#025 - The Warren Commission Decided 7: Doing the Work
Fourth Reich Archaeology17 Tammi 2025

#025 - The Warren Commission Decided 7: Doing the Work

It’s Friday, and you know what that means—time for another installment of The Warren Commission Decided. We’re calling this week’s episode “Doing the Work” because in it, we take a deep look at the nitty-gritty of legal investigations.

Donning our lawyer hats, in the first part of this episode we give a short primer on the grind behind the scenes that makes investigations come together. We break down the real "work" of the Warren Commission. At its core, the Commission was basically a law firm—the staff was almost entirely lawyers, and J. Lee Rankin, the Commission’s Chief Counsel, was the one steering the ship.

For the second part of this episode, we explore the life and times of Rankin, including how and why he was picked for the position. A native Nebraskan, Rankin served as the administrative head of the Commission, handling all the logistical and organizational work that the seven commissioners were too busy and too important to take on. Rankin was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, from coordinating evidence collection to working with the investigators who obtained witness testimony. Late in his life, Rankin came out swinging against the FBI and CIA for their manipulative tactics with respect to the Commission. We play a good deal of his testimony from the House Select Committee on Assassinations; it is sure to elucidate and enlighten! Seriously insane audio we had never fully appreciated before this episode.

So, whether you’re powering through a work shift or wrapping up your classes for the week, hit play and give your brain a well-deserved snack—this episode is definitely worth it!

Jaksot(89)

#020 - The Warren Commission Decided 5 (Vol. 1): McCloy

#020 - The Warren Commission Decided 5 (Vol. 1): McCloy

If anyone has a resumé befitting a Horseman of the Fourth Reich, it’s the subject of this episode–John J. McCloy. Just look at some of these highlights: Boarding school for high school; Harvard Law; M...

13 Joulu 20241h 24min

#019 - The Warren Commission Decided 4: John Sherman Cooper - A Kentucky Gentleman in King Kennedy’s Court

#019 - The Warren Commission Decided 4: John Sherman Cooper - A Kentucky Gentleman in King Kennedy’s Court

Our long time listeners will know that we at Fourth Reich Archaeology are big fans of a love story. Whether it's a romance (like between Jerry and Betty Ford), or a bromance (like between Jerry and Ri...

6 Joulu 20241h 48min

#018 - Choose Your Hitler 3: Fuhrer Fever

#018 - Choose Your Hitler 3: Fuhrer Fever

Are you heading into Thanksgiving weekend wondering WTF you will talk about with family and friends? Fear not, dear listener; Fourth Reich Archaeology has got you covered. We dropped this exclusively ...

29 Marras 20241h 11min

#016 - The Warren Commission Decided 2: Building a Commission

#016 - The Warren Commission Decided 2: Building a Commission

As promised, we are digging into the surprising story of the formation of the Warren Commission over the week succeeding Lee Oswald's murder by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963. Most observers assume th...

15 Marras 20241h 24min

#015 - The Warren Commission Decided ep. 1

#015 - The Warren Commission Decided ep. 1

We are in the big game now. Jack gets capped and it’s up to FBI informant Gerald Ford Jr. and a ragtag band of Fourth Reichsmen helmed by ex-CIA chief, Allen Dulles, to investigate (read: cover up) th...

8 Marras 20241h 13min

#014 - Choose Your Hitler 2: Führer Furor

#014 - Choose Your Hitler 2: Führer Furor

Join us as we take a final dusting to the artifact-in-the-making that is the 2024 presidential election. Will we make an endorsement? Not likely. Will we have a few laughs? Definitely.We’ve subjected ...

1 Marras 20241h 19min

#013 - Jerryworld 7: MONEY pt. 2

#013 - Jerryworld 7: MONEY pt. 2

In Money Pt. 2, we switch lenses from macro to micro and link back up with Jerry as he navigates the scene we set in part one. Recall that in part one, we gave a big-picture view of the U.S. as it eme...

25 Loka 20241h 2min

#012 - Jerryworld 7: Money, Pt. 1

#012 - Jerryworld 7: Money, Pt. 1

Congressman Gerald R. Ford Jr. - once upon a time known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr. - is in the money. Not literally. Yet. But he’s moving major stacks for Uncle Sam. You see, with a maneuver of cunning...

18 Loka 202458min

Suosittua kategoriassa Historia

olipa-kerran-otsikko
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
mayday-fi
huijarit
rss-ikiuni
mystista
konginkangas
tsunami
totuus-vai-salaliitto
rouva-diktaattori
rss-kirkon-ihmeellisimmat-tarinat
rss-peter-peter
rss-subjektiivinen-todistaja
rss-i-dont-like-mondays-2
historiaa-suomeksi
sotaa-ja-historiaa-podi
apinan-vuosi
rss-sattuu-sita-suomessakin
rss-kalmakabinetti
maailmanpuu