we are with oliver stone and peter kuznick. stay with us. ♪ [music break] the hour,st for academy award-winning director, producer and screenwriter oliver .tone he has a 10 part series for showtime called, "the untold history of the united states." it is now out in dvd form with two extra chapters. our guest also, peter kuznick, who cowrote the book and co- authored the series, history professor at american university. peter kuznick, what this next chapter looks like today. what we're expensing today in the united states. >> is a continuation of the trans that oliver and i were talking about from the 1990s up to present. we have a lot of hope for obama when he was elected in 2008. i guess we were somewhat naÏve. because obama, rather than breaking with the patterns of american empire and american militarism, has continued most of them. ari fleischer, the press secretary for bush, this is actually george w. bush's fourth term we're expensing now. in some ways that is true and disappointedly so. obama from the beginning surrou

tonight, a conversation with oliver stone. the writer and director of some of the most successful movies in recent memory. his recent film "jfk" was the in 1998.y released it is now in re release on blu- ray and in select movie theaters. we are glad you joined us for a conversation with oliver stone coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: oscar-winning writer, producer and director oliver stone has never shied away from controversy from his screenplay for "midnight express" which won him the first of his three boards. he tackles one of the most controversial stories in america. "jfk was quote has been re- released on blu-ray and in select theaters. realized kennedy was so dangerous to the establishment. is that why? >> that is a real question, isn't it? why? the how and the who is just scenery for the public. -- it keeps, cuba asking theng from most important question. why was kennedy killed? who benefited? who has the power to cover it up? tavis: welcome ba

backstage, oliver stone said he can confirm the rumors and he is work on a movie, an oliver stone treatment on the life of martin luther king. tomorrow night is election 2013. will new york's next mayor change the things in the big apple. and is the tea party headed for a fall in virginia. we will have more when the polls close at 7:00. it's here all night tomorrow. >>> good evening, everyone. tonight, breaking news, one of the tsa officers wounded at l.a.x. describes the rampage that killed one of his colleagues that killed a friend. >>> and later, what michelle knight endured year after year. she is finally telling her story to dr. phil later tonight. >>> plus reports of bullying from the miami dolphins and not from the team, but one of the players. we begin with breaking news. >>> a tsa officer wounded in friday's rampage at los angeles international airport is telling his story for the first time just moments ago. tony grigsby, 36 years old, his colleague, james speer was also shot. his colleague, gerardo hernandez was also shot and killed.

. >> let's go back to a man by the name of oliver stone. what he said about what the republicans are doing to the united states. >> i don't know why these republican white people frankly, the mcconnells and the -- they're strange to me. it's almost as if we're in an apart tight state and they're still fighting for the rights of whites in africa. they're still scared. >> that's what i was getting at. they're threatened by something. it may not be the he's doing anything, but they are threatened by something. >> threatened by the fact he is black and that's enough. >> andrea, it seems like oliver stone is living in one of his movies from 1975. like he has not seen progress. he hasn't left his house. >> he hasn't left l.a. or wherever he lives. in his bubble. so, yeah, just like we talked about earlier in the week with richard cohen from "the washington post." an example of racism worse than we've seen on the right. oliver stone, republican white people? but there's no outrage about that? he can just label white people as being bad and republi

backstage, oliver stone said he can confirm the rumors and he is work on a movie, an oliver stone treatment on the life of martin luther king. tomorrow night is election 2013. will new york's next mayor change the things in the big apple. and is the tea party headed for a fall in virginia. we will have more when the polls close at 7:00. it's here all night tomorrow. it's here all night tomorrow. "ac360 later" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight a special edition of "ac360 later" on race and justice in america. how america's ongoing struggle for equality plays out and falls short on the courts and the streets and in places you would never expect. with me, charles blue, and retired police detective kevin

backstage, oliver stone said he can confirm the rumors and he is work on a movie, an oliver stone treatment on the life of martin luther king. tomorrow night is election 2013. will new york's next mayor change the things in the big apple. and is the tea party headed for a fall in virginia. we will have more when the polls close at 7:00. it's here all night tomorrow. "ac360 later" starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. tonight, breaking news, one of the tsa officers wounded at l.a.x. describes the rampage that killed one of his colleagues, later killed a friend. >>> and later, what michelle knight endured year after year. she is finally telling her story to dr. phil later tonight. >>> and plus, incident from a player. >>> a tsa officer wounded in friday's rampage at los angeles international airport is telling his story for the first time just moments ago. tony grigsby, 36 years old, his colleague, james speer was also shot. his colleague, gerardo hernandez was also shot and killed.

