| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 94.2

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Book Review

The JFK Assassination Debates: Lone Gunman versus Conspiracy. By Michael L. Kurtz. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2006. xvi, 280 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-7006-1474-5.)
Anyone who has studied American presidential assassinations is well aware of the pitfalls involved, since the landscape is littered with outlandish theories espoused by those who are convinced that they have uncovered some sensational truth. Therefore, it is refreshing to see an academic historian turn his attention to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.	1
Michael L. Kurtz admits that he offers nothing new nor is this a definitive account of the assassination. Rather, he attempts to utilize the most up-to-date materials as he surveys the arguments for Lee Harvey Oswald both as a lone gunman or as a conspirator. He also ex amines Oswald's life and his possible connections with organized crime or government intelligence agencies.	2
There are a number of virtues to Kurtz's approach, not the least of which is that additional research caused him to change his mind about some issues. He concedes that Oswald's rifle could have inflicted the head wounds and that the assassin had time to fire the shots that struck both Kennedy and Gov. John Connally. It is almost unprecedented for an assassination author to admit that he has changed his mind about anything.	. . .

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