the commission answered unequivocally lee harvey oswald. acy? the commission answers he acted alone. >> we knew most people were not going to read all of the warren commission report. so cbs news wanted to bring to air an understandable form for the public at large what the warren commission itself found. >> there was nothing to support the speculation that oswald was an agent, employee or informant of the fbi or the cia or any other governmental agency. >> oswald owned the murder the mail order purchase slip for rifle. the mail order purchase slip for that rifle was in his handwriting. oswald's palm print was found on a surface of the gun. >> the media had all concluded that this was the most exhaustive investigation, case closed. oswald did it alone. >> the commission concludes that three shots were fired. all of them from this sixth floor window in the texas school book depository. >> the cumulative evidence of eyewitness, firearms, and ballistic experts and medical authorities demonstrated that the shots were fired from above and behind

the commission answers lee harvey oswald. swers he act add loan. >> we knew most people were not going to read all the warren commission report so cbs news wanted to be able to bring to air an understandable form for the public at large. >> there was nothing to support the speculation that oswald was an agent, employee or informant of the fbi or the cia or any other governmental agency. >> oswald owned the murder rifle. the mail order purchase slip was in his handwriting. oswald's palm print was found on the surface of the gun. >> the media all concluded this was the most exhaustive investigation. case closed. oswald did it alone. >> the commission concludes that three shots were fired. all of them from this 6th floor window. >> ballistic experts and medical authorities demonstrated that the shots were fired from above and behind president kennedy. >> when the warren commission came out with their report the majority of americans accepted the findings of the warren commission. >> it came out here below the president's adam's a

i was felt that lee harvey oswald have been put on trial, a lot of the conspiracy theories that are circulating would have been put at rest them. >> this is the kind of thing that goes on and non- democracies. i have not seen anything like this since october 20, 1973 when president nixon fired the watergate special prosecutor. >> the only winner tonight are sitting in the kremlin. >> i have a width of fascism tonight. >> jesse: remember a few months ago when both the media and democrats were attacking comey. something his investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails cost for the election. let's listen to the democrats than. >> we are all disturbed, first of all by the letter which really broke precedent and was over the advice of the leaders of the justice department. >> he has a big burden of proof so to speak on him for why he did what he did that is such a appalling act that goes against the tradition of prosecutors at every level of government. >> i think he's a good person maybe is not the right job. >> i think you should take a hard look at what he has done. i think it would not be a bad

did lee harvey oswald act alone? oliver stone re-ignited the question. you remember this scene?dreds of documents that could solve this. all these documents are yours and because you might mention those involved. you cannot see these documents for another 75 years. >> stone's film actually led to the 1992 law that jfk assassination law. the 25th anniversary is this october 25th. now it's all up to our president. as phillip points out in his recent article "will trump release the missing jfk files." the president is the only one who can do it. will he let them see light of day? you'll recall drawn in the national inquirer, ted cruz's father being involved in the plot. the secret history of the kennedy as nation. we do underscore. if the president does nothing, then the documents get dropped, right? the only things he can do is affirmatively stop them? >> that's right. it's all automatic. under the law on october 26th, the 25th anniversary of the law, everything has to be published. the national archives says they want to release them this summer in batches. >> i know from your re

did lee harvey oswald act alone. film, "jfk". >> there are hundreds of documents. why are they being burned or withheld by the government. all these documents are yours. you cannot see these documents for another 75 years. >> stone's film actually led to the 1992 law, the jfk assassination records collection act, which requires that this trove of 2600 documents, mostly from the cia and fbi must be made public by the law's 25th anniversary which is this october 25th. now it's all up to our president. will trump release the missing jfk files? the president is the only one who can override the law that will let them see the light of day. you'll recall that one of then candidate donald trump's claims drawn from the nation"national enquirer" pertained to somehow ted cruz's father being involved in the plot. joining me, foreign correspondent for the "new york times" and author of a cool and shocking act, the secret history of the kennedy assassination. if the president does nothing, then those documents get dropped, right?

