• The President Has Been Shot!

  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
  • By: James L. Swanson
  • Narrated by: Will Patton
  • Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (100 ratings)

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The President Has Been Shot!

By: James L. Swanson
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Publisher's summary

A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the New York Times best-selling author. Swanson transports listeners back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. As he did in his best-selling Chasing Lincoln's Killer, he deploys his signature "you are there" style to tell the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before.

©2013 James L. Swanson (P)2013 Scholastic, Inc.

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Poor and untrue account of events

This is only a story filled with much information proved to be untrue. NOT an accurate account of events.

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Entertaining listen.

I enjoyed how they incorporated audio from JFK actually delivering his speech. That was a nice touch. Narrator does sound like Donald Trump, and just how Trump was a good leader, this narrator is a good reader.

I wish they would have spoken more about Jake Ruby. At least include a line saying he went to jail and never said anything. They just say Jack Ruby shot him. I feel like this needs more attention because you can’t tell a story about JFK without Lee Harvey, and you can’t tell a story about Lee Harvey without Jack Ruby.

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Excellent reading and pure facts

I am a middle school teacher and am taking my students to the 6th Floor Museum in the fall. The book shows both sides of events and touches on conspiracies, and why they can be off. The description of the assassination and funeral are suspenseful and mournful. Excellent book to listen to!

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Narrator kind of sounded like Trump

I caught myself getting distracted because the narrator sounds like President Trump. All in all it was pretty good.

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