Someone Would Have Talked: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Conspiracy to Mislead History [Hardcover]

Larry Hancock (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0977465713 | ISBN-13: 978-0977465712 | Publication Date: November 6, 2006

Someone Would Have Talked goes beyond proving a conspiracy to murder President Kennedy. Over 14.000 documents, White House diaries, telephone logs, and executive tape recordings detail how the new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, managed a cover-up that changed the future of our country. A second conspiracy designed to mislead the nation, the world, indeed, history. Someone Would Have Talked was written to demonstrate with available information, the cover-up, the leaks, Lee Oswald, Jack Ruby and the people that did talk, providing a cohesive and coherent explanation of events. And in doing so this book gives the reader an introduction to the history of the secret war against Castro and against Communism during the 1960s, an introduction that is vital to an appreciation of the individuals, and their motivations. Someone Would Have Talked deals with specific people who talked about their personal knowledge of a conspiracy in the murder of a President. These individuals include four men associated with the CIA s JM WAVE station in Miami Florida. Two of them were senior CIA officers, one a veteran of three years of Castro assassination projects and the other a three year prisoner of Castro - and an organizer and participant, along with a former U.S. Ambassador, in one of the most potentially explosive Cuban penetration missions ever conducted.

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Building on the research of Russell, Fonzi, Summers, Griggs, and many many others, Larry Hancock has masterfully synthesized their research with much of his own. The results are powerful, compelling, and represent a major step forward in our understanding of the assassination. As anyone that is familiar with Hancock and his research knows, his documentation is immaculate. Someone Would Have Talked is remarkably current. It contains much new information. Larry Hancock is a gifted critical thinker. Fortunately, he gives the reader the benefit of his reasoned conclusions. --John Simpkin, Education Forum

Larry Hancock is always the first person I call to learn about the latest documents and discoveries, especially those involving CIA anti-Castro operations and mob associates like David Morales and John Martino. His work continues to break new ground and should be read by everyone interested in the JFK assassination. --Lamar Waldron, author of Ultimate Sacrifice

There have been two official U.S. Government investigations of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The first resulted in the Warren Commission Report. Rank with so many blatant distortions and manipulations of the evidence, its conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin quickly disintegrated under objective scrutiny. But the Report's arrogant fallaciousness seeded in the public's psyche a new distrust of Government that would grow over the next decade into a trenchant and sometimes fiery force in American history. An element in that force produced enough political pressure for a new investigation and the subsequent formation of the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations. Congressionally mandated to "conduct a full and complete investigation" of JFK's murder, the HSCA's priority was quickly castrated. The Committee was intimidated and manipulated by the very government agencies it was investigating and its final report emerged as misleading as the Warren Commission's. While the HSCA report masked a truncated investigation, it also unavoidably left slivers of light revealing certain areas of inquiry the Committee dared not pursue. The forces governing the Committee knew that pursuing leads in those areas would have opened doors it did not want opened, doors marked with the names of operators and assets of the Government's intelligence community. Now, with his experience and analytical acumen, Larry Hancock has pushed wide those doors, naming names and detailing the culpable conspiratorial associations. Among the most respected researchers of the JFK assassination, Hancock has produced an awesomely comprehensive and impressive work of compelling validity. A "must-read" in the field. --Gaeton Fonzi, former staff investigator for the U.S. House Committee on

Larry Hancock is always the first person I call to learn about the latest documents and discoveries, especially those involving CIA anti-Castro operations and mob associates like David Morales and John Martino. His work continues to break new ground and should be read by everyone interested in the JFK assassination. --Lamar Waldron, author of Ultimate Sacrifice

There have been two official U.S. Government investigations of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The first resulted in the Warren Commission Report. Rank with so many blatant distortions and manipulations of the evidence, its conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin quickly disintegrated under objective scrutiny. But the Report's arrogant fallaciousness seeded in the public's psyche a new distrust of Government that would grow over the next decade into a trenchant and sometimes fiery force in American history. An element in that force produced enough political pressure for a new investigation and the subsequent formation of the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations. Congressionally mandated to "conduct a full and complete investigation" of JFK's murder, the HSCA's priority was quickly castrated. The Committee was intimidated and manipulated by the very government agencies it was investigating and its final report emerged as misleading as the Warren Commission's. While the HSCA report masked a truncated investigation, it also unavoidably left slivers of light revealing certain areas of inquiry the Committee dared not pursue. The forces governing the Committee knew that pursuing leads in those areas would have opened doors it did not want opened, doors marked with the names of operators and assets of the Government's intelligence community. Now, with his experience and analytical acumen, Larry Hancock has pushed wide those doors, naming names and detailing the culpable conspiratorial associations. Among the most respected researchers of the JFK assassination, Hancock has produced an awesomely comprehensive and impressive work of compelling validity. A "must-read" in the field. --Gaeton Fonzi, former staff investigator for the U.S. House Committee on

From the Publisher

Forty plus years after the murder of President Kennedy, the same intuitive and popular belief exists that was common in the first hours after his assassination - that his murder occurred as the result of a conspiracy. The document releases, transcripts and tapes which have become available in the last decade only serve to confirm how many individuals and witnesses held this belief and expressed it privately but for the most part did not enter the public record. Someone Would Have Talked is supported not only with the normal references and bibliography but also with an extensive library of exhibits and documents. Exhibits range from contemporary newspaper articles through testimony and telephone transcripts to diaries, investigative reports and memoranda.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 620 pages
• Publisher: JFK Lancer Productions & Publications (November 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977465713
• ISBN-13: 978-0977465712
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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75 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Shadow History of a Half Century, November 15, 2006