and oliver stone explained to me why he feels like it does today. against the us empire owner peter thanks for sitting down with me the news over the last few months is focused on the nsa is focused on drone warfare american militarism and to pour economics here at home bad news is sort of ripped off the veneer of the us government have you rectify the way the us government is acting today with the vision that you've had in that americans of the way the government should be. i don't. i don't think that our government is in shadow government that has existed at all. no stroller in the seventy years or two. i think we get into that great when are seriously i don't have the wits out of control over was out of control and during the vietnam war and also prior to that in the civil rights movement and his mom a treat of commons since nineteen nineteen. you basically our battle with the enemies pm. ronald wilson time when we went into all that sure when we went to the commoners. i was much more important over the many gangsters or corruption in our unions

tonight, a conversation with oliver stone. the writer and director of some of the most successful movies in recent memory. his recent film "jfk" was the in 1998.y released it is now in re release on blu- ray and in select movie theaters. we are glad you joined us for a conversation with oliver stone coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: oscar-winning writer, producer and director oliver stone has never shied away from controversy from his screenplay for "midnight express" which won him the first of his three boards. he tackles one of the most controversial stories in america. "jfk was quote has been re- released on blu-ray and in select theaters. realized kennedy was so dangerous to the establishment. is that why? >> that is a real question, isn't it? why? the how and the who is just scenery for the public. -- it keeps, cuba asking theng from most important question. why was kennedy killed? who benefited? who has the power to cover it up? tavis: welcome ba

event that changed america, oliver stone tells me why he believes that oswald didn't do it alone. >>> more on the elections in new york, new jersey and virginia, cnn reporter joins me, peter, this book, "double down" is creating huge waves in washington, what are the juiciest parts you unearthed in the last for years. >> one big thing that came out, you mentioned chris christie, somebody in the romney campaign apparently turned over their vice presidential vetting file and they put that in the book. one, that is pretty brazen, that never happens, these things usually go in a vault and don't leak. one thing that is perhaps more important as chris christie moves forward and thinks about running, there are more important things such as the justice department investigation. he locatbblobbyed for a securit

. >> let's go to a nut bag, oliver stone. this is what he says the republicans are doing to the united states. >> i don't know whyg these republican white people the practically the mcconnells and the strange -- they're strange to me.'re it's almost as if we're an apartheid state and they're still fighting for the rights of whites in south after a. like they're scared. i would think they're verye scared that this country is going to be -- >> that's what i was getting at here. they're threateneds by somethi. it may not be that he's doing anything, but they are th threatened by something. >> they're threatened by thet fact that he's black. >> it seems like oliver stone il living in one of his movies from 1975, like he's not seen progress, he hasn't left his house. >> he hadn't left l.a. orver wherever he lives in his bubble. yeah, like we talked about earlier in the week with richard cohen from the "washington post," greg, an example of racism, worst than we've seen on the right, oliver stone, republican white people? but there

surveillance drones and wall street greed and oliver stone explain to me why he feels like a dissident against the u.s. empire oliver peter thanks for sitting down with me the news over the last few months has focused on the n.s.a. it's focused on drone warfare american military ism. and poor economics here at home. that news is sort of ripped off the veneer of the u.s. government how do you rectify the way the u.s. government is acting today with the vision that you've had and that americans have the way the government should be acting i don't i don't think that our government has a shadow government that has existed down and grown stronger in the seventy years since world war two i think we get into that very heavily in our series ianto history but it's out of control hoover was out of control and during the vietnam war and also prior to that in the civil rights movement and his monitoring of communist since one thousand nine hundred i mean basically our battle with enemies began around the wilson time when we went into a war but afterward when we went after the communists that was m

