It is a book that deserves the attention of all americans. Among the vast number of books that have been written about the death of jfk, perhaps none has been as successful at explaining why he was taken out as james douglass, jfk and the unspeakable 2008. Why he died and why it matters, in portland, maine, on sept. Jfk and the unspeakable, 2008, is a profound and deeply spiritual journey along the kennedy presidency, that, accompanied with a thorough and up to date knowledge of the assassination conspiracy genre, provides readers with back. Assassination, biography, presidents, politics and government, mord. The acclaimed book oliver stone called the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance, jfk and the unspeakable details not. On jfk, tulsi gabbard keeps very respectable company. Kennedy s assassination that is sickening, in every way outrageous, but not exactly unfamiliar. Episode 1 of 5 a panel discussion with author james w.
Why he died and why it matters is a book by theologian and catholic worker james w. The book is drawn from many sources, including the warren report. What other book might you compare jfk and the unspeakable to and why. William bruce pitzer the following excerpts of jim douglass jfk and the unspeakable why he died and why it matters examine the visual record of president kennedys head wounds on the evening of november 22 as captured by william bruce pitzer, head of the audiovisual department of the naval medical school in bethesda, maryland, and his subsequent murder. The distinguishing characteristic of jfk and the unspeakable, aside from its rigorously passionate scholarship, is its complete unraveling of the why of the assassination of jfk. Project unspeakable liberating the truth through live.
In this fascinating and disturbing book james douglass presents a compelling account of why president john f. Douglass is the author of a president for peace in the nov. Why he died and why it matters is the most beautiful, most important, and most spiritually cogent book i have read in a decade. Kennedy around the 50th anniversary of his rendezvous with death. Since then, it has been lauded by mark lane author of rush to judgment, who calls it an exciting work with the drama of a firstrate thriller, john perkins author of confessions of an. Douglasss jfk and the unspeakable is a meticulous compilation of kennedy and assassination studies. Douglass confronts the unspeakable present in the darkest chapter of. This disturbing, enlightening, and ultimately inspiring book should be read by all americans. At the height of the cold war, jfk risked committing the greatest crime in human history.
Jfk and the unspeakable why he died and why it matters by james w. Also look for the epic inside the aarb by doug horne, legacy of secrecy by lamar waldron, and jfk. The murder of president kennedy was a seminal event for me and for millions of americans. Kennedy as well as the events surrounding the assassination of john f. Kennedy was assassinated and why the unmasking of this truth remains crucial for the future of our country and the world. Jfk and the unspeakable why he died and why it matters book. Douglass, a scholar and peace activist, is the author of many books, including jfk and the unspeakable. Kennedy was carried out, but why it was doneand why it still matters today. The unspeakable have any communications with mass media on anything to do with the subject of the jfk relationship between the u. Jfk and the unspeakable is the first of three volumes the other two, on the assassinations of malcolm x and dr. If you could sum up jfk and the unspeakable in three words, what would they be. After reading it in dallas, i was moved for the first time to visit dealey plaza.
In jfk and the unspeakable jim douglass has distilled all the best available research into a very welldocumented and convincing portrait of president kennedys transforming turn to peace, at the cost of his l ife. As one who publicly obsesses over the assassinations of the 60s, i get that question a lot why does it matter. That book is james douglasss jfk and the unspeakable. The hard truth of this book, the unspeakable, is the evil that lurks within the central intelligence agency that undertook a plot to remove jfk because believing and pursuing peace was, in. This lazy take is not only unfair to gabbard, but it also scants jfk and the unspeakable, among the best books on jfks assassination published in the last 20 years. My film jfk was a metaphor for all those doubts, suspicions and unanswered questions. James douglass book jfk and the unspeakable is subtitled why he died, and why it matters.
Why he died and why it matters by douglass, james w. Jim douglass, jfk and the unspeakable, copa dallas 2009. This compelling title from orbis books is the biggest contribution to research on the jfk assassination in a generation. Nothing could be further from the truth, as james douglass shows in his extraordinary book, jfk and the unspeakable. The key to understanding kennedys presidency, his assassination, and our survival as a species through the cuban missile. In jfk and the unspeakable, jim douglass has distilled the best available research into a very welldocumented and convincing portrait of president kennedys transformating turn to peace, at the cost of his life. In each of those soulshaking events merton sensed an evil whose depth and deceit seemed to go beyond the capacity of words to. The cia, vietnam and the plot to assassinate john f.
Jfk and the unspeakable book douglas county libraries. James douglass, jfk and the unspeakable james fetzer. In jfk and the unspeakable jim douglass has distilled all the best available research into a very welldocumented and convincing portrait of president kennedys. Jfk and the unspeakable is an exceptional achievement.
Douglass 2008 orbis books jim douglass has unraveled the story of president kennedys astonishing and littleknown turn toward peace, and the reasons why members of his own government felt he must be eliminated. Books by mark lane, rush to judgement, plausible deniability or last word, for example. Douglass has made the strongest case so far in the jfk assassination literature as to the who and the why of dallas. Jfk and the unspeakable national catholic reporter. James douglass jfk and the unspeakable is all about the why and the who. In jfk and the unspeakable jim douglass has distilled all the best available research into a very welldocumented and convincing portrait of president.
Hes encouraging us to face what has seemed to me a central question not so much the who killed jfk. In doing so, he came into conflict with the unspeakable and his life was extinguished. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Jfk and the unspeakable cant but help improve ones view of and estimation of jfk and rue both the everincreasing and secret power of the national security state and the constant warfooting this country now is on. Douglass with paul schrade since 1996, i have sought the truth at the heart of the fourfold martyrdom of john f. We believe that the mission of project unspeakable, to challenge the official silence surrounding the unspeakable assassinations of john f. In this fascinating and disturbing book james douglass pre. This superb volume traces jfks evolution from a cold warrior to a man of peace in a gripping, effortlessly readable study of admirable scholarship. Douglass touchstone books, 2008 pxvi our collective denial of the obvious, in the setting up of oswald and his transparent silencing by ruby, made possible the dallas coverup of the jfk assassination. Now an extraordinary new book offers the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance. The acclaimed book oliver stone called the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance, jfk and the unspeakable details not just how the conspiracy to assassinate president john f.
If you were to choose a book on the jfk assassination, be sure to consider the work by james w. The unspeakable is a term thomas merton coined at the heart of the sixties after jfks assassinationin the midst of the escalating vietnam war, the nuclear arms race, and the further assassinations of malcolm x, martin luther king, and robert kennedy. I invite you to join me in exploring their interconnected stories. Kennedy as a courageous president who believed in doing gods work on earth. It is clearly one of the best books ever written on the kennedy assassination and deserves a vast readership. Jfk and the unspeakable, part two james douglass is laying out a version of john f. In jfk and the unspeakable douglass makes it the story a plot inside the national security apparatus and the central intelligence agency to kill the president and stop his turn toward peace. Why he died and why it matters is a book that has meaning on different levels and will challenge the thought process. Readers will, i hope, be inspired to work for a return to the kind of leadership jfk offered. Gumbleton jfk and the unspeakable is an exceptional achievement. Government and the alleged killers of jfk released by itself to dig into conspiracies like jfk and 911 to have militia into the street relationship between the u. Why he died and why it matters, widely acclaimed as one of the most important books ever written on the subject.