Reclaiming History

The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

By: Vincent Bugliosi

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

2008 Audie Award Finalist for Achievement in Abridgement

Edgar Award Winner, Best Fact Crime, 2008

Polls reveal that 85 percent of Americans believe there was a conspiracy behind Lee Harvey Oswald. Some even believe Oswald was entirely innocent. In this encyclopedic, absorbing audiobook, Vincent Bugliosi shows how the public has come to believe such lies about the day that changed the course of history.

Bugliosi has devoted almost 20 years of his life to this project, and is determined to show that, despite the overwhelming popular perception, Oswald killed Kennedy and acted alone.

The brilliant prosecutor of Charles Manson and the man who forged an ironclad case of circumstantial guilt around O. J. Simpson in his best-selling Outrage, Bugliosi is perhaps the only man in America capable of "prosecuting" Oswald for the murder of President Kennedy. Reclaiming History is a narrative compendium of fact, ballistic evidence, reexamination of key witnesses, and common sense. Every detail and nuance is accounted for, every conspiracy theory revealed as a fraud upon the American public.

Bugliosi's irresistible logic, relentless pursuit of the truth, and command of the evidence shed fresh light on this American nightmare, providing a new understanding of what did and did not happen in Dallas on November 22, 1963. At last we know what really happened. At last it all makes sense.

©2007 Vincent Bugliosi. All rights reserved (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Vincent Bugliosi is an American master of common sense, a punishing advocate and a curmudgeonly refreshing voice of reason....With this work, Bugliosi has definitively explained the murder that recalibrated modern America. It is a book for the ages." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Bugliosi is GREAT!

What did you love best about Reclaiming History?

True, without fault. Bugliosi did more home work than anyone before.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

Herman is easy to listen to.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

What really happened that day in November of 63.

Get past the intro! You'll love it

The author almost lost me in the intro; however once he hit the body of the book he had my total attention. A very good read that logically disproves the glamorous conspiracy theories out there.

Vincent Bugliosi has done it again

Having read and been very impresseind with Helter Skelter, I really enjoyed this book. Vincent is spectacularly efficient in putting this huge subject together in a manner that is riveting for every minute of the entire book. It gives another perspective to the conspiracy theories that seem to be prevalent. He is a wonderful writer and this is a tremendous listen. As good as any suspense fiction could ever be. Nobody would be disappointed purchasing this book.

Thanks to Oliver Stone, 75% of Americans believe in disproven assassination conspiracies

No wonder we have generations of elections deniers. They’re use to believing far fetched baloney. You should read this book and then read something about real conspiracies for contrast -Aldrich Ames or John Wilks Booth.

riveting

After listening to this first rate analysis of the assassination and various conspiracies you'll be hard pressed not to laugh in anyone's face that thinks Oswald didn't do it alone. Some say Bugliosi is too smarmy in his deflections, but honestly, after the nonsense has persisted for this long, I don't blame him. Great listen, download it now and put this case to rest for good.

Powerful message

I thing the American psyche needs to have a dose of real facts and common sense. Elvis is dead. Oswald was the lone shooter. Your president is not Muslim and, so what, if he was. I think Bugliosi is not only settling a debate that's gone on far too long but also sending a message that the general public and the media ought not be feeding off every conspircacy theory.

Comprehensive with amazing detail

I have read a lot around this subject, but this book really fills in so much detail around the events. The painstaking detail is so comprehensive that this must be THE book for a blow-by-blow account of the day. Absolutely fascinating and well presented.

Enjoyable look at history...

Would you consider the audio edition of Reclaiming History to be better than the print version?

don't know...never read the print edition

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

Bugliosi sure makes a compelling argument to discount all of the "doubters" about the assassination....

Which scene was your favorite?

nothing in particular....

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

"pay attention"...you might learn something.

Any additional comments?

really enjoyed the description of all of the events leading up to...during...and following the assassination and thru the death of oswald.....then the books pace slowed down with all of the warren reporting...etc....overall...a very good book

complete coverage

a complete and thorough analysation of the Kennedy assassination. dissecting even the more fringe conspiracy theories with hard facts and evidence.

Consider the following: *****

If you could sum up Reclaiming History in three words, what would they be?

Consider the Following

What was one of the most memorable moments of Reclaiming History?

The fact that Mr. Bugliosi did so much intensive research to validate his findings. Incredible!

What about Edward Herrmann’s performance did you like?

Never got bored by his voice!! He keep me rivited.

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this book to all Kennedy buffs! It gives such great detail and background into the murder of our President.