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Episode 210 is the twenty first   in a series covering the Secret Service and  their possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is the first in a mini-series wander that covers the right wing racist Joseph Milteer.  On November 9th, 1963,  just seven days after the secret service had thwarted the plot in Chicago, an informant working for the intelligence unit of the Miami police department William  Somersett captured an extraordinary conversation on a surveillance tape. As Somersett and Milteer carried on a conversation in Somersett's Miami apartment, Milteer would reveal that a plan was already in the works to assassinate president Kennedy and that it would be done with a high powered rifle with a scope from an office building.  He would go on to say that a suspect would be picked up very shortly after the shooting in order to throw off the investigation.  This was exactly what happened in Dealey Plaza some 13 days later on November 22nd, 1963. Was this a lucky guess by Milteer or was his foreknowledge real.  Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Join me and my  co-producer and sidekick Rick Russo  for this mini-series as we take a  fresh look at lingering questions surrounding  the assassination of  President  John  F. Kennedy. Mysteries of the Enduring Secret is a collection of  video episodes that take you on an   exciting journey  as Rick and I explore  and unlock little known and little understood facts about the case. Along the way,  you’ll meet some of the experts in the area of JFK assassination research, witnesses,  and see and hear things you have never heard before about assassination.   Come watch this one of a kind mini-series on our video channel…JFK THE ENDURING SECRET ON YOUTUBE     

Episode 209 is the twentieth  in a series covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode covers the  plot to  kill the president in Chicago on November 2nd, 1963. just twenty days before his actual assassination in Dallas. President Kennedy was scheduled to attend the Army Airforce Game in Chicago. Several days prior to his arrival,  the FBI phoned the  secret service Chicago office and apprised them  that there was a plot afoot that deployed paramilitary gunman to kill the president. And that they were likely to be aiming at the president as he exited the expressway close to stadium. The clue was provided by a man with the first name of Lee. Shortly after a landlady came across rifles with scopes in one of four rooms that she had rented to four men, she concluded it was suspicious and informed the authorities. The head of the local secret service knew it was the plot that he had been forewarned about by the FBI. For reasons that are still, to this day, not completely clear, the FBI chose to "turf" the case entirely over to the secret service. They did so despite the fact that the secret service had minimal personnel in the Chicago office, consisting only of eight agents at the time. After a surveillance snafu, only two of the four men were identified and taken into custody for questioning. The other two men known to the landlady, were never identified or found. Meanwhile, through an unidentified tip, the authorities became aware of an ex-Marine that turned out to be a perfect patsy. Thomas Arthur Valley. His credentials looked surprisingly like Oswalds...both were marines, both  served in the marines in  japan at bases there, and both bases were CIA fortresses. With a history of far right leanings and connections to the John Birch society and later shown to have trained with  anti-Castro Cubans, Valley had a sketchy mental health background. No doubt that he  would have been  considered a lone nut. A perfect patsy. He had recently taken a job in a manufacturing concern located  in a multi-story building along the motorcade route, close to a point in the road where the president's limousine would come to the end of the expressway and stop, and then make a 90 degree turn.  Eerily similar to the Dealey Plaza scenario. Details of the Chicago plot were  sealed up by the secret service and apparently not made available to the planners in Miami, Tampa and  the Texas trips including Dallas.  It was many years later before the plots were revealed generally.  Was there more to the story. Why were these details withheld from planners in Dallas? Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Join us this weekend over on our You Tube Channel JFK The Enduring Secret, where we discuss the recently released book Chokeholds.  Chokeholds is coauthoried by five notable JFK assassination researchers James DiEugenio, Paul Bleau, Andrew Iler, Matt Crumpton and Mark Adamczyk.  Jim, Andrew and Paul  were able to join us on the show for some lively conversation and discussion about this great new book and more!  I will be appearing on Matt's show soon in one of his rebuttal episodes. 

