Jackie Kennedy's ex-Secret Service agent makes new claim about the JFK assassination

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Paul Landis, a former Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jackie Kennedy, discusses claims he made in a new book that raises questions about the so-called "magic bullet" theory in the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy.
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@rubystone6736

I was 10. I will never forget how horrible it was for my family. We were Irish Catholics and we loved him.

@willman9567

Maybe the government should just release everything and stop playing around.

@AbolishFamilyCourt

Dorothy Kilgallen. The reporter who was murdered bc she “knew too much.” She solved the case, and it wasn’t Oswald.

@karenpeninger3334

I am glad he wrote it. So many unkind comments on social media just reflect what a sad society that we have become.

@havefaith4358

My third grade teacher was talking out in the hall with another teacher. She came back in in tears, got herself together and told us we just lost our President. This has affected us all! He was bringing our nation around to be a better place in peace and harmony and the hateful, lowdown, devious people that want power couldn't take it. And now, we have had hate, racism, and greed grow to a new level. God bless us, everyone!

@KPVFarmer

Such a tragic day; what a very humble man. Thank you, Sir!!!

@KANUCHRONICLES

Grateful he’s here and able to share his account after all these years. Can’t imagine what he has gone thru much like so many alive that day to remember. I wasn’t born yet, my mom met JFK while he was campaigning in WV. She said she told him I hope your our next President. 🙏🏼

@delmar418

This man cares so much about what happened that he took it to heart. It affected his level of confidence, he felt personally responsible; most likely through PTSD went on to imposter syndrome, when he was maintaining his composure for those six months he mentioned. The strain was too much with the instant replays he left the service. He was very young, these things stay with you at that age.

@kendelvalle8299

I've been a shooter all my life. I' ve never seen a bullet retain its shape to such as a degree after traversing so many objects.

@marilynamy3823

I had a very traumatizing event happen in my life over forty years ago. To this day I still suffer PTSD and I remember every word that was said, the time of day it happened, and the actions that were taken. Please don't say this man can't remember because he can. When you say his age keeps him from remembering, it's like calling every war veteran who suffers from PTSD a liar. Unless you've ever been traumatized by an unspeakable event, then you can't say people forget.

@mrxfro110

The news of the death of Kennedy quickly made its way into Canada. Our 4th grade teacher left the room briefly, only to come back in tears...she gave us the news. Kennedy was very well respected in Canada. The school that I attended in grade 5 was named after him. RIP.

@fepeerreview3150

My thanks to Paul Landis for the work he did. It must have been incredibly stressful. Even now you can see it has left long term impacts on him. I hope writing his memories has helped him to find inner peace.

@lisal2017

What a humble man. I hope that writing this book helped him process this long held trauma.

@michaelboguski4743

If JFK hadn't been killed, this World would be a different place.

@richardhayesphillips9445

I am writing this from memory, without referring to any books on the assassination. It has long been thought that the pristine bullet either worked its way out of the president's back when the doctors in the trauma room were trying to save the president's life, or else it was placed on the stretcher by somebody (which led to theories that the bullet was planted in order to frame Oswald). My recollection is that witnesses said it was found on Kennedy's stretcher and not Connally's stretcher, which has always been one of the difficulties with the single bullet theory, the other being, of course, that a nearly pristine bullet could not have done all that damage to two bodies. One of the doctors at Parkland Hospital probed with his finger the wound in Kennedy's back and found it to be only three inches deep, which suggests that the bullet struck him at a low velocity. If I recall correctly, this was a not uncommon defect with a Mannlicher Carcano rifle. Given the Secret Service agent's account of where he found the bullet, this all makes sense. And it is consistent with the long standing criticism that Kennedy's throat wound could not have been caused by the same bullet that entered his back because: (1) the throat wound was several inches higher than the back wound; (2) the president was sitting upright when he was struck in the throat as the Zapruder film clearly shows; and (3) the back wound was not a through wound. The conclusion is almost inescapable that the throat wound was caused by a bullet fired from the front. Its dimensions have never been described because it was obliterated by the tracheotomy, so it was never identified as an entrance wound or an exit wound. This leaves us with five bullets: one that missed the limousine altogether, one that struck Kennedy in the back, one that struck Kennedy in the throat, one that did all the damage to Connally, and one that hit Kennedy in the head. Some of the witnesses said they heard three shots, others said they heard four or five. Given the rapid sequence of the shots, the echoes in Dealey Plaza, and the differing locations of the witnesses, it is no wonder that accounts differ. In defense of the Secret Service agent, he was wise to protect the evidence without turning it over to the Dallas police. Granted, it would have been better if the bullet could have remained where it was found until the car was photographed as a crime scene, but it was not in his power to make that happen. His concern about souvenir hunters was not unreasonable. If he is telling the truth, I thank him for coming forward. -- Richard Hayes Phillips

@royfr8136

''Do you think there was only one shooter?'' - ''I did. but I heard shots from the overpass''..... The interviewer ignores this.

@ironKurgan

That was the day democracy died, and Plutocracy was born in the USA. And thats why the entire world wept.

@earthknight60

I don't see why he wouldn't have handed it over to one of the investigators on the scene, or reported the find immediately. Pulling it out of his pocket and leaving it in a random location without any information is beyond irresponsible for someone in his position.

@davids9520

I remember that day in 1963. A shocking and sad day as a child. I believe him. I don't think he is making anything up. He just wanted his part in the events in Dallas to be told. I hope telling his story helps him, in the remaining years of his life. Probably a very good man.