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By Russ Baker 10/14/2013

Bush and the JFK Hit, Part 5: The Mysterious Mr. de Mohrenschildt

What possible connection could there have been between George H.W. Bush and the assassination of John F. Kennedy? Or between the C.I.A. and the assassination? Or between Bush and the C.I.A.? For some people, apparently, making such connections was as dangerous as letting one live wire touch another. Here, in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in November, is the fifth part of a ten-part series of excerpts from WhoWhatWhy editor Russ Baker’s bestseller, Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years. The story is a real-life thriller.

By Brian Baccus 11/21/2023

Key to JFK Murder: In the Hands of an Elderly Quaker Woman?

Will she ever tell what she knows?

By Russ Baker 11/15/2023

JFK Assassination: 60 Years Later, Crucial Alibi Dismantled

The strange story of a powerful man who owned the notorious building from which Oswald supposedly killed Kennedy. Was he really hunting in Africa, while others hunted the President?

By Peter Janney 01/18/2022

On JFK: Washington Post Deserves Pinocchio Award

Want to see clear-cut, documented proof that one of the nation’s greatest newspapers recently published a glaring falsehood on the Kennedy assassination?

By Jeff Schechtman 12/07/2018

Bush 41: The Triumph of Manners Over Truth

Russ Baker looks into the telltale heart of George H.W. Bush and the real (and tragically under-investigated) legacy of the Bush family.

By Russ Baker 12/04/2018

Elite Secret Society Tied Bush to Circles of Power

National news media are showering George H.W. Bush with accolades for a lifetime of “public service.” Yet much of his service was not in public; and the beneficiaries of his actions often remained unknown outside his inner circle. Many of his lifelong relationships — and the values they reflected — can be traced back to his membership in an elite Yale secret society whose consistent political influence has long been understated.

By Russ Baker 12/03/2018

George H.W. Bush Shaped History — But Not the Way We’re Told

As a young naval intelligence officer, George H.W. Bush got a verbal thrashing for failing to be discreet. He sure learned that lesson, and became a man who did one thing in public and another in private. Thanks to that — and to an incurious and superficial media — there’s a whole lot of shocking stuff out there you probably never knew.

By Russ Baker 10/24/2017

Classic Who: GHW Bush and the JFK Assassination

Former President George H.W. Bush claimed to have trouble remembering where he was when John F. Kennedy was shot — in Bush’s own state. Helping refresh Bush 41’s memory leads in some fascinating directions.

By Russ Baker 07/03/2017

He Shaped US History — But Not How You Think

With tomorrow being America’s birthday, we thought it a good time to look at an underrated figure who shaped the country’s destiny, albeit not in the ways you heard.

By Russ Baker 06/13/2017

Classic Who: What They Don’t Tell You About Oil Industry Tax Breaks

President Donald Trump’s tax reform outline calls for eliminating breaks for special interests, while dramatically lowering the overall corporate tax rate. But certain tax loopholes for Big Oil have proven especially difficult, even dangerous, to remove.

By The WhoWhatWhy Team 01/14/2017

Ruminations on the Greatest Mystery Never Solved

More than 50 years after the assassination of JFK, questions of who, what, and why remain unresolved. Despite valiant efforts by a dedicated research community, the obstacles remain formidable. At a recent JFK research conference in Dallas, Russ Baker addressed some of these challenges and how to move forward.

By Russ Baker 08/16/2016

Bush Angle to Reagan Shooting Still Unresolved as Hinckley Walks

George H.W. Bush knew the family of the man who shot Bush’s then-boss Ronald Reagan, in 1981. With the shooter now freed, it’s time, finally, to take a closer look.