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TWO programs added:

November 20, 21 and 23: "Kennedys: The Curse of Power "

November 28: "Somebody Killed the President"

Stars indicate some additional airings have been added of already

listed shows.

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Thursday, November 18, 10am-11am ET/PT

Biography Channel www.biographychannel.com

Power Players

JFK, A Personal Story

How did one man inspire a nation and motivate Americans to work harder

and give something back to their government? John F. Kennedy will long

be remembered for challenging the American people--to put a man on the

moon, put aside racial prejudices, join a volunteer corps to help

undeveloped countries. Find out how in a commemoration of the life and

legacy of the 35th President. Includes interviews with political

satirist Mort Sahl and Cliff Robertson, who played JFK on film.

(1-hour version)

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Thursday, November 18, 4PM-5PM ET/PT

Biography Channel www.biographychannel.com

Power Players

JFK, A Personal Story

How did one man inspire a nation and motivate Americans to work harder

and give something back to their government? John F. Kennedy will long

be remembered for challenging the American people--to put a man on the

moon, put aside racial prejudices, join a volunteer corps to help

undeveloped countries. Find out how in a commemoration of the life and

legacy of the 35th President. Includes interviews with political

satirist Mort Sahl and Cliff Robertson, who played JFK on film.

(1-hour version)

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Friday, November 19, 11AM-12AM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Conspiracy?

Who Killed Martin Luther King Jr.?

On April 4, 1968, a sniper gunned down Martin Luther King Jr. as he

stood on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Charges of cover-ups

and government complicity were heard almost immediately--suspicions

that haven't waned with time. Several versions have passed for the

"truth" of King's assassination--from the "official" story in '68 with

small-time criminal James Earl Ray as lone assassin; Ray's later

assertion that he was framed by "Raul", the true killer; to the '78

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) report that claimed

Ray acted on behalf of a conspiracy. And there's a theory that federal

government agencies were out to get King--and they had greater

motivation to do so than James Earl Ray. We revisit the murder--one of

the least explicable of the assassinations that rocked the '60s.

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Saturday, November 20, 10PM-12AM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Kennedys: The Curse of Power

Traces the Kennedy clan's calamities that occurred on the rise to power-- from immigration from Ireland up to John Kennedy Jr.'s tragic death in 1999. The first hour sees the loss of Joe Jr. in WWII and the assassinations of JFK and RFK. Hour two witnesses Ted's downfall and role as surrogate father to a fatherless generation.

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Saturday, November 20, 3AM-4AM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Conspiracy?

Who Killed Martin Luther King Jr.?

On April 4, 1968, a sniper gunned down Martin Luther King Jr. as he

stood on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Charges of cover-ups

and government complicity were heard almost immediately--suspicions

that haven't waned with time. Several versions have passed for the

"truth" of King's assassination--from the "official" story in '68 with

small-time criminal James Earl Ray as lone assassin; Ray's later

assertion that he was framed by "Raul", the true killer; to the '78

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) report that claimed

Ray acted on behalf of a conspiracy. And there's a theory that federal

government agencies were out to get King--and they had greater

motivation to do so than James Earl Ray. We revisit the murder--one of

the least explicable of the assassinations that rocked the '60s.

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Saturday, November 20, 2004, 7PM-8PM, ET/PT

History Channel, www.historychannel.com

Who Killed Martin Luther King Jr.?

On April 4, 1968, a sniper gunned down Martin Luther King Jr. as he

stood on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Charges of cover-ups

and government complicity were heard almost immediately--suspicions

that haven't waned with time. Several versions have passed for the

"truth" of King's assassination--from the "official" story in '68 with

small-time criminal James Earl Ray as lone assassin; Ray's later

assertion that he was framed by "Raul", the true killer; to the '78

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) report that claimed

Ray acted on behalf of a conspiracy. And there's a theory that federal

government agencies were out to get King--and they had greater

motivation to do so than James Earl Ray. We revisit the murder--one of

the least explicable of the assassinations that rocked the '60s.

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Saturday, November 20, 2004, 8PM-10PM, ET/PT

History Channel, www.historychannel.com

The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy

No other murder in history has produced as much speculation as the

assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Forty years after he was

fatally shot, more than 70 percent of polled Americans believe there

was a conspiracy and that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. In this

2-hour special, ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings takes a fresh look at

the assassination, the evidence, the various and many theories, and an

exact computer simulation of the famous Abraham Zapruder film that

offers surprising results.

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Saturday, November 20, 10pm-12AM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Kennedys: The Curse of Power

Traces the Kennedy clan's calamities that occurred on the rise to

power--from immigration from Ireland up to John Kennedy Jr.'s tragic

death in 1999. The first hour sees the loss of Joe Jr. in WWII and the

assassinations of JFK and RFK. Hour two witnesses Ted's downfall and

role as surrogate father to a fatherless generation.

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Sunday, November 21, 2004, 12AM-2AM, ET-PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy

No other murder in history has produced as much speculation as the

assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Forty years after he was

fatally shot, more than 70 percent of polled Americans believe there

was a conspiracy and that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. In this

2-hour special, ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings takes a fresh look at

the assassination, the evidence, the various and many theories, and an

exact computer simulation of the famous Abraham Zapruder film that

offers surprising results.

