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JFK The Enduring Secret

Episode 177 Dean Andrews Part 3 Bonus Episode Recreation of Orleans Grand Jury Testimony

JFK The Enduring Secret

Jeff Crudele

Coup D'etat, Documentary, Government, Ruby, History, Jfk, Murder, Kennedy, Mafia, President, Oswald, Dallas, Fbi, Society & Culture, Assassination, Cia, Johnson

4.6602 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Episode 177 is the third in a mini series covering Dean A. Andrews, Jr. the flamboyant jive talking New Orleans attorney that is so aptly portrayed by John Candy in the movie JFK. Today's Episode recreates his entire June 28th, 1967 testimony in front of the Orleans Grand Jury. Testimony that flatly contradicted what he told the Warren Commission. By this time, Andrews had already been charged with perjury and gave additional testimony that would resu...

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0:00.0

Mr. Lane, in view of the latest developments, especially in New Orleans, I wonder if you could tell us what you think about this new investigation started by Mr. Garrison.

0:13.0

I think it may very well be the most significant event in terms of an investigation since the assassination took place. The rest of us have been able to raise questions about the situation.

0:24.6

In my book, I make reference to the matter of some strange meetings which took place in New Orleans

0:31.6

and activities which emanated from there, evidently, but I could do little more than raise questions

0:36.6

when I tried to speak with the chief of the New Orleans Intelligence Bureau,

0:41.1

Lieutenant Martello, he refused to speak with me.

0:44.3

Dean Andrews, who is an attorney in New Orleans,

0:47.3

who knew Oswald, who knew of Oswald's relationships with Cubans in the area,

0:52.3

agreed to speak with me and to participate in a filmed interview for our film.

0:58.0

But when we arrived at his office, he said he had received word from Washington that he would be in serious trouble.

1:03.0

He might even suffer physical harm if he did grant an interview to us.

1:08.0

So we could do a little more than raise these questions, but Mr. Garrison, of course,

1:11.6

can make arrests and can compel testimony and can cause a trial to take place.

1:16.6

And evidently he was planning to do this.

1:18.6

Where did this word from Washington come from?

1:21.6

That's all that Mr. Andrews told us.

1:23.6

He testified before the commission, Mr. Andrews, said that Oswald had come to

1:28.3

see him about changing the nature of his discharge from the less than honorable discharge,

1:33.3

from an honorable discharge. And Andrews said that the FBI did not like that statement.

1:38.3

And in fact, when Andrews testified before the Commission, he said, when the FBI is on you,

1:43.3

they're like the plague, eternal, cancer, never ending.

1:47.0

And he said, because of that, he finally said to the FBI, all right, write whatever you want

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