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News article dated 11/15/63, 7 days BEFORE the assassination- the circled section, all by itself, debunks Blaine's book...and it was written BEFORE the assassination: "THE SERVICE CAN OVERRULE EVEN THE PRESIDENT WHERE HIS PERSONAL SECURITY IS INVOLVED"

News article dated 11/15/63, 7 days BEFORE the assassination- the circled section, all by itself, debunks Blaine's book...and it was written BEFORE the assassination: "THE SERVICE CAN OVERRULE EVEN THE PRESIDENT WHERE HIS PERSONAL SECURITY IS INVOLVED"

 

[ MUCH more about this in my forthcoming book]. As for the matter at hand, Clint Hill cleared this up in his 2012 book: On pages 55-56..., Hill talks about the benefits of Jackie Kennedy keeping a low profile during her trip to New York as beneficial to security: “The fewer people who know your intended destination or route, the better. A police escort would have just drawn attention to us, so we kept the motorcade to as few vehicles as possible.” Indeed, on yet another trip to New York in early 1963, this one involving both Jackie and JFK, Hill records Jackie as stating: “We want to keep it private…No police escorts, no motorcades, no official functions. We just want to enjoy the city like we used to.” However, this very same situation for President Kennedy in New York, the very same city, in mid-November 1963 was viewed not as a virtue but as a detriment to his safety and welfare by several writers

LISA MCCUBBIN- "SHOW ME THE MONEY"...OR THE TRUTH?

LISA MCCUBBIN- "SHOW ME THE MONEY"...OR THE TRUTH?




During another 6th Floor Museum appearance (with Hill & Blaine, hosted by Gary Mack), co-author Lisa McCubbin mentions that, during the writing of the book, she would find things that contradicted what Blaine was telling her. Ultimately, she copped out, stating “he was there”…no, he wasn’t there on 11/22/63 in Dallas AND WHAT ABOUT ALL HIS COLLEAGUES WHO REFUTE HIM? Geez. McCubbin strikes me as a good investigative reporter. One wonders if her closeness to Blaine (she grew up with him and even dated his son!), along with the allure of big money, swayed her to “look away”, so to speak, at all the conflicting and contradictory evidence

NORMAN KATZ: "I was there, at the White House, assigned (as a military attaché) to the Secret Service, when that horrible dispatch came in advising us of the President’s shooting and death."

NORMAN KATZ: "I was there, at the White House, assigned (as a military attaché) to the Secret Service, when that horrible dispatch came in advising us of the President’s shooting and death."



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Eyewitness Turns Back Clock a Half Century to JFK's Assassination


Foundation for Belmont Education-sponsored event brings history to students with a visit from Secret Service agent Norman Katz.



By Lisa Gibalerio
Thanks to grant funding provided by the as, tenth graders at the Belmont High School were given the opportunity to hear from Norman Katz, one of the Secret Service agents on duty in Dallas when John F. Kennedy was assassinated.



“Assassinations have happened before,” he told the audience of sophomores, “and they will happen again.”



Katz outlined how far security measures have come in the 50 years since Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas.



“In the early 1960s, we weren’t even thinking about assassination; we were just there to offer general protection.”



He added that 50 years ago, there were 312 Secret Service agents employed by the US Government; there are more than 7,000 today. President Obama, he stated, receives more than 400 death threats a year and wears a bullet-proof suit and underwear.



Technology back then, he said, consisted of hand signals and walkie-talkies – when they worked, he added.



The students seemed especially rapt when he described the moments that JFK was shot and killed. The limousine, he said, should have sped off when the first shot was fired, but the driver slowed down thinking the limo had backfired. The second shot hit Kennedy in the neck.



“He would have survived that neck shot,” Katz said, “it was the third shot that shattered his brain.”



The students saw photos of that were taken during the shootings as well as photos of JFK’s autopsy.



For a group of students born 35 years after these events occurred, they certainly left this presentation with a clear idea of what happened on that fateful November day in Dallas in 1963. And from the perspective of a man who was standing just a few feet away when it happened.


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The White House


During the Kennedy &

Johnson Years

Former Secret Service officer Norman Katz

spoke to a jam packed meeting this morning

detailing his first hand accounts and

experiences of being in Dallas during the

Kennedy assassination, working with

President Johnson and being present in the

White House during the days of the Cuban

Missile Crisis.

Norman was in Dallas in the Presidential

Secret Service detail on the day of the

assassination. He was not part of the caravan

detail, but was at the Dallas headquarters in

the backup detail. Norman shared with

attendees his and his colleague’s views of the

c o n s p i r a c y t h e o r i e s o n Ke n n e d y ’ s

assassination. He is a firm believer that Lee

Oswald was the only shooter and fired all the

shots from the Book Depository. He offered his

reasons and shared with all his private photos

which revealed details that have not been

shown on newspapers or TV. He commended

President Johnson for the consideration he

showed to Mrs. Kennedy at that time, by

insisting that his plane’s departure be delayed

until she and the President’s body were on Air

Force One.

