Posted on 02/20/2010 7:22:55 PM PST by FortWorthPatriot
So far it appears to be nothing but a big pity party for LBJ.
No sympathy for either family....it was common knowledge that they hated each other....jmho The swearing in on AF 1 was the only thing he did right, and Bobby K. would have liked to destroy him...Johnson did that by himself with the way he ran the war as CIC...
If I remember correctly, Jackies testamony was to be sealed until 50 years after her death...So not all the stuff has been declassified...
Some of you younger freepers have no idea of the power of the teamsters under Hoffa. They could close down the whole country if they wanted...Independent truckers were killed oops had accidents all the time and rigs were burned regulary...
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I was watching the TV when Oswald was shot, turned to my Dad and said, now we will never know for sure.
Later, I found out that Kennedy had several groups of enemies who were willing to assassinate him, so if not Oswald, it would have been someone. My Granny always thought Johnson did it, which I thought was crazy (but who knows now?).
I also never believed our Government would be involved in assassinations, but now I know we were. The Kennedy's were involved in so much crap, it's no surprise that he and his brother were killed.
LBJ left office as the second richest POTUS In history. Inflation adjusted Washington was a billionaire. LBJ had Johnson fence company that did all the bases in SE Asia. He was a major shareholder in Brown & Root which became part of Halliburton. They built all the bases in SE Asia including a huge port in Nam. LBJ made tons of money of Vietnam. Tons of defense contractors where in TX including Bell, North American/General Dynamics plus others. LBJ got a “piece” of everything.
The Teamsters and the mob got WV and IL for JFK. He dissed the mob in a major way after winning. JFK told Sinatra to get screwed. Frankie was no fan at that point. The Kennedys made a LOT of enemies. Ari Onassis had ongoing battles with them.
Jackie got even, she married Onassis. And outlived him..
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