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Sunday, Nov 21 1AM-2AM, ET

Presidential Limo

The Speed Channel www.speedtv.com/programs/323/

The 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible limousine

JFK rode in when assassinated in 1963 was, for a time

a true crime scene. Surprisingly, the car was used by

presidents for years after Kennedy's death.

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Sunday, Nov 21, 2AM-4AM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Kennedys: The Curse of Power

Traces the Kennedy clan's calamities that occurred on the rise to power-- from immigration from Ireland up to John Kennedy Jr.'s tragic death in 1999. The first hour sees the loss of Joe Jr. in WWII and the assassinations of JFK and RFK. Hour two witnesses Ted's downfall and role as surrogate father to a fatherless generation.

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Sunday, Nov 21 9PM-10PM ET

TITLE: Presidential Limo

The Speed Channel www.speedtv.com/programs/323/

The 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible limousine

JFK rode in when assassinated in 1963 was, for a time

a true crime scene. Surprisingly, the car was used by

presidents for years after Kennedy's death.

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Monday, November 22, 10PM-11PM ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Investigating History

The JFK Assassination.

How does forensic science help resolve questions about the JFK

assassination? With the help of a group of scientists and researchers

with access to the evidence in the case, Investigating History looks

at new information that examines which theories are believable, and

which are not. Specifically, the experts looked at the acoustic

evidence from the radio of one of the motorcycle policemen in the

motorcade and the number of shots that were fired; at the reliability

of autopsy X-rays of JFK's skull; at the investigation that concluded

that Oswald was the lone assassin; at the new evidentiary support for

the "magic bullet" theory; and more.

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Tuesday, Nov 23, 2AM-3AM ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Investigating History

The JFK Assassination.

How does forensic science help resolve questions about the JFK

assassination? With the help of a group of scientists and researchers

with access to the evidence in the case, Investigating History looks

at new information that examines which theories are believable, and

which are not. Specifically, the experts looked at the acoustic

evidence from the radio of one of the motorcycle policemen in the

motorcade and the number of shots that were fired; at the reliability

of autopsy X-rays of JFK's skull; at the investigation that concluded

that Oswald was the lone assassin; at the new evidentiary support for

the "magic bullet" theory; and more.

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Tuesday, November 23, TWO AIRINGS: 12PM-1PM, 6PM-7PM, ET/PT

Missing Files: The JFK Assassination

History Channel, www.historychannel.com

Did an elaborate cover-up conceal evidence about JFK's assassination?

Join us as we reveal new discoveries and footage resulting from a

5-year unprecedented search for truth by a small government agency,

the Assassinations Records Review Board. We also hear from experts who

believe in the official version and conspiracy theorists.

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Tuesday, November 23, TWO AIRINGS: 8AM-10AM ET/PT; 2PM-4PM ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

The Cuban Missile Crisis Declassified

In October 1962, the world tottered on the brink of nuclear war. The

Soviet Union's Premier Nikita Khrushchev had placed missiles in Cuba

to defend it from unexpected American invasion. When U.S. intelligence

provided President John F. Kennedy with proof, he demanded that they

be removed, risking the first nuclear exchange between the

superpowers. Now, new information reveals just how fragile

communication between Moscow and Washington was and how little each

side understood of the other.

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Tuesday, November 23, 10AM-12PM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Kennedys: The Curse of Power

Traces the Kennedy clan's calamities that occurred on the rise to power-- from immigration from Ireland up to John Kennedy Jr.'s tragic death in 1999. The first hour sees the loss of Joe Jr. in WWII and the assassinations of JFK and RFK. Hour two witnesses Ted's downfall and role as surrogate father to a fatherless generation.

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Saturday, Nov 27 2004, TWO AIRINGS: 8PM; 11PM, ET/PT

Discovery Channel www.discoverychannel.com

Medical Casebook

JFK

When John F. Kennedy entered the White House in 1961, he brought with

him eight personal physicians to handle his medical requirements and

maintain his image as a healthy President. He'd been a sickly child

and had to endure illness all through his life.

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Sunday, November 28, 4PM-4:30PM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

History's Mysteries

Somebody Killed the President.

The President of the United States has the most powerful job in the world. Even with a round-the-clock guard, there's always the danger that a determined assassin will get through. Since 1865, 4 presidents have been killed: Abraham Lincoln, 1865; James Garfield, 1881; William McKinley, 1901; and John F. Kennedy, 1963. We examine these White House victims.

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*** Sunday, November 28, 7PM, ET/PT

History Channel www.historychannel.com

Investigating History

The JFK Assassination.

How does forensic science help resolve questions about the JFK

assassination? With the help of a group of scientists and researchers

with access to the evidence in the case, Investigating History looks

at new information that examines which theories are believable, and

which are not. Specifically, the experts looked at the acoustic

evidence from the radio of one of the motorcycle policemen in the

motorcade and the number of shots that were fired; at the reliability

of autopsy X-rays of JFK's skull; at the investigation that concluded

that Oswald was the lone assassin; at the new evidentiary support for

the "magic bullet" theory; and more.

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Sunday, Nov 28 10PM-11PM, ET

Presidential Limo

The Speed Channel www.speedtv.com/programs/323/

The 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible limousine

JFK rode in when assassinated in 1963 was, for a time

a true crime scene. Surprisingly, the car was used by

presidents for years after Kennedy's death.

Edited by Denis Morissette
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