He described the tension that existed in the

White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

He described the behavior and actions of

several of the leaders of the day including

Bobby Kennedy, General Curtis LeMay and

Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara. The

world came very close to nuclear war that day

and the issue was in doubt until Nikita

Khrushchev ordered the ship carrying the

missiles to Cuba to turn around. Norman was

in the midst of all the action during those 13

days. The US was ready to bomb the Cuban

missiles and anticipated a retaliatory strike

from Russia. In fact, during the crisis Norman

called his mother to tell her to fill the bathtub

with water in anticipation of the destruction of

vital services in New York.

One of the most interesting insights he shared

with his audience was the behavior of the

presidents and how they treated others. The

worst was President Johnson. He detailed

how Presidents Kennedy and Johnson

chased women. Marilyn Monroe was a

regular at the Kennedy White House while

LBJ chased women everywhere. He would

have the women that were on Air Force One.

He was not secretive at all, in fact, he was

quite open about his actions. Norman

detailed that on several occasions President

Johnson would walk down the aisle of Air

Force One completely naked. He also

observed President Carter, who publicly

professed that he wasn’t a drinker, having his

morning double bourbon before the day

started.

Norman answered several questions from

members of the audience, many on the

assassination of President Kennedy. Thank

you, Norman, for sharing your observations

and comments about these very historical

events


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http://www.eventective.com/USA/Massachusetts/Sharon/572647/Norman-Katz-Public-Speaker.html

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NORMAN KATZ: "I was there, at the White House, assigned (as a military attaché) to the Secret Service, when that horrible dispatch came in advising us of the President’s shooting and death."


UPDATE DECEMBER 2013:
Norman Katz contacted me out of the blue via e-mail and wrote "I can assure you I am who I say I am" and promised more information...then promptly disappeared

The bullet is still in his leg

AP dispatch/ "The Atlanta Constitution", 11/23/63: quotes Dr. Shaw---"[The Governor] seems to have been struck by just one bullet…We know the wound of entrance was along the right shoulder. He was sho from above…[the bullet] entered the back of his chest and moved outward…It emerged from his chest and struck his wrist and thigh…The bullet is still in his leg."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ8NJwq58Fg

Lem Johns: Secret Service Man- dvd review

Lem Johns: Secret Service Man- dvd review

I was quite impressed with this movie/ dvd- great use of films and photos, many of which are previously unreleased, as well as the obvious love and care put into this production. This is an informative, moving tribute to the esteemed former Secret Service agent Thomas L "Lem" Johns. In addition to lengthy, thought-provoking interviews with the man himself, we are also treated to interviews with Lem's wife of over 65 years, Nita, as well as former agents Joseph Novak and Terry Oden.




Known for his presence in Dealey Plaza on 11/22/63 when JFK was assassinated, Johns offers some surprising and interesting revelations about exactly where he thought the shots were coming from that day, as well as the notion that he was allegedly the "agent" of unknown repute on the knoll. In addition, we learn about Lem's pre-agency career as an Alcohol and Tax (later known as the ATF) agent, as well as his illustrious Secret Service career protecting Ike, Nixon, JFK, and, of course, LBJ. There is much to learn and admire in this entertaining presentation, an obvious labor of love for the producer (s).



As well as his own legacy, Lem's son Jeff served 20 years in the Secret Service and now works for the Department of Homeland Security, while Lem's grandson Michael has been in the Secret Service for over 15 years now; impressive. I spoke to Lem on the phone in 2004 and I was pleasantly surprised to learn about the living legacy he has bestowed upon the agency. There have been Johns in the Secret Service since the 1950's!



You can do no wrong in purchasing this extremely well done dvd. I am very glad I did!     http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BNL5CMG/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img    


knoll: "I thought that's where it [the shots] was coming from"; "the sound came from the right. I just assumed that that's where the shooting was taking place from that location"; after the second shot: "car slowed up. We were going too slow."




Adamantly refutes the notion that he was the "agent" on the knoll: "absolutely not"; he stood in the street for a minute or less to hitch a ride- did not go to the knoll. Hitched a ride with a press car



Haldeman and Erlichmann adamantly wanted Johns fired in early 1969 (from his position as Assistant Director)

JFK, Honolulu, Hawaii 6/8/63+ Lem Johns notes re: Haldeman and Erlichmann wishing to fire him

JFK, Honolulu, Hawaii 6/8/63+ Lem Johns notes re: Haldeman and Erlichmann wishing to fire him

ASAIC Kellerman with a lei (?!?!?)+ SA Greer, SA Duncan, SA Chandler

ASAIC Kellerman with a lei, SA Olsson, SA Duncan