and an ultimate director's cut the collector's edition also includes a segment from oliver stone's showtime series the untold history the united states a film adaptation of the joint book authored by stone and historian her cousin that take a look. if the word go forth from this time and place to friend and foe alike. that the torch has been asked to a new generation of americans. with his murder the torch was passed back to an old generation the generation of johnson nixon ford and reagan leaders who would systematically destroyed the promise of kind of these last year as they returned the country to war and report. join me now to discuss j.f.k. and their five year long project oliver stone excellent to have you thank you so much all i want to start with you it's clear that your series sets j.f.k. apart from other presidents what makes you think he would have been different if you let. he was different in those three years he came into office after thirty years of national security state build up a monstrous build up we had we had thirty thousand nuclear weapons by nineteen sixty mandated

and their five year long project oliver stone or cosmic excellent to have you both on thank you very much all or i want to start with you it's clear that your series sets j.f.k. apart from other presidents what makes you think he would have been different if. he was different in those three years he came into office after thirty years of national security state building monstrous buildup we had we had thirty thousand nuclear weapons when the sixty. mandated by eisenhower a national security complex that was basically had a first strike capability on the soviet union and could get away with it and that is the basis for which the cuban missile crisis and the berlin berlin crisis of one nine hundred sixty one two brought us to the edge to the brink of war eisenhower's secretary of state dollars had called it brinksmanship going against the soviet union going to rollback containment but as a far more aggressive policy in that scene we'd had five or six nuclear threats we made against the chinese and against the soviet you kennedy inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected

oliver stone said he will not watch. stone made his own movie in which he put forth that jfk was killed in a professional ambush that involved multiple shooters. to be kind to mr. stone, that is rubbish. there is not a shred of evidence in support of that insane theory. i think oliver would do well to watch this sunday. it's a fact-based film that he may learn from. by the way, i will be on the cbs morning program around 7:30 tomorrow and fox & friends shortly after 8:00 if you want to check it out. that's it for us tonight. check out the fox news factor website which is different from bill o'reilly.com. we'd like you to spout off from anywhere in the world. o'reilly@fox news.com. name and town if you would like to opine. word of the day, do not be choleric. that's not a disease. cholera is a disease. this is a personality trait. i have 15 seconds to kill. the mad as hell website is different from the just regular website we use every day. mad as hell@fox news.com. i love the letters. that segment is working well and hea

stone i asked him why kennedy was so different from any other imperialist president and this is what he had to say. candidly inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected by the military leaders of hardliners of the us that he did not believe that the wherewithal to really continue the eisenhower policy he had failed to do so in laos to go into send ground troops he trailed in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a. much more in didn't gauged process with the vietnamese she said non-combat advisors but not combat people we wouldn't be alive if kennedy had not done what he did at the cuban missile crisis where we were really at the edge of war this is they want to achieve the joint chiefs of staff wanted to go they wanted to invade cuba oliver stone could very well be right kennedy very well could have been all these things there's no doubt they pissed off people in high places after all he was quoted as saying that he wanted to splinter the cia and to a thousand pieces and scatter it to

stone i asked him why kennedy was so different from any other imperialist president and this is what he had to say. kennedy inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected by the military leaders the hardliners of the us that he did not believe that the wherewithal to really continue the eisenhower policy he had failed to do so in laos to go in to send ground troops he trailed in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a a much more in gauged process with a view to me he said non-combat advisors but not combat people we wouldn't be alive to be. had not done what he did at the cuban missile crisis where we were really at the edge of war this is they wanted to cheat the joint chiefs of staff wanted to go they wanted to invade cuba oliver stone could very well be right kennedy very well could have been all these things there's no doubt they pissed off people in high places after all he was quoted as saying that he wanted to splinter the cia into a thousand pieces and scatter to the winds now on

stone i asked him why kennedy was so different from any other and perilous president and this is what he had to say. kennedy inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected by the military leaders the hardliners of the us that he did not believe that the wherewithal to really continue with the eisenhower policy he had failed to do so in laos to go into said ground troops he failed in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a. much more in in gauged process with a view to me he said non-combat advisors but not combat people we wouldn't be alive if kitty. had not done what he did at the cuban missile crisis where we were really at the edge of war this is they wanted to change the joint chiefs of staff wanted to go they wanted to invade cuba oliver stone could very well be right kennedy very well could have been all these things there's no doubt they pissed off people in high places after all he was quoted as saying that he wanted to splinter the cia into a thousand pieces and scatter to the win

and an ultimate director's cut the collector's edition also includes a segment from oliver stone's showtime series the untold history of the united states a film adaptation of the joint book authored by stone and historian peter cousin that take a look. if the word.