Episode 208 is the nineteenth  in a series covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is part 6 and the final episode  of a multi part mini-series covering the presidential limousine and the hole in the windshield. In today's episode, we hear for the second time directly, from Doug Weldon who is considered the premier expert on assassination research as it relates to the  limousine and this topic.  Episodes 207 and 208, which feature Doug Weldon,  complete our series on the limousine and the bullet hole in the windshield. This episode 208 tells the story of the destruction of the windshield at the Ford Rouge Plant in Dearborn Michigan and the creation of a replacement windshield. A story told by Ford Motor Company witness  George Whittaker. Mr. Whittaker is a glass expert and also verifies  that the hole in the original windshield came from the front. Before  Mr. Whittaker was identified, there was great  suspicion around the limousine and its windshield. Questions abounded. Episode 208 solves the mystery of what happened to the original windshield and that a bullet passed from the front, right through it.  No longer do we need to ask, was there a bullet hole through and through in the windshield? And if so, then did it come from the front.. or the back?  And what  happened to the evidence of it.   Prior to these revelations from George Whittaker,  there was a mountain of unanswered questions....How did the government overcome at least ten  eyewitnesses who saw the hole? How was this evidence suppressed? Why were these witnesses never spoken to about the hole? Why does the official piece of evidence, the windshield, sitting in the national archives today, show no evidence of a bullet hole? Is it a forgery? If so, is there a fantastic tale surrounding how this rather surreptitious event occurred.  And if it did occur, what does that say about the work of the secret service and the FBI as it relates to the forensic review of the limousine? Why didn't the secret service follow basic crime scene protocols to preserve the epicenter of the crime...which was the limousine? Join us in this nail biter and when it's all over, and you hear the story and the first hand accounts from eye witnesses,  go ahead and conclude on your own about what really happened to the windshield. And whether there really was a shot from the front. Could this resolve the issue of where and how a shot came to pierce the front of President Kennedy's neck...an entrance wound and not part of the hypothesis that came become the single bullet or "magic bullet" theory. And if it is true that the  Secret Service obfuscated this evidence, then what does that mean in terms of more expansive elements of the coverup, or even involvement.   Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Episode 207 is the eighteenth in a series covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is part 5 of a multi part mini-series covering the presidential limousine. In today's episode, we hear for the first time, directly, from Doug Weldon who is considered the premier expert on assassination research as it relates to the  limousine.  Episodes 207 and 208 complete our series on the limousine and the bullet hole in the windshield and they are explosive.  Was there a bullet hole through and through in the windshield?  If so, then did it come from the front.. or the back?  And what  happened to the evidence of it.  How did the government overcome at least ten  eyewitnesses who saw the hole. How was this evidence suppressed. Why were these witnesses never spoken to about the hole? Why does the official piece of evidence, the windshield, sitting in the national archives today, show no evidence of a bullet hole. Is it a forgery? If so, is there a fantastic tale surrounding how this rather surreptitious event occurred.  And if it did occur, what does that say about the work of the secret service and the FBI as it relates to the forensic review of the limousine. Why didn't the secret service follow basic crime scene protocols to preserve the epicenter of the crime...which was the limousine. Join us in this nail biter and when it's all over, and you hear the story and the first hand accounts from eye witnesses,  go ahead and conclude on your own about what really happened to the windshield. And whether there really was a shot from the front. Could this resolve the issue of where and how a shot came to pierce the front of President Kennedy's neck...an entrance wound and not part of the hypothesis that came become the single bullet or "magic bullet" theory. And if it is true that the  Secret Service obfuscated this evidence, then what does that mean in terms of more expansive elements of the coverup, or even involvement.   Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Episode 206 is the seventeenth in a series covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is part 4 of a multi part mini-series covering the presidential limousine. In today's episode,  unravel the "hocus pocus" related to the three key memos that, along with the White House garage logs, represent the key written documents to explore regarding the limousine's chain of custody in the aftermath of the assassination and what activities took place related to the limousine....and when.  Hocus pocus,  refers to the inconsistent assertion of facts contained right there within the official documentation.   The differences are the basis of much suspicion about what really happened to the limousine and its windshield  and the obliteration of evidence in the aftermath of the assassination. Was there a bullet hole through and through the windshield?  If so, then did it come from the front.. or the back?  And what  happened to the evidence of it.  How did the government overcome at least ten  eyewitnesses who saw the hole. How was this evidence suppressed. Why were these witnesses never spoken to about the hole? Why does the official piece of evidence, the windshield, sitting in the national archives today, show no evidence of a bullet hole. Is it a forgery? If so, is there a fantastic tale surrounding how this rather surreptitious event occurred.  