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Re: the songs. All good stuff... EXCEPT "American Woman". Bleh.
Re: The Kennedy material - Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Killed_Kennedy
Excerpts:
Originally broadcast in 1988 in two parts (with a subsequent studio discussion), it was rebroadcast in 1991 re-edited to three parts with additional material, and a fourth episode added in 1995. The addition of three further episodes in 2003 caused great
controversy, particularly in the final episode implicating Lyndon B. Johnson and the withdrawal of these additional episodes.
The episodes identified three men as the assassins of Kennedy: deceased drug trafficker Lucien Sarti and two living men (Roger Bocagnani and Sauveur Pironti). All three were later revealed to have strong alibis: Sarti was undergoing medical treatment in
France, another was in prison at the time, and the third had been in the French
Navy. One of the two living men threatened to sue, and Central Television's own
subsequent investigation into the allegations revealed they were "total nonsense".
Turner justified his failure to interview one of the accused on the grounds that the individual was "too dangerous". Turner was censured by the British Parliament. The Independent Broadcasting Authority forced Central Television to
produce a third
episode dedicated to the false allegations, which aired on November 16, 1988, which was later referred to as a "studio crucifixion" of Turner and his inaccuracies.
In November 2003, three additional segments ("The Final Chapter") were added by
the History Channel, entitled, respectively, "The Smoking Guns", "The Love Affair" and "The Guilty Men".
Its airing in 2003 created an outcry among Johnson's surviving associates, including Johnson's widow, Lady Bird Johnson, former LBJ aides Bill Moyers and Jack Valenti (longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America),
as well as U.S.
Presidents Gerald Ford – who was the last-living (at the time of the outcry) Warren Commission member – and Jimmy Carter. These Johnson supporters lodged complaints of libel with the History Channel, and subsequently threatened legal
action against
Arts & Entertainment Company, owner of the History Channel.
The History Channel responded by assembling a panel of three historians, Robert
Dallek, Stanley Kutler, and Thomas Sugrue. On a program aired April 7, 2004, titled "The Guilty Man: A Historical Review," the panel agreed that the documentary was not
credible and should not have aired. The History Channel issued a statement saying, in part, "The History Channel recognizes that 'The Guilty Men' failed to offer viewers context and perspective, and fell short of the high standards that the network sets
for itself. The History Channel apologized to its viewers and to Mrs. Johnson and her family for airing the show." The channel said it would not show the episode again.
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But of course, it's still on YouTube...
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