stone i asked him why kennedy was so different from any other and perilous president and this is what he had to say. candidly inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected by the military leaders the hardliners of the us that he did not believe that the wherewithal to really continue with the eisenhower policy he had failed to do so in laos to go in to send ground troops he'd failed in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a. a much more in gauged process with a view to me he said non-combat advisors but not combat people we wouldn't be alive if kennedy had not done what he did at the cuban missile crisis with khrushchev we were really at the edge of war this is they want to achieve the joint chiefs of staff wanted to go they wanted to invade cuba oliver stone could very well be right kennedy very well could have been all these things there's no doubt they pissed off people in high places after all he was quoted as saying that he wanted to splinter the cia and to a thousand pieces and sca

stone i asked him why kennedy was so different from any other imperialist president and this is what he had to say. candidly inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected by the military leaders the hardliners of the us that he did not believe that the wherewithal to really continue the eisenhower policy he had failed to do so in laos to go in to send ground troops he'd failed in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a a much more in need and gauged process with a view to me he said non-combat advisors but not combat people we wouldn't be alive if kennedy had not done what he did at the cuban missile crisis with khrushchev we were really at the edge of war this is they want to achieve the joint chiefs of staff wanted to go they wanted to invade cuba oliver stone could very well be right kennedy very well could have been all these things there's no doubt they pissed off people in high places after all he was quoted as saying that he wanted to splinter the cia and to a thousand pieces and

stone i asked him why kennedy was so different from any other and perilous president and this is what he had to say. candidly inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected by the military leaders of hardliners of the us that he did not. really continued the eisenhower policy he had failed to do so in laos to go in to send ground troops he trailed in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a a much more in didn't gauged process with the vietnamese he said non-combat advisors but not combat people we wouldn't be alive if kennedy had not done what he did at the cuban missile crisis where we were really at the edge of war this is they want to which the joint chiefs of staff wanted to go they wanted to invade cuba oliver stone could very well be right kennedy very well could have been all these things there's no doubt they pissed off people in high places after all he was quoted as saying that he wanted to splinter the cia and to a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds now on the fiftieth

stone i asked him why kennedy was so different from any other imperialist president and this is what he had to say. candidly inherited this office as a young man. and he was suspected by the military leaders of hardliners of the us that he did not believe that the wherewithal to really continue with the eisenhower policy he had failed to do so in laos to go into said ground troops he trailed in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a a much more in didn't gauged process with the vietnamese he said non-combat advisors but not combat people we wouldn't be alive if kennedy. not doing what he did at the cuban missile crisis we could show we were really at the edge of war this is they want to which the joint chiefs of staff wanted to go they wanted to invade cuba oliver stone could very well be right kennedy very well could have been all these things there's no doubt that it pissed off people in high places after all he was quoted as saying that he wanted to splinter the cia and to a thousand pieces and s

he didn't as oliver stone said snuck out on general aviation looking at the sky to see what it looked like on the day. that is moon shine. my question for you and the people who have doubts, what is the evidence that he alone shot kennedy? >> let me say first, it's always great to be back on your show, chris. in reclaiming history, i set forth 53 separate pieces of evidence pointing to oswald's guilt. under the circumstances it wouldn't be humanly possible for him to be incident. there would be one or two things pointing towards guilt in innocence, but not 53 things let me point out these things. oswald's rifle a 6.5 millimeter arcano rifle was the murder weapon. after the shooting in dealey plaza, oswald was the only worker at the book depository building who fled the building. 45 minutes later, oswald shot and killed officer j.d. tippett of the dallas police department, because tippett stopped him on the street and wanted to question him. oswald killed him. 30 minutes later at the dallas -- not the dallas, at the texas theater, a motion picture theater in dallas, oswald resisted arr

tonight, a conversation with oliver stone. the writer and director of some of the most successful movies in recent memory. his recent film "jfk" was the in 1998.y released it is now in re release on blu- ray and in select movie theaters. we are glad you joined us for a conversation with oliver stone coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: oscar-winning writer, producer and director oliver stone has never shied away from controversy from his screenplay for "midnight express" which won him the first of his three boards. he tackles one of the most controversial stories in america. "jfk was quote has been re- released on blu-ray and in select theaters. realized kennedy was so dangerous to the establishment. is that why? >> that is a real question, isn't it? why? the how and the who is just scenery for the public. -- it keeps, cuba asking theng from most important question. why was kennedy killed? who benefited? who has the power to cover it up? tavis: welcome ba

