From the Archives 56: Emile de Antonio & Mark Lane, Rush to Judgment (1967)

On November 29, 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson created the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, or the "Warren Commission," to investigate the November 22, 1963 assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. The Commission presented its final report to the President on September 24, 1964, and released it to the public on September 27.Many people were unsatisfied with the Warren Commission's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President Kennedy, acting alone. In 1966, American lawyer Mark Lane published the book "Rush to Judgment: A Critique of the Warren Commission's Inquiry into the Murders of President John F. Kennedy, Officer J.D. Tippit and Lee Harvey Oswald." Essentially, Lane argued that people other than Oswald participated in the assassination. The book was commercially successful, spending 29 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list.In 1967, Emile de Antonio produced and directed a documentary film based on Lane's book, titled "Rush to Judgment." Later that year, Vanguard released this LP, which is essentially the "soundtrack" album to the film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.