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Portrait of the Assassin [First Printing Signed by President Ford] Hardcover – January 1, 1965

by Gerald R. Ford (Author)
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Portrait of the assassin, Hardcover by Gerald R Ford(Author)
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  1. Print length
    508 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1965
  5. ISBN-10
    1121975518
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1121975514
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0006BMZM4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster (January 1, 1965)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 508 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1121975518
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1121975514
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds

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  • John S. Landrum
    4.0 out of 5 stars Detailed factual account of JFK's murderer
    Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2013
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    A detailed account of who was Lee Oswald based on factual evidence from a member of the Warren Commission. Required reading if you want to understand the murderer of John F. Kennedy.
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  • Lisa M Carney
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2023
    Although the dialogue was a bit hard to follow in parts it was a great read and I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in the JFK assassination.
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  • John M. Dickerson Jr.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Book
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2013
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    It was an old book with yellow pages and the font used didn't come out real good but I read much of it and believe
    it was well done. It was a lax of information but it was worth reading it. John in Ks

    don't worry about the headline
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  • csutherlan
    2.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of an Assassin
    Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019
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    Kind of a long book. The writing can get kind of confusing as to who is talking to whom in numerous parts of the dialog, as it is a nonfiction novel. Considering that Ford challenged Howard Brennan regarding Brennan's identity as a witness against Oswald, this challenge can be found in Brennan's testimony in the "Warren Report", it is odd that none of that information was brought up in this writing. This book is nothing more than yet another pointing of the finger at Oswald as a lone, mentally mixed up shooter with dreams of grandeur, and reinforces the point of view that no other person would be considered as the shooter of Kennedy and Tippit. The writing is highly understated in what it could have been, given that the shooter of Kennedy is the only unidentified shooter in the history of assassinations, so far, since no one who testified to the Warren Commission stated they exactly saw Oswald shoot anyone, this was specifically testified to by Brennan. It sure seems important to all those involved in this situation to keep the actual identity of the shooter hidden and blame Oswald, instead. As for the single bullet theory, there was a single bullet: a single bullet came from behind Kennedy, a single bullet came from in front of Kennedy, and a single bullet came from the side. Just basic common sense given what was seen in the Zapruder film could have yielded a better writing. It is a shame that such a waste was committed to paper by someone who otherwise had such an active role on the Warren Commission.
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  • Not Real Name
    1.0 out of 5 stars .......but a 5-Star impersonation of Chevy Chase
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2015
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    This is a must read just to see Ford's panicked attempt to try and explain away Oswald's FBI informant file. But in the end it's just another book written by a man remembered for The JFK Assassination, Swamp Gas, Watergate, Swine Flu and Squeaky Fromme ---- future President Leslie Lynch King, Jr.

    "Conspiracy Theories" write themselves.

    Tom Hanks, the ball is now in your court.
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  • Matthew Gross
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2016
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    Its an ok book
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  • TLR
    1.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of an ambitious man
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
    Ford, that is, not Oswald. Portrait of the Assassin was mostly penned by Ford's former campaign aide Jack Stiles. It claimed that Oswald was driven to madness by his strained marriage with Marina. There was "strong evidence that Lee Oswald's mind turned to murder whenever he wanted to impress Marina." Ford claims: "...the monumental record of the President's Commission will stand like a Gibraltar of factual literature through the ages to come." Of course, Ford also claimed that "President Nixon is the greatest President in our lifetime." The book is useful mainly for chapter one, which gave the first insider's glimpse into the inner workings of the Warren Commission. The rest of the book is mostly excerpts from the WC hearings.

    During his confirmation hearings for Vice President in November 1973, Gerald Ford was asked about using excerpts from the top secret 1/27/1964 Warren Commission transcript in his book, Portrait of the Assassin. His reply was an utter falsehood.

    Chairman: Now, Mr. Ford, it has been stated that as a member of the Warren Commission you voluntarily accepted the constraints which all the members of the commission accepted, providing that you would not publish or release any of the proceedings of the Commission. You did, however, in association with another, publish a book and provide material for a Life magazine article on the proceedings of the Commission. Do you feel this was a violation of your agreement?
    Ford: To the best of my recollection, Mr. Chairman, there was no such agreement, but, even if there was, the book I published in conjunction with a member of my staff...we wrote the book, but we did not use in that book any material other than the material that was in the 26 volumes of testimony and exhibits that were subsequently made public...

    Later a member of a House committee suggested to Ford that he might have committed perjury during his Senate testimony; Ford said that he hadn't understood the meaning of the chairman's question.
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  • Robert M. Truitt Jr.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Poor President Ford...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014
    I read Ford's Portrait of the assassin. I understand that he copied otherwise SECRET or TOP SECRET material to pen it. Although not proud of it, in college I once got a grade of a D- - ( a D minus, minus). For Gerald Ford's effort for this book an F-. And he should know better...
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