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A major work of documentary history–the brilliantly edited and annotated transcripts, most of them never before published, of the presidential conversations of Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath.The transition from John F. Kennedy to Johnson was arguably the most wrenching and, ultimately, one of the most bitter in the nation’s history. As Johnson himself said later, “I took the oath, I became president. But for millions of Americans I was still illegitimate, a naked man with no presidential covering, a pretender to the throne….The whole thing was almost unbearable.”In this book, Max Holland, a leading authority on the assassination and longtime Washington journalist, presents the momentous telephone calls President Johnson made and received as he sought to stabilize the country and keep the government functioning in the wake of November 22, 1963. The transcripts begin on the day of the assassination, and reveal the often chaotic activity behind the scenes as a nation in shock struggled to come to terms with the momentous events. The transcripts illuminate Johnson’s relationship with Robert F. Kennedy, which flared instantly into animosity; the genuine warmth of his dealings with Jacqueline Kennedy; his contact with the FBI and CIA directors; and the advice he sought from friends and mentors as he wrestled with the painful transition. We eavesdrop on all the conversations–including those with leading journalists–that persuaded Johnson to abandon his initial plan to let Texas authorities investigate the assassination. Instead, we observe how he abruptly established a federal commission headed by a very reluctant chief justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren. We also learn how Johnson cajoled and drafted other prominent men–among them Senator Richard Russell (who detested Warren), Allen Dulles, John McCloy, and Gerald Ford–into serving. We see a sudden president under unimaginable pressure, contending with media frenzy and speculation on a worldwide scale. We witness the flow of inaccurate information–some of it from J. Edgar Hoover–amid rumors and theories about foreign involvement. And we glimpse Johnson addressing the mounting criticism of the Warren Commission after it released its still-controversial report in September 1964. The conversations rendered here are nearly verbatim, and have never been explained so thoroughly. No passages have been deleted except when they veered from the subject. Brought together with Holland’s commentaries, they make riveting, hugely revelatory reading.

At this time of writing, The Mobi The Kennedy Assassination Tapes has garnered 8 customer reviews with rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Not a bad score at all as if you round it off, it’s actually a perfect TEN already. From the looks of that rating, we can say the Mobi is Good TO READ!

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If you are familiar with the principles and events of November 22 and beyond, you may be put off by Holland's efforts to give Johnson and everyone else the presumption of innocence in everything they say and do. However, he does include some uncomfortable facts (such as the Secret Service kidnapping President Kennedy's body at gunpoint from the Dallas autopsist who had legal jurisdiction and, equally troubling, washing out the limousine and spiriting this important piece of evidence off to Washington.)I don't share his point of view on some of the actions taken that day, but he does provide details and context to the conversations (also conveniently footnoted at the bottom of every page--you don't have to search in the back or, per the new and annoying style, guess if there's anything footnoted and then go to the back to see if it is.) But I couldn't give it four stars because, it's more like his effort at context is basically the book and the excerpts of tapes are just there to illustrate the points -he- wants to make. I was really hoping for longer conversations explained by editor's notes but not extensively reinterpreted by them. Case in point is how much he uses Lady Bird's diaries to provide context for the tapes. Many other people who were there also published memoirs but he uses hers which are, of course, favorably slanted toward LBJ's version of everything (and he was not known for rigorous adherence to facts much of the time). The book is good, it's interesting, but I still was a little disappointed that it wasn't more balanced.

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