CLHS Jan. 20 program on JFK assassination
On Saturday, Jan. 20, the County Line Historical Society of Wayne/Holmes will host Andy Kiel of Wooster for a program regarding his research on assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The program will take place at 1 p.m. at Shreve Presbyterian Church, 343 N. Market St., Shreve. The public is welcome, and admission is free.
Kiel is a graduate of Culver-Stockton College with a master’s degree in U.S. history from the University of Akron. He taught in Wooster City Schools for 25 years, taught U.S. history at University of Akron, taught International Baccalaureate Business and Economics at the American International School and served as director of the Tri-County International Baccalaureate program.
He has conducted research at the National Archives, the JFK Library, Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch, Dealey Plaza and Wright Patterson Air Force Museum. He completed his master’s thesis on J. Edgar Hoover and published his book, “J. Edgar Hoover - The Father of the Cold War; How His Obsession with Communism Led to the Warren Commission Cover Up and Escalation of the Vietnam War.”
On the afternoon of JFK’s murder, Hoover’s agents were sent to Dallas and took control of the evidence from the Dallas police, and Hoover called Robert Kennedy and said he thought they had the man who killed his brother. Assistant Director William Sullivan and Warren Commission Chief Counsel J. Lee Rankin were both on record in reporting that Hoover and the FBI never formed a conclusion this quickly and this was highly unusual.
The Secret Service under the orders of Lyndon Johnson took control of the clothing of both JFK and Texas Gov. John Connally, who was wounded in the shooting; JFK’s limo; and the X-rays and the autopsy itself. They also were responsible for the planning of the Texas trip — JFK and his wife were to stay at LBJ’s ranch the night of the assassination.
Kiel leaves you to do your own research and draw your own conclusions regarding the circumstances and historical facts surrounding Kennedy’s assassination.
