The JFK Assassination That You've Never Heard Of, with Brad Meltzer

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Society & Culture, Education, History

4.6 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Everyone who loves history knows that John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Few, however, know that he was almost assassinated three years earlier. In this episode, bestselling historian Brad Meltzer discusses what he uncovered when investigating this forgotten moment in American history.

THE JFK CONSPIRACY: THE SECRET PLOT TO KILL KENNEDY―AND WHY IT FAILED

https://www.amazon.com/JFK-Conspiracy-Secret-Kennedy_and-Failed/dp/1250790573

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1:19.4	But few know that Kennedy was almost assassinated three years earlier in December 1960.
1:26.1	It's a story that was buried in the news because of unusual circumstances,
1:30.5	and it's been forgotten. But our guest today, Brad Meltzer, has written a book uncovering this
1:36.9	incredible story. It's titled, The JFK Conspiracy, The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy and Why
1:43.4	It Failed. Brad, thanks for being on our show.
1:45.4	So good to be here. I appreciate it. So JFK is arguably the most iconic president in American history,
1:52.5	just short of maybe Washington and Lincoln. And maybe a couple more presidents. Endless books
1:58.8	have been written about him, documentaries, movies, etc. What did you
2:03.5	learn about JFK that hasn't been uncovered? Let's start at the beginning. I'll paint a picture for you.
2:10.8	It's a Sunday morning in 1960. This is three years before Lee Harvey Oswald kills JFK. And it's right after JFK's first elected,
2:19.2	and he's heading to church. What he doesn't know is a former postal worker named Richard Pavlik
2:24.5	wants to kill him and has packed his car with seven sticks of dynamite. And Pavlix followed
2:29.7	JFK to Palm Beach in Florida because he thinks JFK's security is weaker there, and he's right about
2:35.4	that. So as JFK leaves his house, all the killer has to do is hit the trigger mechanism that he's
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