The Warren Commission
Did the Warren Commission truly answer the questions behind JFK's assassination?
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35 mins
Understand how the Warren Commission sought to investigate Kennedy’s assassination and calm a shaken nation, yet left behind ambiguity and doubt. Explore the inner tensions, agency rivalries, withheld evidence, and edits that shaped a historic report many still question.
Ep 1:
Power, Politics, and a Manufactured Mandate
As LBJ scrambles to contain chaos after Dallas, he builds a commission of powerful insiders—but their true mission may be managing perception, not uncovering truth, with Hoover secretly working an agenda of his own.
Ep 2:
Edited Truths and a Vanishing Record
A secret edit by future president Gerald Ford reshapes a crucial wound description, while a chaotic, deadline-driven finish—including a final meeting with no transcript—reveals a commission wrestling with its own doubts.
Discussions (19)
Jerry
Level 7 · 9 mo agoFord admitted he altered the report draft from back to neck. The ballistics didn't work without it.
Jeffrey
Level 8 · 8 mo agoGerald Ford moving a bullet hole for precision is the kind of creative editing I use on my resume. It is no surprise that 74 percent of the country thinks the official report is fiction.
Eden
Level 4 · 9 mo agoSaying the Warren Commission was competent is a total joke. 💀 Ford changing the autopsy details is a huge red flag. I would not trust a report that ignores so much sketchy behavior from the FBI.
