want to tell you a story. I was speaking in Toronto on tactics
and techniques used in the movie "JFK" just after the Oliver Stone
movie was released. After the speech, there was a Q & A, and I asked
for a show of hands of how many believed the assassination was a
conspiracy. It was 80 percent to 90 percent of the audience.
Then I said that I'd like to have a show of hands as to how many saw
the movie "JFK" or at any time in the past had read a book rejecting
the Warren Commission or believing in a conspiracy. Again, there was an
enormous show of hands. I told them they should hear both sides of the
story before making up their minds. With that thought in mind, I asked
how many had read the Warren Report. Hardly any raised their hands.
Very few had heard both sides of the story. It was easier and more
romantic to believe in the conspiracy. My book will show otherwise.
Many of the conspiracy theories are appealing to the intellectual
palate at first glance, but they do violence to all notions of common
sense." -- Vincent T. Bugliosi; April 6, 1997
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Original Publisher's Blurb For Mr. Bugliosi's JFK Book;
Via W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. (Spring 1998):
"It was the crime of the century, the most shattering public event most
of us will ever live through. Much has been written about that day in
Dallas, but never an account that laid all questions to rest - until
now.
At 1:00 P.M. on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was
pronounced dead, the victim of a sniper attack during his motorcade
through Dallas. That may be the only fact generally agreed upon in the
vast literature spawned by the assassination. Polls reveal that 85
percent of Americans believe there was a conspiracy behind Lee Harvey
Oswald -- some even believe Oswald had nothing to do with it -- and in
this astonishingly-encyclopedic and readable book, Vincent Bugliosi
shows how we have come to believe such lies.
Bugliosi, brillant prosecutor of Charles Manson and best-selling author
of the book, "Outrage", that hammered a chain of circumstantial guilt
around O.J. Simpson, is perhaps the only man in America capable of
"prosecuting" Lee Harvey Oswald for the murder of John F. Kennedy.
His book is a narrative compendium of fact, ballistic evidence,
re-examination of key witnesses, and, above all, common sense. Every
detail and nuance is accounted for, every conspiracy theory revealed as
a fraud upon the American public. While reading it we have the eerie
feeling that we are in Dallas the day a lone gunman changed the course
of history. Mr. Bugliosi's irresistible logic and absolute command of
the evidence shed fresh light on this peculiarly American nightmare. At
last we know what really happened; at last it all makes sense."
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ADDITIONAL RELATED LINKS......
http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=1283
http://www.nndb.com/people/807/000023738/
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David Von Pein
March 2005
November 2005
November 2006
David Von Pein
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Complete Title (I earlier omitted the word "President" in the subtitle,
due to the UK Amazon site not including the word "President" in the
title on its webpage for the book):
"RECLAIMING HISTORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY"
A webpage for the book is now available, as of this date in
mid-December 2006, at the publisher's website (W.W. Norton & Co.):
http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/spring07/004525.htm
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The publisher's promotional blurb reads.....
"The book that lays all questions to rest.
Polls reveal that over 75 percent of Americans believe there was a
conspiracy behind Lee Harvey Oswald; some even believe Oswald was
entirely innocent. In this absorbing and historic book-the first ever
to cover the entire case-Vincent Bugliosi shows how we have come to
believe such lies about an event that changed the course of history.
The brilliant prosecutor of Charles Manson and the man who forged an
iron-clad case of circumstantial guilt around O. J. Simpson in his
best-selling Outrage, Bugliosi is perhaps the only man in America
capable of "prosecuting" Oswald for the murder of President Kennedy.
His book is a narrative compendium of fact, forensic evidence,
reexamination of key witnesses, and common sense. Every detail and
nuance is accounted for, every conspiracy theory revealed as a fraud
upon the American public.
Bugliosi's irresistible logic, command of the evidence, and ability to
draw startling inferences shed fresh light on this American nightmare.
At last we know what really happened. At last it all makes sense.
32 pages of illustrations.
May 2007 / hardcover / ISBN 978-0-393-04525-3
7" x 10" / 1632 pages / History"
http://www2.wwnorton.com/cover/004525.jpg
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The original (1998) W.W. Norton promo piece for the book:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.assassination.jfk/msg/39e65a14bc704f39