[marktwain]

“What was the gain? LBJ was a known philanderer as well as a power hungry, arm twisting political bully so why would he be any better in power than Kennedy?”

Duh! Obviously LBJ as the chief instigator, gained the Presidency and enormous power, which he used to tremendous self advantage and horrible disadvantage for the country as a whole.

The gain seems obvious to me. The ability of LBJ to manipulate people is pretty well proved.

[mountainfolk]

I was referring to the passage about why the actual assassins were willing to do the deed for LBJ. Their justification was that JFK was morally lacking, while the man they were serving, LBJ, if not worse, was no better. Does that satisfy your Duh? Huh?

[loreldan]

I know a guy that was in LBJ’s inner circle. He has some interesting stories - both good and bad.