Simply put, this is an instant classic. Truly, this is a superb book in every respect. Frankly, I am surprised no one is discussing it unless I missed the thread.
Amazon.com: Last Second in Dallas (9780700630080): Thompson, Josiah: Books
Bo Byers of the Houston Chronicle; Mary Woodward of the Dallas Morning News (who also said the shot came from the knoll) and presidential aide Dave Powers
Presidential limousine almost came to a dead stop 11/22/63 (JFK assassination) - YouTube
Tom Dillard of the Dallas Morning News confirms his 1964 Warren Commission testimony in 1993 about the press photographers flatbed truck (which normally rode directly in front of the presidential limousine) that was cancelled at the last minute at Love Field on 11/22/63 (JFK assassination)
Press photographers flatbed truck cancelled at last minute 11/22/63 JFK assassination - YouTube
Top JFK Secret Service agents…on game shows?! - YouTube
Top JFK Secret Service agents…on game shows?!
1) SAIC Gerald Behn (JFK/LBJ era; in Secret Service 1939-1967): What’s My Line 12/27/59
2) SAIC Gerald Behn (JFK/LBJ era; in Secret Service 1939-1967): To Tell The Truth 2/26/62
3) Deputy Chief (and former OSS) Paul Paterni (JFK/LBJ era; in Secret Service FDR-Nixon): To Tell The Truth 1/28/62
4) Chief U.E. Baughman (Chief 11/22/48-January 1961; replaced by Rowley): To Tell The Truth 4/9/57
5) Chief U.E. Baughman (Chief 11/22/48-January 1961; replaced by Rowley): What’s My Line 11/27/55
Behn-took first vacation of the JFK era during the week of the JFK assassination!
Baughman-“retired” by the Kennedy brothers (around the very same time Dulles, Bissel and Cabell were let go) because he did not believe the Mafia existed! Made the Chief 11/22/48
Paterni-former OSS man who worked with Ray Rocca (liaison to the WC) and James Angleton during WWII; involved in critical limo inspection; had been up for replacing Baughman
Correct! I never thought that discredited Jean Hill in any event. She may have even mistaken the (non-rose) flowers as a little dog, as celebrities like Zsa Zsa Gabor and others travelled with a little dog beside them while travelling.
Building rooftops WERE guarded before and during the JFK era! 11/22/63 - YouTube
RARE ABC video of reporter Ron Gardner confirming my research on the silent part of this video: building rooftops WERE guarded before and during the JFK era! 11/22/63