bring people who are against your industry and smart ideas but not oliver stone. stuart: you have no input into this? en judge napolitano: viagra banker and he was speaking i would listen to him. he is good theater, good performance. i would listen to his argument. i don't know that i agree with it or accepted but i would listen to a. stuart: you pay him a fee to appear and speak? judge napolitano: i don't agree with his message but to the extent that he will challenge them at their core is a good thing. stuart: we are going to move on. remember elizabeth warren? she said you didn't build the business, the government held you. now she's going after big banks, she wants to reform wall street before the next crisis hits. she wants to bring that glass-steagall. she wants to separate investment banking from commercial banking and i agree with elizabeth warren. yes i do. charles: here is the trek. the debate over glass-steagall seems like a low hanging fruit for elizabeth warren. it is hot in this hemisphere to say it is going to destroy wall street but that is the tro

and an ultimate director's cut the collector's edition also includes a segment from oliver stone's showtime series the untold history the united states a film adaptation of the joint book authored by stone and historian peter cousin that take a look. if the word go forth from this time and place to friend and foe alike. that the torch has been asked to a new generation of americans. is murder three the torch was passed back to an old generation the generation of johnson nixon ford and reagan leaders who. systematically destroyed the promise of kennedy's last year as they returned the country to war and repression joins me now to discuss j.f.k. and their five year long project over stone excellent to have you thank you so much all i want to start with you it's clear that you're serious that's j.f.k. apart from other presidents what makes you think he would have been different if he led. he was different in those three years he came into office after thirteen years of national security state build up a monstrous build up we had we had thirty thousand nuclear weapons by nineteen sixty mandated

and an ultimate director's cut the collector's edition also includes a segment from oliver stone's showtime series the untold history of the united states a film adaptation of the joint book authored by stone and historian her cousin that take a look. if the word go forth from this time and place to friend and foe alike. that the torch has been asked to a new generation of americans. is murder three the torch was passed back to an old generation the generation of johnson nixon ford and reagan leaders who would. systematically destroyed the promise of kind of these last year as they returned the country to war and repression join me now to discuss j.f.k. and their five year long project over stone their cousin excellent to have you thank you thank you so much all i want to start with you it's clear that you're serious that's j.f.k. apart from other presidents what makes you think he would have been different if you let. he was different in those three years he came into office after thirteen years of national security state build up a monstrous build up we had we had thirty thousand nuclear

he didn't as oliver stone said snuck out on general aviation looking at the sky to see what it looked like on the day. that is moon shine. my question for you and the people who have doubts, what is the evidence that he alone shot kennedy? >> let me say first, it's always great to be back on your show, chris. in reclaiming history, i set forth 53 separate pieces of evidence pointing to oswald's guilt. under the circumstances it wouldn't be humanly possible for him to be incident. there would be one or two things pointing towards guilt in innocence, but not 53 things let me point out these things. oswald's rifle a 6.5 millimeter rifle was the murder weapon. after the shooting in dealey plaza, oswald was the only worker at the book depository building who fled the building. 45 minutes later, oswald shot and killed officer j.d. tippett of the dallas police department, because tippett stopped him on the street and wanted to question him. oswald killed him. 30 minutes later at the dallas -- not the dallas, at the texas theater, a motion picture theater in dallas, oswald resisted arrest by

people used to say, i bet oliver stone called to talk to you about all you seen. well, i had a call from one person, his producer. she wanted to know if i had a press badge from that stated they could borrow. so that is jfk in and i shall. >> we have time for two more questioners. i am not sure about you, but the most expensive thing i heard about all of that is when we were referred to as the elder generation. [laughter] >> hi. i came. you mentioned the reconstruction of harvey oswald taking the shot. i have been in that window a couple of times of the depository and noticed the easiest shot he could have taken was an coming straight down the street. has there ever been any speculation on why he would have avoided the easy shot and opted for the hard-won, the going away shot? >> it's a very good question. i was at that when the for the first time a couple of years ago in dallas. i think it is probable that when the presidents of vehicle was coming up, a houston streets, he may have been blocked by the people in the front seat. trying to get a shot at president. a

