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  1. About Mitchell, I was fortunate to represent George in an involved oil and gas regulation case in North Texas involving several counties. I found no unhappiness between George and LBJ; however, at that time LBJ was well into therapy and, for a paying client, Clark was always very understanding. To answer the question as directly as possible, I knew of no connection between either Mitchell or Maheu nor did I hear of any relation to LBJ. Johnny Mitchell was not the same cut as George so there may have been something involved. I have no inside information on it. An interesting insight from Pat Speer so I intend to keep my eyes open for that connection. Thinking back as I write, I just cannot recall any connection between Clark and Hughes. Clark had connections to some of the Houston oilmen and I represented several of the more notorious ones; however, Clark was mainly in East Texas and really did not, to my knowledge, extend beyond that great bank of black oi therel. An interesting connection that will get some more attention from me.
  2. The Schlesinger memo is very, very interesting and becomes still another important link in the overall Cuban and CIA operations during that critical period. I cannot add any more to the subject but find such insights very important. The only way to know and understand is to have such deep insider information.
  3. The group of key Houston business leaders was well-known despite a preference for secrecy. Clark attended as an outsider whenever he wished but was not a regular member. As a sidebar, an interesting reason for his “alien” status was Houston leaders considered their city bigger than Texas, somehow elevating a part to more than the whole. But that was part of the mystique they promoted. More specifically, at the meeting to consider JFK’s visit as part of a birthday for Congressman Albert Thomas, Clark was there for several days and participated. More to the point, Clark was also there for a meeting of a Texas group interested in the State’s history, the super-secret Knights of San Jacinto. The point is media spin and its propaganda were important parts of the control exercised. Clark was right there. This is mentioned at page 182 of my book.
  4. The group of key Houston business leaders was well-known despite a preference for secrecy. Clark attended as an outsider whenever he wished but was not a regular member. As a sidebar, an interesting reason for his “alien” status was Houston leaders considered their city bigger than Texas, somehow elevating a part to more than the whole. But that was part of the mystique they promoted. More specifically, at the meeting to consider JFK’s visit as part of a birthday for Congressman Albert Thomas, Clark was there for several days and participated. More to the point, Clark was also there for a meeting of a Texas group interested in the State’s history, the super-secret Knights of San Jacinto. The point is media spin and its propaganda were important parts of the control exercised. Clark was right there. This is mentioned at page 182 of my book.
  5. Barr McClellan studied at the University of Texas in Austin. After qualifying as a lawyer he went to work for the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Initially he worked for the National Labor Relations Board but in 1964 he became an attorney for the Federal Power Commission. In 1966 McClellan joined the legal firm of Clark, Thomas and Winters, based in Austin, Texas. At that time the firm was run by the partners Edward Clark, Sam Winters, Don Thomas and Frank Denius. The company was closely associated with Lyndon B. Johnson and the Democratic Party in Texas. McClellan's work included advising on political strategy, campaign contributions, media issues and labour disputes. In 1972 Barr McClellan became a full partner in the legal firm. It was only at this stage that he was told about the illegal activities of the firm. John Cofer explained how the partners dealt with criminal activity: "In short, we helped plan crimes and keep the clients out of trouble." Soon afterwards he discovered that one of the partners, Edward Clark, had been involved in planning the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Barr McClellan eventually resigned from the firm after a dispute with Edward Clark. In 2003 McClellan published Blood, Money & Power: How LBJ Killed JFK. In the book McClellan argues that Lyndon B. Johnson and Edward Clark were involved in the planning and cover-up of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. McClellan also named Malcolm Wallace as one of the assassins.
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