while john kennedy was shot by lee harvey oswald, professing his love for communism and -- thes cuba, and rfk six-day war was instigated by the soviet union. and he's assassin had written in said rfk must she die. rfk must die. he also wrote long live communism. long live communism. ronald reagan, of all things, link to be shooting of rfk to the hostile international forces of soviet communism. steve: historian and author professor paul kengor, thank you for joining us on american history tv. professor kengor: absolutely, steve. thank you. meetinghe program, town of the world, produced by cbs news, with california governor ronald reagan and new york senator robert kennedy. stephen marks: senator kennedy, i'd like to ask you what you think of dean rusk's recent claim that the effect of anti-vietnam war demonstrations in the states may actually be to prolong the war rather than to shorten it? senator robert kennedy: the war is going on in vietnam, being extended in vietnam, really because of the determination of those who are our adversaries, the north vietnamese, the vietcong, national

>> yes, the historic assassin has been the single lung gunmen come even with lee harvey ahs walled to -- lee harvey oswald. there are conspiracy terrorists. lincoln, and forward, roosevelt, when he was shot, and others, it was the low gunmen who got close to the president. after march of 1981, because of -- the secret service, metal detectors were introduced the next day and no coincidence that there has not been another attack on the president by a lone gunman, over 36, 37 years. metal the sectors are not full proof -- metal detectors are not told proof but the secret andice are very effective the has shown over 37 years, that the lung gunmen was a historic assassin, has been, to a certain aesthetic, -- the lone gunmen, was historic assassin, has been -- that,annot add much to other than to say, the secret service always reviews assassination attempts or unusual incidences concerning his portuguese. there were -- project these. -- protectees. then there was more emphasis on covered arrivals. subsequent to that, you saw presidents not being exposed as much. using loading dock areas and tents to cover the

i have always felt that if lee harvey oswald had been put on trial, a lot of these con spearcy theoriesy would have been put at rest then. it is absolutely imperative that donald trump find a way to reassure the american people that these questions about russia are not true, if that is his version. he's got to lay it all out and not find ways to tweet it out news media. he's got to show some proof, reason to believe that these things are not true. frankly, unless he is diebl this, this is going to dog his presidency for the rest of his term. look at what's happened in washington right now. it's come to a complete stop while the country and washington tries to digest the firing of james comey. putting this to rest not going to be helped by firing the guy who was doing the investigation. sending these people out to explain the inexplicable is not going to help. he's making fools of his own staff. the white house appears to be in chaos. it is the original amateur hour as we look at it from the outside. he's got a lot of work to do, and so far what he has done has not helped in my view. >>

while john kennedy was shot by lee harvey oswald, professing his love for communism and -- thes cuba, and rfk six-day war was instigated by the soviet union. and he's assassin had written in said rfk must she die. rfk must die. he also wrote long live communism. long live communism. ronald reagan, of all things, link to be shooting of rfk to the hostile international forces of soviet communism. steve: historian and author professor paul kengor, thank you for joining us on american history tv. professor kengor: absolutely, steve. thank you. meetinghe program, town of the world, produced by cbs news, with california governor ronald reagan and new york senator robert kennedy. stephen marks: senator kennedy,

kennedy was shot by lee harvey oswald who was professing his love for communism. rfk, that six-day war was instigated by the soviet union. he had written in his diary saying rfk must die but he also wrote long live communism. so ronald reagan of all things linked the shooting of rfk to the hostile international forces of soviet communism. >> joining us from pittsburgh. thank you for your time here on c-span 3's american history tv. >> absolutely. good to be with you. thanks. >>> from 50 years ago may 1967 the program produced by cbs news with california governor ronald reagan and new york senator robert kennedy. >> senator kennedy, i would like to ask you what you think of the recent claim that the effect of antivietnam war demonstrations may be to prolong the war rather than sho