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John H. Macdonald - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Someone Would Have Talked: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Conspiracy to Mislead History (Hardcover)

Larry Hancock's latest book is a must-buy for anyone looking for a credible guide to the new primary source material only recently available. After searching for a used copy of the first edition of this excellent book (out of print for several years), I finally gave up. The CD provided with the initial book was a hugh bonus, because it contained a trove of hard to find primary source material that I did not have the time or resource to locate. Well, the book is now released in its second edition, and is updated with more recent material. It is impossible for most of us to read and absorb the volume of material made available. Larry Hancock has done a masterful job of sifting through this material for us, working with many of the most credible, often unsung, researchers.

Even those who have read virtually everything about the Kennedy assassination over the years will find that they have been looking at individual fragments of a complex shattered mosaic that has resisted most efforts to fit all the pieces together in a rational way. The welcome release of a blizzard of paper over the past few years has made it even more difficult for those of us who try to stay current and separate rumor from fact. In this book, Larry Hancock displays a fluency with the sources that is remarkable. He has done a remarkable job of synthesis; connecting fragments of the multitude of assassination theories and characters into a credible web of intersecting agendas and characters. This book has the flavor of James Ellroy's LA Quartet with a cast of real characters that rival LeCarre's George Smiley (Harvey and Angleton, to name just two). Fans of espionage fact and fiction, true crime, and dark noir will love this book, regardless of your interest in the assassination itself. Certainly a great gift for those 'hard to buy for' crime or history buffs.

For those of us looking for a credible weighing of new aspects of the case that have resulted from the AARB and other newly released documents, Larry does not disappoint. His chapters re-examining the little known story of John Martino in detail, the strange life and death of Richard Case Nagell, and the tragic case of Rose Cheramie are updated with much new material that will be valuable in setting the record straight. His tracing of the CIA characters intersecting careers in several excellent appendices is compelling. this book's focus on John Martino sets it apart from the rest of the canon. If you think you are well informed about the case already, this book is one of the few that holds some genuine surprises. An in-depth update of the latest twists and turns in the case we just can't forget.

Well written, literate, credible...this isn't a sensational book about "explosive new evidence", it is like having a knowledgeable guide to a strange landscape who can point out the pitfalls and challenges, give us a new map, and challenge us to follow paths that few have trod. Buy this book and watch Larry shine a light on some very dark places.

90 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PHENOMENAL!!!, May 25, 2004

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AMDONUT "aitaylee" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Someone Would Have Talked (Plastic Comb)

An avid reader of much relating to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, I recently discovered and greedily read Larry Hancock's "Someone would have talked." It provides a wealth of information, photographic material I have never before seen, and a CD filled with documentation.

The basic premise of the book is facinating. One frequently heard objection to the concept of a 'conspiracy' is that 'someone would have talked.' Hancock documents the fact that 'someone' did in fact talk - many 'someones' - and it's significant to note who it was, what was said, and in what context.

The majority of the information contained was very new to me, as Hancock takes us down a labyrinth of complex military operations, introducing character after character, their personal level of involvement, and potential roles in the events that took place on 11/22/63.

I personally found that Hancock's conclusions in regards to the conspiracy, assassination and cover-up were the most logical I have ever seen. The puzzle pieces begin to fit at last.

Furthermore, for anyone who has ever wondered as to the real depth of Lee Harvey Oswald's involvement - look no more.

I unreservedly recommend this book - to anyone who wants to have a better understanding as to the 'who, what and why' behind Kennedy's assassination; whether it be from a first time interest, or a more serious pursuit.

108 of 123 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Major achievement in documentation and readability!, November 12, 2004

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Vince Palamara "SECRET SERVICE/JFK/STEELERS/M... (South Park/Bethel Park, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Someone Would Have Talked (Plastic Comb)

As an experienced author and researcher myself who has "seen it all" (so to speak), I have become somewhat jaded in terms of dealing with new books on the subject of the JFK assassination, as many promise more than they deliver or, quite frnakly, have little in the way of anything truly new and exciting to offer. To compound the matter, a number of these books are not very readable ("Oswald and The CIA" comes painfully to mind...ouch!).
Then, like a breath of fresh air, comes a truly remarkable and tenacious researcher, Larry Hancock, with "Someone Would Have Talked." Tremendous documentation, organization, and, above all, READABILITY will greet the reader in welcome fashion. Perhaps most important of all, much of the information in the book is new or, at the very least, will be new to 99% of the average citizens out there. In addition, there are many great and obscure photographs in the book, adding to the rich narrative. And, to top it all off, there is an amazing cd packed with information included.
Larry Hancock has truly hit a home run here. While I HAVE sung the praises of a few other deserving titles in recent years (albeit out of a literal mountain of prose), NO other book carries the detailed perspective on the nuts and bolts of the actual CONSPIRACY itself---apart from issues of forensics, etc.---like "Someone Would Have Talked." I am very impressed...and, at this late juncture, that is getting exceedingly harder to do. Buy it!!!!