Person: Lyndon B Johnson

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ourview

JFK assassination: New movie has a new theory

The bullet that killed President John F Kennedy in November, 1963 has never stopped travelling. Ever since that fateful day in Dallas there have been dozens of theories about who was responsible for his death.

comment-analysis

The giant leap for mankind that was made 50 years ago

Despite talk of missions to Mars and a renewed interest in returning to the moon, nothing can match the awesome feat of that first lunar landing 50 years ago today, writes Dan Buckley.

yourview

Letter to the Editor: First lunar landing perfectly remembered

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of humans landing for the first time on the moon, I do remember it. I was five years old. It was an amazing feat of engineering by Nasa in 1969 to send three men there and back safely to the Earth on Apollo 11.

columnists

How was Delaney able to behave in this manner?

John F. Kennedy,Jacqueline Kennedy,John Connally,Nellie Connally

world

Official screret papers on JFK assassination reveal frantic days after killing

news

MORNING BULLETIN: Laws set to tackle abuse of low-paid workers; Government needs a shutdown, tweets Trump

Despite what they say, ‘Nam was never this bad

The Vietnam war and Lyndon B Johnson put in appearances at the Jobstown trial yesterday. It’s all a long, long way from a west Dublin enclave and water charges, but such is the meandering journey of this unique trial.

Wed, 03 May, 2017

Playing America’s ultimate first lady

Natalie Portman tells Helen Barlow about her Oscar-tipped role as Jackie Kennedy in the days after JFK was killed.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Gender gap: the myth of the women’s vote

Gender voting intention is not the most reliable barometer of the US electorate, writes, Heather Hurlburt

Sat, 19 Nov, 2016

Fourth Estate nails its colours to Hillary Clinton mast

Amid the unprecedented level of agreement among US daily newspapers, Ryle Dwyer says that most are endorsing Clinton and Trump is without support

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

Trump brand in conflict with the US presidency

Donald Trump isn’t the first wealthy person to run for the Oval Office. But, if elected, unique conflicts of interest could arise due to his way of doing business, writes Timothy L O’Brien

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Getting to the roots of what really happened on that fateful day in Dallas

Dallas 1963: The Road to the Kennedy Assassination

Sat, 16 Nov, 2013

Obama to make state visit to Britain in May

US President Barack Obama is to make a state visit to Britain in May after accepting an invitation from the Queen, Buckingham Palace announced last night.

Fri, 18 Feb, 2011

Veteran US diplomat Holbrooke dies

Richard Holbrooke, a long-time US diplomat who was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and served as President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, has died at the age of 69, an administration official said.

Tue, 14 Dec, 2010

JFK picture trove raises €114k

A TROVE of John F Kennedy pictures by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, including a rare image of Marilyn Monroe with the president and Robert Kennedy at a Democratic fund-raiser, fetched $151,000 (€114,000) at auction.

Sat, 11 Dec, 2010

Castro’s half century - Fidel’s legacy undermined by suppression

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER, John F Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford,Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton.

Wed, 20 Feb, 2008

First witness to testify in Saddam trial

THE first prosecution witnesses are expected to testify today as the trial of Saddam Hussein resumes.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2005

Fonda and McNamara kiss and make up

Jane Fonda has kissed and made up with former US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara - 33 years after she offended the American government by posing with North Vietnamese soldiers at the height of the Vietnam War.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

Tariq Aziz tells son he faces death

Imprisoned former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz has told his son that he faces the death sentence after being accused of responsibility for mass killings in 1979 and 1991.

Tue, 10 Aug, 2004

JFK was great for Irish-America, but his political legacy is debatable

MOST people who are old enough remember where they were this day 40 years ago. I was heading for Des Moines, Iowa, when a couple of women got on the bus.

Sat, 22 Nov, 2003

Kennedy still an inspirational figure

IT was exactly 12.30pm when the shots rang out and John F Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States of America, slumped forward in the open-top limousine carrying him through the streets of Dallas.

Sat, 22 Nov, 2003

Johnson family hits at Kennedy killing slur

A television documentary claiming Lyndon B Johnson helped plot the Kennedy assassination was condemned as an absurd smear by Johnson’s family and former staff members.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

Did US Presidency take a nose dive after JFK?

THE origin of what historian Arthur Schlesinger called the Imperial Presidency now expanding the American empire under George W Bush can be traced back to the 1960s and Vietnam, but might never have emerged if JFK had survived Dallas.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2003

Milosevic says he’s not suicidal - lawyer

Slobodan Milosevic says he’s not suicidal, is in good health and high spirits, and is convinced he did the right thing for Yugoslavia, said a Canadian lawyer who saw the former Yugoslav President in jail yesterday.

Tue, 10 Jul, 2001