Richard welcomes one of the foremost authorities on the JFK assassination to discuss his latest project, a documentary film on Kennedy's murder directed by Oliver Stone which is informed by revelations uncovered from the nearly two million pages of documents declassified by the Assassination Records Review Board.?
Guest: James DiEugenio has an MA in Contemporary American History from California State University Northridge. He is also a specialist in the history and theory of cinema, and has written numerous film reviews. Jim is one of the foremost researchers into the major assassinations of the 1960's. His first book: Destiny Betrayed, was an in depth look at the Garrison investigation. In 1993 he co-founded both Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination, and the following year: the Coalition on Political Assassinations . Along with Lisa Pease he co-edited COPA's journal: Probe Magazine from 1993-2000, and later assisted in a compilation of the Probe articles which was published as The Assassinations. In response to Vincent Bugliosi's Reclaiming History and associated film Parkland, DiEugenio published Reclaiming Parkland, a critique of Bugliosi's methodology, evidence, and findings in the Kennedy Assassination. Jim was a guest commentator on the anniversary issue of the film "JFK" re-released by Warner Brothers in 2013. Most recently, Jim wrote the screenplay for Oliver Stone's latest film, JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass.
BOOKS:
Destiny Betrayed http://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Betraye...
Reclaiming Parkland https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Par...
The Assassinations: Probe Magazine on JFK, MLK, RFK, and Malcolm X http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASI...
The JFK Assassination https://www.amazon.com/JFK-Assassinat...
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