And if it did occur, what does that say about the work of the secret service and the FBI as it relates to the forensic review of the limousine. Why didn't the secret service follow basic crime scene protocols to preserve the epicenter of the crime...which was the limousine. Join us in this nail biter and when it's all over, and you hear the story and the first hand accounts from eye witnesses,  go ahead and conclude on your own about what really happened to the windshield. And whether there really was a shot from the front. Could this resolve the issue of where and how a shot came to pierce the front of President Kennedy's neck...an entrance wound and not part of the hypothesis that came become the single bullet or "magic bullet" theory. And if it is true that the  Secret Service obfuscated this evidence, then what does that mean in terms of more expansive elements of the coverup, or even involvement.   Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Episode 205 is the sixteenth   in a series covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is part 3 of a multi part mini-series covering the presidential limousine. In today's episode, we read verbatim the three key memos that, along with the White House garage logs, represent the key written documents to explore regarding the limousine's chain of custody in the aftermath of the assassination and what activities took place related to the limousine....and when.  Was there a bullet hole through and through the windshield?  If so, then did it come from the front.. or the back?  And what  happened to the evidence of it.  How did the government overcome at least ten  eyewitnesses who saw the hole. How was this evidence suppressed. Why were these witnesses never spoken to about the hole? Why does the official piece of evidence, the windshield, sitting in the national archives today, show no evidence of a bullet hole. Is it a forgery? If so, is there a fantastic tale surrounding how this rather surreptitious event occurred.  And if it did occur, what does that say about the work of the secret service and the FBI as it relates to the forensic review of the limousine. Why didn't the secret service follow basic crime scene protocols to preserve the epicenter of the crime...which was the limousine. Join us in this nail biter and when it's all over, and you hear the story and the first hand accounts from eye witnesses,  go ahead and conclude on your own about what really happened to the windshield. And whether there really was a shot from the front. Could this resolve the issue of where and how a shot came to pierce the front of President Kennedy's neck...an entrance wound and not part of the hypothesis that came become the single bullet or "magic bullet" theory. And if it is true that the  Secret Service obfuscated this evidence, then what does that mean in terms of more expansive elements of the coverup, or even involvement.   Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Episode 204 is the fifteenth  in a series covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is part 2 of a multi part mini-series covering the presidential limousine.  Was there a bullet hole through and through the windshield?  If so, then did it come from the front.. or the back?  And what  happened to the evidence of it.  How did the government overcome at least ten  eyewitnesses who saw the hole. How was this evidence suppressed. Why were these witnesses never spoken to about the hole? Why does the official piece of evidence, the windshield, sitting in the national archives today, show no evidence of a bullet hole. Is it a forgery? If so, is there a fantastic tale surrounding how this rather surreptitious event occurred.  And if it did occur, what does that say about the work of the secret service and the FBI as it relates to the forensic review of the limousine. Why didn't the secret service follow basic crime scene protocols to preserve the epicenter of the crime...which was the limousine. Join us in this nail biter and when it's all over, and you hear the story and the first hand accounts from eye witnesses,  go ahead and conclude on your own about what really happened to the windshield. And whether there really was a shot from the front. Could this resolve the issue of where and how a shot came to pierce the front of President Kennedy's neck...an entrance wound and not part of the hypothesis that came become the single bullet or "magic bullet" theory. And if it is true that the  Secret Service obfuscated this evidence, then what does that mean in terms of more expansive elements of the coverup, or even involvement.   Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Episode 203 is the fourteenth  in a series covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is part 1 of a multi part mini-series covering the presidential limousine.  Was there a bullet hole through and through the windshield?  If so, then did it come from the front.. or the back?  And what  happened to the evidence of it.  How did the government overcome at least ten  eyewitnesses who saw the hole. How was this evidence suppressed. Why were these witnesses never spoken to about the hole? Why does the official piece of evidence, the windshield, sitting in the national archives today, show no evidence of a bullet hole. Is it a forgery? If so, is there a fantastic tale surrounding how this rather surreptitious event occurred.  And if it did occur, what does that say about the work of the secret service and the FBI as it relates to the forensic review of the limousine. Why didn't the secret service follow basic crime scene protocols to preserve the epicenter of the crime...which was the limousine. Join us in this nail biter and when it's all over, and you hear the story and the first hand accounts from eye witnesses,  go ahead and conclude on your own about what really happened to the windshield. And whether there really was a shot from the front. Could this resolve the issue of where and how a shot came to pierce the front of President Kennedy's neck...an entrance wound and not part of the hypothesis that came become the single bullet or "magic bullet" theory. And if it is true that the  Secret Service obfuscated this evidence, then what does that mean in terms of more expansive elements of the coverup, or even involvement.   Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

