Oliver Stone
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Is it on him? It's a wonderful book. Yeah, it's about Joe Kennedy, but it's a fiction. Fictionalized version.
Is it on him? It's a wonderful book. Yeah, it's about Joe Kennedy, but it's a fiction. Fictionalized version.
1969.
1969.
There was a long period, and he was on the outs. Roosevelt wouldn't talk to him. He was down on his luck. He couldn't get the impact he wanted. He became frustrated during the war. He wasn't respected. And then after the war, he bounced back with his... His oldest son died, killed in an accident in war. And then his second son, he groomed belatedly for the presidency. He won the Senate.
There was a long period, and he was on the outs. Roosevelt wouldn't talk to him. He was down on his luck. He couldn't get the impact he wanted. He became frustrated during the war. He wasn't respected. And then after the war, he bounced back with his... His oldest son died, killed in an accident in war. And then his second son, he groomed belatedly for the presidency. He won the Senate.
He won the House in 47 or 47, yeah, about 47. And then Senator in 52, right? So he groomed John as his replacements. And you don't want to do anything on them? It's a great story, but it's, I kind of, I know the story. I mean, I don't, the world doesn't know the story. There's another story about Kennedy I would like to sell. What's that? But they won't let me do that.
He won the House in 47 or 47, yeah, about 47. And then Senator in 52, right? So he groomed John as his replacements. And you don't want to do anything on them? It's a great story, but it's, I kind of, I know the story. I mean, I don't, the world doesn't know the story. There's another story about Kennedy I would like to sell. What's that? But they won't let me do that.
I'm not going to give you a quick summation.
I'm not going to give you a quick summation.
Yeah, possibly. Well, there's no bottom to it because the CIA doesn't put that stuff on paper. But there are a lot of files on people in the CIA at that time, such as James Angleton. That was a big place to start. That's a counterterrorism chief. of all those years. James Angleton, you've ever heard of him? A very important figure. And you have to go into him to begin.
Yeah, possibly. Well, there's no bottom to it because the CIA doesn't put that stuff on paper. But there are a lot of files on people in the CIA at that time, such as James Angleton. That was a big place to start. That's a counterterrorism chief. of all those years. James Angleton, you've ever heard of him? A very important figure. And you have to go into him to begin.
And then there's other people like Bill Harvey and Phillips, David Atlee Phillips. There's Howard Hunt. There's the other guy, Joe Anides, George Joe Anides. Those guys you should track. And they've done nothing. The CIA has done nothing to cooperate with any official. They've been the most hidden organization ever. Only one time have they ever been examined, and that was in...
And then there's other people like Bill Harvey and Phillips, David Atlee Phillips. There's Howard Hunt. There's the other guy, Joe Anides, George Joe Anides. Those guys you should track. And they've done nothing. The CIA has done nothing to cooperate with any official. They've been the most hidden organization ever. Only one time have they ever been examined, and that was in...
Frank Church's Committee of 1973-4. Frank Church, great, great, great senator. And they found a nest of evil that was so intense, with so many assassinations, sabotage, Against America's interests. Against America's interests. And they told us the whole time it was for our interest. We killed people who ended up being heroes. And we paid the price.
Frank Church's Committee of 1973-4. Frank Church, great, great, great senator. And they found a nest of evil that was so intense, with so many assassinations, sabotage, Against America's interests. Against America's interests. And they told us the whole time it was for our interest. We killed people who ended up being heroes. And we paid the price.
I mean, we're paying the price now insofar as we have no idea what's our own history. No idea about, we've thwarted history and we're aiming, we're going towards a very dangerous moment right now, but that's another discussion completely.
I mean, we're paying the price now insofar as we have no idea what's our own history. No idea about, we've thwarted history and we're aiming, we're going towards a very dangerous moment right now, but that's another discussion completely.
Well, they put him there in the first place.
Well, they put him there in the first place.