Steven Monticelli

When he finally returned to Washington, D.C., Stevenson warned the administration about the intense and extremist atmosphere in Dallas, where President Kennedy was planning a visit meant to heal a rift between the conservative and liberal wings of the Democratic Party in Texas.

The president's murder spawned a cottage industry of conspiracy theorists. Some said the president had been murdered by the mafia, angered because they had been investigated by the president's brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Others blamed Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, who also had been the subject of criminal probes by the Justice Department.

The president's murder spawned a cottage industry of conspiracy theorists. Some said the president had been murdered by the mafia, angered because they had been investigated by the president's brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Others blamed Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, who also had been the subject of criminal probes by the Justice Department.

The president's murder spawned a cottage industry of conspiracy theorists. Some said the president had been murdered by the mafia, angered because they had been investigated by the president's brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Others blamed Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, who also had been the subject of criminal probes by the Justice Department.

Other suspected assassination plotters included Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who had himself been targeted for assassination attempts by the Kennedy administration, exiled Cubans in Florida, angered because the president had not fully supported the attempted overthrow of Castro during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, and even the Soviets.

Other suspected assassination plotters included Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who had himself been targeted for assassination attempts by the Kennedy administration, exiled Cubans in Florida, angered because the president had not fully supported the attempted overthrow of Castro during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, and even the Soviets.

Other suspected assassination plotters included Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who had himself been targeted for assassination attempts by the Kennedy administration, exiled Cubans in Florida, angered because the president had not fully supported the attempted overthrow of Castro during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, and even the Soviets.

One of the more elaborate theories involved an alleged plot hatched by American military leaders and CIA agents angered that Kennedy supposedly wanted to end American involvement in Vietnam. Finally, others said Lyndon Johnson ordered a hit on the chief executive because he wanted to grab power.

One of the more elaborate theories involved an alleged plot hatched by American military leaders and CIA agents angered that Kennedy supposedly wanted to end American involvement in Vietnam. Finally, others said Lyndon Johnson ordered a hit on the chief executive because he wanted to grab power.

One of the more elaborate theories involved an alleged plot hatched by American military leaders and CIA agents angered that Kennedy supposedly wanted to end American involvement in Vietnam. Finally, others said Lyndon Johnson ordered a hit on the chief executive because he wanted to grab power.

Or maybe others said Kennedy died because of a combination of some or all of the above, having made enemies with the intelligence agencies under his command, who he had said he would dash to the winds if they continued to do things that were against what he saw as in the best interests of the United States. Quote,

Or maybe others said Kennedy died because of a combination of some or all of the above, having made enemies with the intelligence agencies under his command, who he had said he would dash to the winds if they continued to do things that were against what he saw as in the best interests of the United States. Quote,

Or maybe others said Kennedy died because of a combination of some or all of the above, having made enemies with the intelligence agencies under his command, who he had said he would dash to the winds if they continued to do things that were against what he saw as in the best interests of the United States. Quote,

President shot 129 times from 43 different angles, a satirical headline from The Onion later asserted.

President shot 129 times from 43 different angles, a satirical headline from The Onion later asserted.

President shot 129 times from 43 different angles, a satirical headline from The Onion later asserted.

In the novel, racist revolutionaries then take over Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California and seize its nuclear missiles, which they later use on cities across the nation. While ethnically cleansing California of non-whites, they hang 60,000 so-called race traitors during the Day of the Rope, a phrase you may find familiar if you've ever looked at white supremacist posts online.

In the novel, racist revolutionaries then take over Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California and seize its nuclear missiles, which they later use on cities across the nation. While ethnically cleansing California of non-whites, they hang 60,000 so-called race traitors during the Day of the Rope, a phrase you may find familiar if you've ever looked at white supremacist posts online.

In the novel, racist revolutionaries then take over Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California and seize its nuclear missiles, which they later use on cities across the nation. While ethnically cleansing California of non-whites, they hang 60,000 so-called race traitors during the Day of the Rope, a phrase you may find familiar if you've ever looked at white supremacist posts online.

In the end, the book's hero, Earl Turner, finally defeats the system by flying a crop duster armed with a small nuclear weapon into the Pentagon.