'They'Ve Killed the President!': The Search for the Murderers of John F. Kennedy

by Anson Robert Sam

383 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Pete daPixie]

Excellent book. Having read hundreds of publications on this subject it was a joy to catch up with this work of Anson's from 1975, furthermore, I can rank this among the best critiques of the Warren Commission that appeared in print in the first twenty five years after Dallas. Alongside the early researchers, Lane, Epstein, Meagher and Weisberg, 'They've Killed The President!' is an essential addition.
Anson delivers a very well written and balanced synopsis of the tangled mystery that is the Kennedy killing. I do personally maintain that after years of study on the JFK case there is often something new to learn in the next book that I obtain, and this author has delivered on that. While I am more than familiar with the vast majority of what is covered here, I have certainly discovered some food for thought in the section on Oswald's intelligence links contained in the chapter 'The Man Who Never Was'.
Sadly, in the twenty first century the 'search for the murderers of John F. Kennedy' is a forlorn hope. Any proof of the coup d'etat of '63 was destroyed in the cover-up and that is why all of Robert Sam Anson's questions remain unanswered.

[Wade]

I used to be interested in the John Kennedy assassination conspiracies and read quite a lot about it. However when I read Vincent Bugliosi's book Reclaiming History, I realized how foolish the conspiracies were and how childish I'd been to even wonder about them. Bugliosi proves the case against Oswald as a prosecutor would and leaves no doubt that had Oswald stood trial none of the deranged theories would have ever seen the light of day.

[R.G. Belsky]

Along with Conspiracy by Anthony Summers, this book sparked my interest (some might say obsession) with the questions surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. When I finished this book, I had no doubt that the official government declaration that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin made no sense at all. Many years later, this book was one of the works that inspired me to write my own JFK assassination novel, The Kennedy Connection. Read this and read Conspiracy (now updated in a new edition as Not In Your Lifetime) and tell me you still believe Oswald did it by himself.

[Olivier Lepetit]

Excellent reminder of the facts behind the assassination - a book which professes not to take sides, and does a good job at it. Fascinating cover-up stories and unbelievable facts which clearly (as if it needed to be) demonstrate the veil of lies and conspiracies which most governments take part in.

[Jim Karabin]

This is a good primer on the JFK assassination, especially for the uninitiated. If you've already researched the subject extensively, though, you may not find anything new. My only beef with Anson is his negative portrayal of Jim Garrison's work.

[Frances]

The book was very informative and I learn a lot about the tragedy. Once again
Congress can't shoot straight when investigating a crime or story. I would recommend this
book to anyone interested in history.