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JFK Secret Tapes
Share January 24, 2012 8:03 AM JFK tapes reveal days before his death By Bill Plante It’s a rare peek into Camelot. The last batch of John F. Kennedy’s private White House tapes are being released by his presidential library. The 45 hours of audio chronicle the end of his presidency — the last of them was recorded just two days before his assassination. A particularly ominous note is sounded just three days before Dallas, when the president asks staffers to schedule a meeting with an Indonesian general. At one point during the discussion, he makes a haunting reference to the day on which his funeral would be held, saying it’s going to be “a tough day.” JFK Library to release last of secret tapes Kept secret from even his closest aides, the tapes document … Read entire article »
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