(Interview: Oct. 2010)

JFK nicknamed his sister-in-law, Joan Kennedy, ”The Dish” in 1960

“Most people don’t know it, but in 1960 that expression was quite a compliment … especially coming from Jack Kennedy.”

Who did he first say the nickname to, Ted?

“No, he said it to me! And then, later, to the Senator.”

I bet he was happy about that?

“Oh yes, quite proud.”

Joan Kennedy’s voice is strong. Her mind sharp & witty.

She tells us she is happy & healthy.

Did you have a favorite brother in law?

“If I did, I wouldn’t tell you. They were so different. There was something about Jack. Both were very nice to me. That’s the important thing, isn’t it?”

Yes.

For the 51st straight year Joan Kennedy will be at her former in-law’s Hyannisport home this Thanksgiving with her 3 children, 4 grand-children, and many Kennedy family members, including Ethel Kennedy.

She is scheduled to play Holiday music for charities around Boston.

She remembers JFK singing ”September Song” while accompanying him on piano, shortly after Thanksgiving in 1961, almost 49 years ago. Those were happy times for Joan Kennedy.

It seems there has been a tarnishing of Camelot, over the past couple of decades, with the stories that have come out about JFK.

“I don’t think it’s fair to do to the deceased. They can’t defend themselves.”

Times have changed, as well.

“I don’t know how people in public life do it now.”

Conspiracy?

“I believe the Warren Commission because Senator Kennedy believed the Warren Commission. He didn’t think it did anyone any good to believe otherwise. It wouldn’t be good for The Country. It wouldn’t be good for The Kennedys.”

Sometimes it’s easier to laugh than it is to cry.

Joan Kennedy agrees.

We suggest, investigating & solving JFK’s murder should not be the responsibility of brothers. There should be government agencies to do that sort of thing.

Joan Kennedy adds, “Although there may be something to some of the conspiracy stories, Senator Kennedy believed the Warren Commission.”

For the health of the Nation?

“Yes, that’s a good way to put it, for the health of the Nation.”

Joan Kennedy is a survivor. She’s an American icon and a National treasure.

She’s also still, “The Dish.”

G. Robert Blakey  – South Bend, Indiana

We called former Chief Counsel & Director of The House Select Committee on Assassinations, G. Robert Blakey at his Notre Dame lair.

Hello?

Hello, Professor Blakey?

(Pause) Yes?

Hi, I’m Max Steingrout famous gambler & conspiracy theorist. Can I talk to you for a minute?

I’m, -uh, actually, in a meeting, now’s not good, you can try me in an hour.

(An hour & 1/2 later …)

Hello?

Professor Blakey?

(Pause & no comment)

This is Max, I called you, like, an hour ago and I’m hoping to talk to you for a minute –

Uh, ok, I only have 10 minutes.

Terrific, looking back at the HSCA, it seems as though you were put in a very difficult and very, very political position.

I didn’t look at it as a political position at all. We were there to do a job.

It’s my understanding, the HSCA found conspiracy probable due to acoustic evidence-

No, you’re wrong. There was enough evidence to find probable conspiracy even without acoustical evidence.

Like what?

Witnesses and witness reaction. There was SM Holland standing on the overpass. There’s the Zapruder film.

There was 1 – 2, 3 – 4 shots. The first two coming from the rear.

After all these years, Lone Nut or Conspiracy. Does it matter?

No. Well, it matters for history.

Did the Committee find evidence that Oswald & Ruby knew each other?

No we didn’t. And I don’t believe they knew each other and it doesn’t matter even if they did. There are some that say they saw them together at the strip club. Frankly, I don’t  believe it.

Regarding the intelligence agencies stonewalling of your commitee, specifically, Joannides, do you think it implicates the intelligence community?

No, not at all. There’s no reason to think, just because they stonewalled us, that they had anything to do with conspiracy.

What about the other things, like discrediting conspiracy theorists like Mark Lane?

Well, right. All these things add up and make us wonder why? We found no evidence that suggested the CIA had anything to do with the assassination. Look, if they did have anything to do with the assassination they wouldn’t leave anything behind anyway.

What about the Mexico City recordings and photos?

Those things aren’t evidence of conspiracy.

As sad as the assassination itself was, what seems almost as sad to me, is it’s historical aftermath. Whether it was the cabal, mafia, or a lone nut, it just seems so sad that we still wonder.

Look, a completely sane, rational person can believe Lone Nut. We found some evidence of mafia conspiracy on a local level, not a commission level. We know this because, nationally, we were wiretapping them. We would have heard some chatter.

With hindsight, after all these years, & you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to, do you still believe these (mafia) forces were behind the assassination?

(No Answer)

Professor Blakey?

(No Answer – Pause – then “click.”)

Professor Blakey?

June 5, 1968-

New Orleans District Attorney, Jim Garrison worried for Bobby’s life.

He received word the Senator believed his conclusions regarding the assassination of his brother. Garrison understood if he knew what Kennedy thought, so did his enemies.

Garrison warned him and, as the only way to protect himself, pleaded for him to go public.

Through an intermediary, Kennedy let Garrison know he was going to do just that … after he won the California primary.

The CIA was desperate. Time was running out.

45 years ago, RFK was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after delivering his California primary victory speech.

– “Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”

– RFK  (University of Cape Town, South Africa, June 6, 1966)

Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally absorbed a small amount of LSD in a laboratory in 1943.

For the next 20 years, the drug was used as a psychiatric tool.

It became illegal, about the same time the CIA weaponized the drug in conjunction with their mind control (MK-ULTRA) program.

Mary Pinchot-Meyer was one hot piece of bohemian ass, Mary & JFK carried on a three year affair.

Mary started an elite girls club, dedicated to “turning on” the most powerful men in Washington, DC.

She visited, & became friends with, psychedelic trips guru & Harvard professor, Timothy Leary. She received LSD from Leary and consulted with him about her mission & the best way to conduct a psychedelic journey.

The FBI, CIA & Jackie all knew about the affair. The CIA had Mary’s apartment bugged. They had full knowledge (& most likely, full recordings) of Mary & The Leader of the Free World’s acid trip.

They had seen enough.

There were many people who would have liked to see John Kennedy dead including: the mob, the exiles, the chiefs, the right wing extremists, & the industrial military complex.

On November 23, 1963, a frantic Mary called Timothy Leary and told him: “They couldn’t control him any more. He was changing too fast. He was learning too much … they’ll cover everything up. I gotta come see you. I’m scared. I’m afraid.”

Less than a year later, Mary Pinchot Meyer was murdered as she walked along the Chesapeake River in Georgetown.

Point blank: Bullet to the head, bullet to the heart.

The murder remains unsolved.

In 2001, six weeks before his death, when asked who had murdered Mary, ex-husband & CIA spook, Cord Meyer reportedly hissed: “The same sons of bitches that killed John F. Kennedy.”