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Extraction Summary
9
People
3
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript page / investigative exhibit
File Size:
1.11 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript included in House Oversight files (likely related to a larger investigation involving intelligence or political history). The text recounts a conversation with Walter Cronkite regarding his emotional reaction to the JFK assassination and LBJ's succession. It further details Robert Kennedy's 1962 interest in the Alger Hiss case and his 1968 political overture to Jim Garrison, as well as Howard Hughes's efforts to prolong the Vietnam War to protect helicopter defense contracts.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Cronkite | Journalist/News Anchor |
Discussing his emotional reaction to JFK's death and LBJ's swearing-in with the narrator.
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| Kennedy (John F.) | Former US President |
Referred to as 'he' regarding his passing at Bethesda.
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| Lyndon Johnson | Former US President |
Mentioned as preparing to be sworn in immediately after JFK's death.
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| Robert Kennedy | Attorney General / Presidential Candidate |
Discussed regarding his 1962 investigation of the Hiss case and 1968 campaign.
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| Alger Hiss | Historical Figure |
Mentioned in relation to the 'Hiss case' investigated by RFK.
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| Jim Garrison | New Orleans District Attorney |
Approached by RFK to be Attorney General; investigated JFK assassination.
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| Howard Hughes | Businessman / Defense Contractor |
Dispatched Maheu to visit the narrator; wanted Vietnam War to continue to protect helicopter contracts.
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| Robert Maheu | Associate of Howard Hughes |
Dispatched by Hughes to visit the narrator.
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| Narrator ('I'/'Me') | Author/Interviewer |
Person interviewing Cronkite and being visited by Maheu (identity not explicitly stated in this page).
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda |
Likely Bethesda Naval Hospital, where JFK died.
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| FBI |
Mentioned regarding the Woodstock typewriter evidence in the Hiss case.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
1963 (implied)
Death of JFK and swearing in of Lyndon Johnson.
Bethesda / Washington D.C.
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Place of JFK's passing.
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Jurisdiction of DA Jim Garrison.
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Referenced in the context of the war.
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Relationships (3)
Howard Hughes dispatched Robert Maheu to visit me.
he approached New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to be his attorney general.
referred to as 'Bobby's brother'.
Key Quotes (3)
""When we got the word from Bethesda that he had passed, I cried openly.""Source
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Quote #1
""Well, by that time I was crying because it had also come over the wires that Lyndon Johnson was already preparing to be sworn in as the new president.""Source
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Quote #2
"Hughes felt strongly that the Vietnam War should continue—he had a huge defense contract for helicopters"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,132 characters)
"In my office," Cronkite said. "When we got the word from Bethesda that he had passed, I cried openly."
"And you' re supposed to be objective," I teased him. "I didn' t realize you were that much of a Kennedy supporter."
"Well, by that time I was crying because it had also come over the wires that Lyndon Johnson was already preparing to be sworn in as the new president."
It was encouraging to find that in person this superstar really was just like your favorite uncle.
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When Robert Kennedy was attorney general in 1962, he was busy checking out the Hiss case for some reason. Of course, he discovered that the FBI never had the Woodstock typewriter.
Then, in 1968, when he was running for president, he approached New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to be his attorney general. Garrison had gotten a lot of publicity due to his investigation of the assassination of Bobby' s brother.
During that campaign, Howard Hughes dispatched Robert Maheu to visit me. Hughes felt strongly that the Vietnam War should continue—he had a huge defense contract for helicopters—yet at the same time he
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