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)

one of the best books

absolutely loved this book would recommend to any and everyone if interested in JFK

Case Closed by The Master

Vincent Bugliosi was one of the best. He was fearless and meticulous. Specific to this review, his arguments are compelling and definitive. And this is from the perspective of a former conspiracy believer. Ed Hermann is one of my favorite narrators. This combination makes this a particularly enjoyable listen. My only critique is one common to many books nonfiction, and that is needless repetition of facts and points.

Great work

My only problem with this book is that it is abridged. Too much has been left out of this brilliant work. It is a very detailed work that in my opinion definitively proves that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman. I really hope an unabridged recording becomes available on audible.

Marina Oswald Amazing

Oswald having a wife and kids complicates any conspiracy theory

This book is amazing I hate conspiracy theories now I have ammunition to debunk this one and others like it. If JFK theories are wrong then others take a hit

The Irrefutable Truth

Brilliant! Finally a book that brings the JFK assassination under the bright light of irrefutable truth. Vincent Bugliosi destroys the conspiracy theorists with a systematic recital of facts.

Parts are interesting

This is not the first book that I have read on this topic having read some of the bestselling Kennedy assassination books both believing in a conspiracy and others believing the offical reports.

I found the part of this book that explains the actual events in a timeline discussing the 24 hours before and the two days after the events to be a compelling narrative.

The discussion of the evidence in an objective manner (ie the Zapruder film, the ballistics, the issues surrounding the autopsy report) was quite interesting as well and I learned a great deal of information that was new to me. This is because he was able to subject some of the evidence, such as pictures, to new techniques.

However, the author seems quite angry at the people who believe any aspects of the conspiracy theories and labels them with unflattering words. I think if this part of the book had been more objective, the book would have been better.

There was no conspiracy

Any additional comments?

After believing for over 45 years there was a conspiracy to kill president Kennedy, I got this book. It debunks all the B S theories that Oliver Stone, Jim Garrison, and Robert Groden profess, as well as all of the other hack writers that keep the conspiracy theories going for money. Plain common sense with these facts make it so obvious that Oswald acted alone and Ruby acted alone. I was 9 years old when this happened, and finally I know the truth.

Excellent!!

This book was one of the best I've downloaded. The narration was the best. I highly recommend this book. It great contains great information.

Common sense wins

Conspiracy buffs, "You can't handle the truth." Oswald was a nut with a rifle and an opportunity to shoot Kennedy. Bugliosi is a great writer. A thorough investigator , and pursuer of the truth. Well done.

FACTS vs conspiracy theory ~ JFK ~ long but good

PLOT: Vincent Bugliosi uses facts to debate the death of JFK

Vincent Bugliosi used a televised (fictious) trial of Lee Harvey Oswald in a docudrama for TV and based this book in his findings.

This is 25 hours more or less and the first 2 parts go over the EXACT movements of JFK and Jackie and Lee Harvey Oswald on the days leading UP to the assignation of the President in Dallas. FACINATING. Using the Warren report and police files and interview Bugliosi holds our interest in the details. We learn details about the shots and autopsy results and what happened to JFK's body after it was shot. We also see the time lines for Lee Harvey Oswald on how he plotted and carried out his deadly SCHEME to kill Kennedy. and his killing of a Dallas Police Office in his escape. We learn more about Ruby who shot Oswald and his motives and means he use to get access to him. This takes on single gun man theory vs conspiracy theories and discusses many types of theories. It includes precise info on the McGruder Film seen many times of the actual event.

I really liked it and the very detailed time lines on all sides of the event. Bugliosi did a first rate job on his details and timelines and putting a very interesting and informative and even entertaining view of the sad events in Dallas.

This is worth the listen for those who like history and want to learn things you have not seen or read before in movies or other books. I give this 5 STARs all the way for excellent plot, very good reader and interesting look at a real life event supported by lots of detailed facts. at 25 hours it is a bit long but covers so much information I was very glued to it all way through~ HIGHLY RECOMMEND.