While Frank told me he had suspicions in 1963 because of Jack Ruby’s role, Frank wasn’t told about a Mafia conspiracy to kill JFK until that night at Broadway Eddie’s in 1974. Frank had an impeccable source in Russell Bufalino, who was a serious man speaking in a serious way about the most serious of matters when he warned Jimmy Hoffa in front of Frank: “There are people higher up than me that feel that you are demonstrating a failure to show appreciation” — and then in a hushed tone — “for ‘Dallas.’ ” Russell Bufalino was doubly serious later that night when he assured Frank that Jimmy was
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