and he said i bet oliver stone called you and i said, well, i had a call from one person, his producer, who wanted to know if i had a press page that he could borrow another jfk in a nutshell. >> showman, we have time for two more customers. the most offensive thing i heard is when we were referred to that older generation. [laughter] >> you mentioned reconstruction of harvey oswald taking a shot i've been in that window a couple of times and noticed that the easy shots are his coming straight down the street and has there been any speculation as to why he would have avoided this and opted for this -- the going away we metz is a very good question. i was at that window a couple weeks ago for the first time and i think it's very probable that the presidential vehicle was coming up and disease may have been blocked by the people in the front seat and he was trying to get part of this president and that is part of the response the president alleges that the real goal was -- the objective was to shoot commonly rather than the president, which is absolutely not part of the foundation whatso

oliver americans share stone's view. a recent poll found 59% believe it was a conspiracy. the lack of information over who killed the president is fueling the fascination. >> 50 years later and people are still coming out with new information about the autopsy, a new greek creation -- a new greek creation. >> for them it is not just the rum of the tragedy, but the glamour of the first lady that is pulling them in. >> he was an attractive man and his wife was very attractive. that is marketable. if you had a different president that was known for good politics, but did not have the same look, i don't think this friend they would have to occurred -- this friend he would have occurred. -- this frenzy would have occurred. >> bringing to the public a wealth of images and words that pertain to jfk and his assassination. it is the public being brought anything that is new? some of the big players are reluctant to offer anything fresh as far as anyone who might be involved in the conspiracy to kill jfk. >> i will not name names. film,ion is raised in the but i'm not going to go th

oliver americans share stone's view. a recent poll found 59% believe it was a conspiracy. the lack of information over who killed the president is fueling the fascination. >> 50 years later and people are still coming out with new information about the autopsy, a new greek creation -- a new greek creation. >> for them it is not just the rum of the tragedy, but the glamour of the first lady that is pulling them in. >> he was an attractive man and his wife was very attractive. that is marketable. if you had a different president that was known for good politics, but did not have the same look, i don't think this friend they would have to occurred -- this friend he would have occurred. -- this frenzy would have occurred. >> bringing to the public a wealth of images and words that pertain to jfk and his assassination. it is the public being brought anything that is new? some of the big players are reluctant to offer anything fresh as far as anyone who might be involved in the conspiracy to kill jfk. >> i will not name names. film,ion is raised in the but i'm not going to go th

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that's down from a high of 81% who thought so in the 90s after oliver stone's film j.f.k. true, the tragedy has all the makings of a conspiracy. oswald was a former u.s. marine with a medal for marksmanship. he earlier defect today the soviet union. he lived in russia for several years and married a soviet woman. when he return today the united states he became involved in cuba's conflicts, notably pro castro. two months before the assassination oswald went to mexico where he visited. they concluded oswald acted alone. at the time the commissioners were unaware of the plan of the u.s. cia to oust fidel castro including assassination. during the years theories implied that the kgb, cuba, mafia, cia and kennedy's vice president lyndon johnson were the assassins. >> this has to be taken seriously. when our current secretary of state says to this day i have serious doubts lee harvey oswald acted alone. i have doubts he was motivated by himself. >> who does he think kerry think shot john walker, the general from oxford, mississippi, the right winger he shot to kill and did kill

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oliver stone famously gave his take in the controversial film jfk. >> takes 1.6 seconds presumably in midair where it turns right, then left, right, then left. >> reporter: that classic scene later recreated on seinfeld with wayne knight rekrprising the demonstration. >> it pauses in midair, mind you, makes a left turn, and lands on newman's left thigh in that is one magic lugy. >> reporter: and then there is jack ruby. why would a dallas night club owner with alleged mafia ties shoot and kill oswald in the basement of the police station? ruby's explanation, to spare jackie kennedy the pain of a trial. but the theory persists that the mob wanted kennedy dead for a crackdown on organized crime along with his brother, the attorney general robert kennedy. questions are seemingly endless. was kennedy targeted by the cia for the bay of pigs debacle? was he the victim of the united states military because his on that himself to war this vietnam? was fidel castro to blame, the kgb, perhaps even the secret service? some point to president lyndon johnson who was sworn in just 99 m minutes afte

