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"The Way It Wasn't" -- George Lardner on Oliver Stone's "JFK"
George Lardner was the last person to see David Ferrie alive. Here is his review of Oliver Stone's JFK: The Washington Post, December 20,...

Fred Litwin
Jul 7, 20241 min read
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Washington Post on the 30th Anniversary of Oliver Stone's "JFK"
Cartoon from the George Lardner story, On the Set in Dallas in Wonderland, In the Washington Post, May 19. 1991. A very good piece about...

Fred Litwin
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Why did Guy Banister Pistol-Whip Jack Martin?
We all know the scene in Oliver Stone's film JFK in which Guy Banister (Ed Asner) pistol-whips Jack Martin (Jack Lemmon). Later on, Jack...

Fred Litwin
Mar 19, 20214 min read
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David Ferrie Talks to the Press...
Besides speaking to Garrison's Assistant D.A.'s, Ferrie also spoke to press before he died. One common element of all the stories is the...

Fred Litwin
Feb 9, 20211 min read
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Pictures from the Garrison Investigation
A terrific picture of Clay Shaw. A rare picture of Jack Martin. A good picture of Dean Andrews... Garrison's men found some whips when...

Fred Litwin
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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George Lardner's internal Washington Post Memo about Oliver Stone
On May 19, 1991, journalist George Lardner published an article, "On The Set in Dallas in Wonderland," in the Washington Post that was...

Fred Litwin
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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The Outline for a George Lardner/Harold Weisberg Book on Jim Garrison/Oliver Stone
George Lardner of the Washington Post was the last person to speak to David Ferrie before he died of a berry aneurysm. Lardner would go...

Fred Litwin
Dec 14, 20201 min read
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