Haunting 'what-if' in novel on the JFK assassination

Name: Haunting 'what-if' in novel on the JFK assassination
Uploaded: 2013-10-16T00:40:19Z
Duration: P374S
Description: What if the glass bubble top on the car in which President John F. Kennedy was riding in Dallas had not been removed by a Secret Service agent? The NewsHour's own Jim Lehrer explores that idea in "Top Down: A Novel of the Kennedy Assassination." Jim joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his personal experience that inspired the book.

Clip: 10/15/2013 | 6m 14s

What if the glass bubble top on the car in which President John F. Kennedy was riding in Dallas had not been removed by a Secret Service agent? The NewsHour's own Jim Lehrer explores that idea in "Top Down: A Novel of the Kennedy Assassination." Jim joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his personal experience that inspired the book.

Aired: 10/15/13

Rating: NR

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