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that is down from a high of 81% who thought so in the 1990s after oliver stone's film jfk. true the tragedy has all the makings of a conspiracy. oswald was a former u.s. marine. he had earlier defected to the soviet union. he lived in the russian city of minst for years. when he and his wife marina returned to the united states, he became involved in cuba's politics. pro castro. on september 27, 1963, two months before the assassination. oswald went to mexico city and visited the soviet consulate and the cuban embassy. it was concluded that he did act alone. but at the time, the commissioners where unaware of the plans of the u.s. cia to oust cuban dictator castro. many theories have been spawned implying that cuba, the cia, and even kennedy's vice president lyndon johnson were the assassin. >> this has to be taken seriously, of course. when kerry, our current secretary of state says to this day i have serious doubts that lee harvey oswald acted aown. i certainly had doubts that he was motivated by himself. >> who does john kerry think shot general john walker fired right t

this summer oliver stone its backers of the hiroshima and nagasaki atomic bombings and spoke with people about the american military presence in okinawa. she also helped frank conversations with japanese students. what i write to you in your time zone and state earrings nhk world tv. the cats was a free day. cos breaking the top twenty. so much. the dorset to play. stocks. good news you. ch. it's like the ones on the replica kits that the scenes all peaceful on man to die. it is from iran and six twelve cars the meeting in geneva. it feels rather err on the new kids that bound us that they don't carry is expected to join the school. i brought discredit breaking as being downgraded by one hopes to double a good ear for president or president of sparkle on this stuff. we are watching a wrong thing kept my interest on camera. it's good to be with us. full of people have died in london as intended sky news on record to hit the philippines. super typhoon. leon was smashed into tasty peanut is on the central island of some not. about six hundred km southeast of manila the photo on friday that

stone's jfk. but zapruder's film also led the government to conclude lee harvey oswald acted alone. after that fateful day, abraham zapruder never picked up his camera again. byron pitts, abc news, dallas. >> abc news will commemorate this anniversary all this week. thank you for watching tonight. don't forget "nightline" later and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow. good night. >>> bay area students have second thoughts about their school mascot. >> live doppler seven shows rainfall approaching bait area. a look at when it will arrive and how much you can expect in just a moment. >>> a 10-year-old school boy tries to go after the girls he claimed bullied him by going after them with a knife. >> a marathon fund-raiser for the victims of typhoon haiyan. you can call to help. >> the mighty apatch yeez, is the school mascot a crib yut to native american spirit or offensive? good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> that is what the school board is debating. members will vote on wednesday whether the

in the '80s, oliver stone gave a glimpse of the wild wall street culture. >> you did good. you get perks, lots and lots of perks. >> lewis? >> yes, sir. >> take care of my friend. >> charlie sheen, some inspired casting. in the upcoming movie "the wolf of wall street" starring leonardo dicaprio will probably capitalize on the obsession with wall street, from wild office parties to throwing away $100 bills. lee walker said it all, may have done it all before walking away. he is the founder of portfolio llc. also joined by former new york giants star tiki barber, has a look at the locker room culture. we found so many parallels between wall street and football. lee, you left and the stories continue to develop out of miami back in 2001, you describe being a wealthy broker, saying it takes a certain type of person. very few make it, but the ones that do feel like rock stars entitled to behave however they see fit. sounds familiar to the complaints we hear about athletes making it into the headlines for all of the wrong reasons. do you believe the wall street culture has truly

oliver stone who directed the film "j.f.k." has strong opinions on this. >> you can't believe otherwise when you see the zapruder film. one of them hit kennedy, one is a single bullet. which is an improbable. because of what the film said. i'm repeating it to death in the movie but we mustn't take our eyes off that ball. when you get into the allocutions and arlen specter and that. >> like all, jeanne moos took the president's death personally. >> reporter: pick your most iconic moment of the aftermath of jfk's assassination, was as john-john's salute to the casket. was the jackie kennedy refusing to take off the blood-stained suit, a favorite focus of kennedy movies. >> i want someone to bring you a change of clothes from the plane. >> no, i want them to see what they've done to jack. >> reporter: for me, the early '60s were a time of transition. i went from long hair to short hair. head good-bye to my pigtails. these pigtails. my mom actually saved them. in my baby book from 1963 there was this notice, took kennedy death seri