JFK Files: J. Edgar Hoover said public must believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone

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24. Excellent point, Judi.

It's always seemed to me that Northwoods and Kennedy's assassination had more to do with each other than has been let on.

Kennedy, as you know, vetoed the idea, and then proceeded to fire Joint Chiefs Chairman Lyman Lemnitzer (who had enthusiastically backed the ploy) as well as transfer responsibility for all covert ops to the Pentagon rather than the CIA - as Truman had intended - so as to keep as much of it within presidential control as possible.

As we all know though, it proved to be incredibly naive on his part. He should have guessed that they weren't about to take that lying down.

So in the end, Kennedy's efforts proved futile - even his nixing the murderous Northwoods, which they certainly found another use for.

But then, such is the world.

Thanks again, Judi.