comment #1

R. Hunt says ...

Mailer's book is excellent, a companion piece - if not quite in the same league - to "The Executioner's Song". As in DeLillo's "Libra", it's hard not to draw the conclusion that whether he pulled the trigger, was one of a team of gunmen or was just the patsy of a well-organized conspiracy, Oswald was one of the biggest losers in American history.

comment #2

LuckyWilbury says ...

The Oswald's Ghost site link to the text of the
speech JFK was enroute to deliver at the time of his death.

It was a speech about national security.

It contains much scary talk about nuclear hegemony, but there's a stirring paragraph near the end:

"Finally, it should be clear by now that a nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social justice will be respected by those whose choice affects our future. Only an America which has fully educated its citizens is fully capable of tackling the complex problems and perceiving the hidden dangers of the world in which we live. And only an America which is growing and prospering economically can sustain the worldwide defenses of freedom, while demonstrating to all concerned the opportunities of our system and society."

How do JFK's words register in the America of 2007?

comment #3

BurmaShave says ...

Regardless of who plays Mailer in the biopic, Frank Oz should do the voice.