Episode 202 is the thirteenth in a mini- series wander covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is a bonus episode that finishes out our coverage of the incident at the  Cellar Coffee House and Fort Worth Press Club. Pat Kirkwood was the colorful owner of the Cellar and he was known to throw a great party. As he came to grips with his terminal cancer, he would have one more reunion of sorts with his old friends from the Cellar Club and beyond in 2000, shortly before his passing. Todays is the story recalled of that event and many of the reminiscent moments that came from it.  The Cellar has an infamous juxtaposition in the assassination of president Kennedy. Agents arrived late at the Texas hotel  and some of the agents  were hungry. They had heard that there was a buffet at the Fort Worth Press Club. When they arrived there around 12:30AM, they found no buffet.  And,   some of them stayed and  drank, and then a large number of  them continued on to the Cellar.  Most of them stayed at the Cellar until at least 3AM in the morning and one of them, agent Paul Landis, is believed to have been there as late as 5 or 5:30 in the morning based on  his own statements and statements of others. The story broke just three days after the assassination from a tip given to nationally known reporter Drew Pearson by a Fort Worth reporter who had heard the tale,  but was sure his editor would never run a story that would cast aspersions on the secret service in light of the tragedy that had just happened. The story ran in the Washington Post and  it  was explosive and detailed misconduct that included intoxication and staying out so late that there was no doubt that  the secret service agents involved were sleep deprived the next day. This generated the obvious question....were any of the agents involved in this incident,  a part of the detail actually guarding the president that day in Dealey Plaza.  And indeed they were. There were nine men who went to the Fort Worth Press Club and   ten who ended up at the Cellar.  Four of those men were in the presidential follow up car that day.  Did their behavior the night before (or actually the morning of) the assassination contribute to the death of the President.  That was the question. Sleep deprived agents that had been drinking  seemed like an obvious factor to consider, but would it have saved the president from his fateful end?  Earl Warren, the Chairman of the Warren Commission was incensed about the incident, and in one of the few passionate displays of his during the whole Commission review, he chastised Secret Service head James Rawley and wondered why the men were not disciplined for clearly breaking secret service rules. Not one man was fired for his behavior that night,  as secret service chief Rawley believed that the men had already suffered enough. Having lost a president. Delving deeper into the individuals involved into  the President's protection  is for the purpose of solving the perplexing  question of how men generally so loyal to the President, might have motivations to act otherwise.  It is the seminal question regarding the inner workings of the secret service and their true orientation to President Kennedy.  Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the

Episode 201 is the twelfth in a mini- series wander covering the Secret Service and  possible involvement in the coverup, or the  actual plot itself to assassinate President Kennedy.  Today's episode is part 2 related to the story surrounding the Cellar night club and Fort Worth Press Club incidents and covers the official internal investigative report issued just days after the incident by secret service inspector Gerrard McCann. The President and the  agents arrived in Fort Worth late that night of November 21st and were greeted unexpectedly by large crowds at the Fort Worth Airport. As a consequence, they arrived after hours downtown at  the hotel  where the president and his wife were staying, and some of the agents  were hungry. They had heard that there was a buffet at the Fort Worth Press Club. When they arrived around 12:30AM, they found no buffet.  And,   some of them stayed and  drank, and then a large number of  them continued on to the Cellar.  Most of them stayed at the Cellar until at least 3AM in the morning and one of them, agent Paul Landis, is believed to have been there as late as 5 or 5:30 in the morning based on  his own statements and statements of others. The story broke just three days after the assassination from a tip given to nationally known reporter Drew Pearson by a Fort Worth reporter who had heard the tale,  but was sure his editor would never run a story that would cast aspersions on the secret service in light of the tragedy that had just happened. The story ran in the Washington Post and  it  was explosive and detailed misconduct that included intoxication and staying out so late that there was no doubt that  the secret service agents involved were sleep deprived the next day. This generated the obvious question....were any of the agents involved in this incident,  a part of the detail actually guarding the president that day in Dealey Plaza.  And indeed they were. There were nine men who went to the Fort Worth Press Club and   ten who ended up at the Cellar.  Four of those men were in the presidential follow up car that day.  Did their behavior the night before (or actually the morning of) the assassination contribute to the death of the President.  That was the question. Sleep deprived agents that had been drinking  seemed like an obvious factor to consider, but would it have saved the president from his fateful end?  Earl Warren, the Chairman of the Warren Commission was incensed about the incident, and in one of the few passionate displays of his during the whole Commission review, he chastised Secret Service head James Rawley and wondered why the men were not disciplined for clearly breaking secret service rules. Not one man was fired for his behavior that night,  as secret service chief Rawley believed that the men had already suffered enough. Having lost a president. Delving deeper into the individuals involved into  the President's protection  is for the purpose of solving the perplexing  question of how men generally so loyal to the President, might have motivations to act otherwise.  It is the seminal question regarding the inner workings of the secret service and their true orientation to President Kennedy.  Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.