lou: the book is by james swanson. so why wasn't there -- an investigation of that incident because that certainly falls within the purview of federal authorities are also calling upon them number 22nd. >> it was a nighttime attack. oswald shot at walker in the dark and then he went outside with his pistol. he was in combat in korea and world war ii and he was not going to sit there and be shot at. so oswald managed to escape and he ran away and he got away on a city bus and no one ever knew that he did it. so there was no investigation. lou: how did he get away? >> on a city bus. he didn't have a driver's license. it's so bizarre. months before he is escaping on a bus and now he is escaping the texas school book depository on a bus. >> you know that every conspiracy theorist in our history, saying okay, but marina oswald had every reason in the world to be quiet and what were those reasons and how many of those reasons were part of the fact that she was a soviet type of citizen whom oswald had met and encouraged, it s

back with me now, james swanson, douglas brinkley and robert dahling. where does he rank in the pantheon of american presidents. some people think he was an untouchable genius, brilliant president. others think there was a sinister dark side that was all going to unravel and he wouldn't have been remembered as a great president. where do you lie? >> i think he was not a great president. he was there for only 1,000 days, sixth briefest presidency in the country's history. but i think he certainly was a significant president. he broke the hold of white protestant males on the office, first catholic to win the office. one could see a direct line from him to barack obama. when we get a woman as president i think you can see a direct line to that, as well. he put across that nuclear test ban treaty which was a major advance. he also put that civil rights bill before the congress, and he was taking a big political chance. he and bobby kennedy were convinced that it risked his re-election in 1964. and the peace speech at american university in june of '63, it

back with me now, james swanson, robert dahling. where does he rank in the pantheon of american presidents. some people think he was an untouchable genius, brilliant president. others think there was a sinister dark side that was all going to unravel and he wouldn't have been remembered as a great president. where do you lie? >> i think he was not a great president. he was there for only 1,000 days, sixth briefest presidency in the country's history. but i think he certainly was a significant president. he broke the hold of white protestant males on the office, first catholic to win the office. one could see a direct line from him to barack obama. when we get a woman as president i think you san see a direct line as well. he put across that nuclear test ban treaty which was a major advance. he also put that civil rights bill before the congress, and he was taking a big political chance. he and bobby kennedy were convinced that it risked his re-election in 1964. and the peace speech at american university in june of '63, it was a gre

lou: the book is by james swanson. so why wasn't there -- an investigation of that incident because that certainly falls within the purview of federal authorities are also calling upon themnumber 22nd. >> it was a nighttime attack. oswald shot at walker in the dark and then he went outside with his pistol. he was in combat in korea and world war ii and he was not going to sit there and be shot at. so oswald managed to escape and he ran away and he got away on a city bus and no one ever knew that he did it. so there was no investigation. lou: how did he get away? >> on a city bus. he didn't have a driver's license. it's so bizarre. months before he is escaping on a bus and now he is escaping the texas school book depository on a bus. >> you know that every conspiracy theorist in our history, saying okay, but marina oswald had every reason in the world to be quiet and what were those reasons and how many of those reasons were part of the fact that she was a soviet type of citizen whom oswald ad met and encouraged, it see

to my right is james swanson. he's been a senior scholar at the heritage foundation. next is craig simons. he is a professor of history from the u.s. naval academy, author of a book called "lincoln and his admirals." to his right is richard norton smith, who might be the dean to have presidential historians. he's headed several presidential libraries. he's here today to represent a kind of overarching perspective. michael lynd, he's going to give us that special mix of history and policy expertise that we're looking for. what we wanted to do in this panel is try to -- a semester course. several of the questions from this course called "understanding lincoln." i'll begin with a couple of questions from our k-12 educators. before i ask the first question, though, let me say a few words of thanks. first of all, lance warren is the producer of the course. he's done a marvelous job of putting it together. at the new america foundation, becky schafer has been very helpful. at dicken son college, we have a student interning who has been working hard to promote in on social m

. >> also with us tonight james swanson, author of "end of days: the assassination of john f. kennedy." great to see you. when you reflect back now, here we are 50 years later of all the conspiracy theorys, who did it, who was in on it? where do you stand? what do you believe the truth is? >> well, we certainly know this. lee harvey oswald took his rifle to work on november 22nd. he looked out that sixth floor window and fired three shots at president kennedy. the first shot missed the car, second passed through his throat and the third shot blew off his head and killed him on the spot. that's what we know. dozens of facts, dozens and dozens of facts point to lee harvey oswald. seven movannths earlier he trieo murder a general. he was taught to shoot well in the marine corps. he was there, he tried to get his wife to come back to him the night before. he begged her to move back with him, come with me, live with me, i love you again. they were separated. she said no three times. that morning, november 22nd, he left his wedding ring on the dresser, all the money he had in the wo

. >> also with us tonight james swanson, author of "end of days: the assassination of john f. kennedy." great to see you. when you reflect back now, here we are 50 years later of all the conspiracy theorys, who did it, who was in on it? where do you stand? what do you believe the truth is? >> well, we certainly know this. lee harvey oswald took his rifle to work on november 22nd. he looked out that sixth floor window and fired three shots at president kennedy. the first shot missed the car, second passed through his throat and the third shot blew off his head and killed him on the spot. that's whatow. dozens of facts, dozens and dozens of facts point to lee harvey oswald. seven movannths earlier he trieo murder a general. he was taught to shoot well in the marine corps. he was there, he tried to get his wife to come back to him the night before. he begged her to move back with him, come with me, live with me, i love you again. they were separated. she said no three times. that morning, november 22nd, he left his wedding ring on the dresser, all the money he had in the world on

continue to challenge new doubts about the single sheet to the mia found that there are other authors like james swanson who reject all talk about conspiracies we've been so distracted by tales of grassy knowles conspirators multiple gunman the c i a the fbi the russians the cubans lyndon johnson texas oil man multiple suspects. we forgotten who does kennedy was in better remember that on nov twenty seconds alliance leicester husband two childn lost their father. america lost its presence in the us capital is the resting place but it's encounters when many americans want to see that precise vacation. the tragic chapter in us history was written. next month's this post and it attracts many inquisitive people. deadly conspiracy cover up. pool. we know. but give me a conspiracy. three shots in the coconut career. it's more why he did wear. why he was killed in the lead actor by jack ruby. many of his questions stem from the tenth of the harvey oswald steve davies off the bat to the preside. check a stick that this sin was never put on trial. the dow says they're in the majority. new polls said coun

james swanson joins us with the gripping account of kennedy's assassination and why he calls it the great dividing line in american history. we'll be right back. ♪ >> that was just a moment ago at arlington national cemetery which is hoving a wreath layinger is moan tow commemorate the 50th anniversary of jfk's assassinati assassination. a clear majority of americans say we don't know the truth about who killed president kennedy. in a recent poll, 61% say they believe lee harvey as wald was part of a conspiracy. 30% believe he acted alone. willie geist has more on why so many questions still remain. >> if you were around 50 years ago, you remember the exact moment you heard the news. >> all the students stood in the hall. a lot of us were crying. >> i remember my mother picking me up in school weeping over the steering wheel. >> for many americans, the jury is still out on who killed our 35th president. >> i don't know if i will ever know the real story. >> the official story said lee harvey oswald, a former marine turned com sympathizer acted alone. that was the finding of the warren c

james swanson documents the minute-by-minute account of the assassination of president john f. kennedy. he joins us tonight. please be with us, 7 eastern. stuart: time for charles, he says he's going to make us some money with charles schwab. that's the broker that i work with. >> well, it's a broker a lot of people work with. there's an article in the journal talking about the individual coming back into the market, so it's time for it to crash. it doesn't work out that way. we remember alan greenspan's irrational exuberance speech in 2006, we stayed irrational for another four years. i do believe main street will start to take a look at this. we get to 16,000, people will probably start to come in. i am worried about, though, is that the trades are sort of followed the trajectory of president obama's approval and consumer sentiment, so i like to see that reverse itself, and i think it will. the stocks breaking out next resistance 26, after that my target is north of 30. stuart: good looking chart. >> beautiful chart. stuart: this didn't take long, just days after the philippi

joining us is james swanson, the author of end of days, the assassination of john f. kennedy. he joins us this morning. i have to say your you book is me tim clause in attention to detail. you got the sense you were completely wrapped around every second of the story. was there an emotional cost to being involved that deep in the details? >> there was, because having already written about the lincoln sass nation, which was troubling and profound, to write about this story was more so. this happened in my lifetime. i barely remember it and i felt like i was there. when i write my books, i write them as true crime thrillers. i want to put the reared in the car, in the motorcade, in the window, seeing what oswald saw. to do thattive you were there history, i have to go there first. i felt like i was in dallas. i felt like i saw it. it was traumatic to write about this. >> you really have done so. what are things you discovered that may have surprised you most in doing your research? >> how many twist and turns could having a different direction and president lived. if oswald was

james dobson. you can find his show at my family talk.com and chief religion corporate lorne green, the grandson of the reverend billy graham and author of "one way love." tullian tchividian is with us. did i say it right? >> perfectly. >> dr. dobson, we were friends for years. it's funny. everybody i know that has a religious orientation -- doesn't matter what faith, what particular denomination. they love billy graham. he had something and no one else got to that level. >> i don't know if i can explain it except this is a great man. the finest man america ever produced. i met him at one of his crusades in calgary. i had never met him. i came many in and sat on a platform. he came in, walked across the platform and i stood up. he put his hand forward and i said, the dr. the graham, i'm glad to meet you. he said, calle me billy. i couldn't because of my respect for him. i just have watched him for all these years. i'm grateful. >> they run old sermons of his. >> very powerful. >> you cover religion

to my right is james swanson. he's been a senior scholar at the heritage foundation. next is craig simons. he is a professor of history from the u.s.va