Richard Belzer Discusses "Hit List," His Book on the JFK Assassination, at The National Press Club 

Charles de Gaulle said it: "The American people don't recognize a Coup when they see one."

Every ER doctor who saw JFK at Parkland stated as a simple fact that the skull was blown out at the rear, so much bone and tissue was missing that his cerebellum was in one of the doctor's hands. They also stated for the most part that he was shot from the right front and the rear was a massive exit wound. There were times after the Warren Commision that they went with the "Party Line", but eventually they mostly went back to stating their original medical observations. The two doctors at Bethesda who performed the autopsy had no experience. They had never treated or autopsied a gunshot or head wound before. They missed the throat wound because of the ER tracheotomy. Their description of the head wound sounds like they were looking at a different wound they decribed it so differently. The Navy corpsman who took the autopsy photos told the investigators from the HSCA that the photos in the the National Archives are not the pictures he took that night. Years later Doug Horne was interviewing Dino Brugioni, one of the photo interpreters who setup NPIC (the gov agency that the CIA, Defense Dept., and NSA used for photo interpretation). Watching that interview is instructive. It clearly establishes that somebody identifying themselves as FBI agents brought the 1st gen original Zapruder film in Sat night to get briefing boards made up with stills of the assassination. Then on Sun a different agent came in and got a second set of briefing boards made by a second group of techs, neither of which knew about the other. The first group had to have intercepted the film in Chicago instead of it going to Life magazine. The second agent stated that he had come to NPIC directly from the secret part of the Kodak facility in Rochester, NY. The implication is fairly obvious. They altered the film to more accurately reflect the Oswald lone assasin theory. Dino Brugioni was elderly but very lucid and clearly still in full and complete possession of all his marbles. The day of the assasination numerous police officers, every bystander near the grassy knoll either fell down to get out of the line of fire or ran up there looking for a shooter. Governor Connelly and other people in or along the motorcade said they smelled gunpowder drifting from in front of the limousine. To his death, Connelly believed there had been a shooter in that direction. These few things are a tiny fraction of what I can remember off the top of my head, about the assassination. I became convinced there was a conspiracy decades ago. The only real question is who. One thing to remember is that the CIA's own manuals on the subject say to use criminal cutouts and to create multiple layers of deniability. Castro, the Mob, or the CIA? All that was really necessary was for 2-3 disgrunted case officers acting on the orders of the ex-head of the agency, Allen Dulles, and using 4-5 of the Cuban exiles who case officer Bill Harvey had trained for the assassination of Castro. So maybe 8 or 10 individuals. Not a conspiracy involving the entire US government. The coverup afterwards is another matter. We know from the White House tapes recorded of LBJ's conversations that he was concerned that if the American people were convinced that Castro and the Russians were involved that it would result in WWIII. At least thats what he told Earl Warren to help convince him to run the investigation. So they decided early on to reach a predetermined conclusion that Oswald was a lone assassin. So many or most of those in the coverup did so out of patriotism. Then there is Jack Ruby. Convenient that he was someone who was such a good friend of the Dallas police that he'd be able to have access to Oswald. Convenient that he came down with cancer before he could go to D.C. to testify about some new allegations he had. Convenient that after journalist Dorothy Kilgallen interviewed him, and told friends that she had explosive evidence that would blow the investigation wide open, she died of an accidental overdose of alcohol and three different barbiturates. Under suspicious circumstances.

Damn it. RIP Richard Belzer, American Patriot. First knew of him in 1977 when he was the local comedian at CAtch a Rising Star in NYC. I worked up the street and saw his shows many times. The brilliance he displayed on that stage impressed everyone. I was blown away by his success as a mainstream actor.

I was in the 3rd grade and my teacher was crying and I went home and my mom was crying.The people on the news were crying.I will never forget that day.

I never knew that Richard was this intelligent. I only knew that he was a tv actor. I will be searching to buy his 2 books. A great man, RIP

If there is an afterlife Belzer is getting a big hug from JFK right now

I have new found respect for Richard Belzer....RIP.

I was 6 yrs old, alone, watching the live broadcast of the transfer of Oswald from City to County Jail when Ruby stepped forward towards Oswald and shot him. I ran into the kitchen where my mother was visiting with a friend and I yelled, "A man just shot Oswald while the Police held Oswald from moving" because that's exactly what it looked like had happen.

Love this guy, RIP Richard. A true American

I just received my copy of Hit List and Dead Wrong today and moments later i learned of his death. Broke my heart. Love him as a writer actor and stand up comedian. We'll miss you Richard. NO ONE will ever take your place

This guy is so spot on...Tell it like it is brother!

This validates all I learned over 15 years ago when I first realized that my government had lied to me most of my life. I just wish I could remember it all. Wish this was longer. I didn't know about the nazis.

There is a great book called "Masters of Deceit" an epic novel of the monstrous plot behind the Kennedy assassination, written by A. Tarnavsky. I urge anyone who wants to learn of Johnson's involvement in the JFK assassination to read this book. It is an absolute eye-opener.

A real American war hero died that day although he had back injuries from being rammed by a jap destroyer still saved members of his pt boat in literally shark infested waters that was the Mr Kennedy we grew up knowing .

It was very interesting. Richard Belzer is truly a free spirit. There is greatness in this rare quality.

If Oswald did it, he was a helluva shot, since 7 witnesses and a motorcycle cop put him in the 2nd floor lunchroom of the Book Depository (drinking a Coke) before, during and after the shots were fired. The Depository Building manager testified that Oswald was never on the 6th floor on November 22, 1963. The FBI did a paraffin test on him and said that he hadn't fired a rifle on 11/22/63; They didn't find Oswald's finger prints on the Mannlicher Carcano either (until 3 days after the chain of evidence was broken and the FBI (w/rifle in hand) visited Lee in the funeral parlor's basement; The three cops who found "the rifle" on the 6th floor said it was definitely a Mauser (until they were "talked to" by their superiors and decided they were mistaken). Biggest Red Flag for me, aside from a mob hit man killing Oswald in a Police Dept basement surrounded by 75 cops (but none walking in front of Oswald) is Allen Dulles, who'd headed the CIA for the previous ten years - being fired by President Kennedy for lying and treason; And then being brought back to serve as de facto head of the Warren Commission by Lyndon Johnson. Curiously, LBJ is the only guy in this Keystone Cop's classic with means, motive & opportunity to greenlight the Kennedy assassination. Lee certainly didn't have a motive; He stated to many people, very often, that he supported JFK. But screw it, think what you want. Nothing is going to be done about it anyway.

Don't know if Richard Belzer's book covers this individual: William Bruce Pitzer. He was a Navy officer who worked at Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1963. He was in charge of photographyat the autopsy rooms of Bethesda Naval Hospital. He was there when JFK's body was being autopsied and he had taken some photographs. He was going to retire, in several years, and go traveling with his wife.He told several people (just before retiring) that he was going to write a book about the JFK asassination.Shortly after this, he was found dead in his office with a gun shot wound to his head and a revolver lying on the floor by his chair.

Anyone who was alive on that day in November 1963 and old enough to understand what happened to President Kennedy ... can NEVER forget it. It is seard into our minds forever! 😢

I may be a life long Republican, and I may not have cared much for the affairs behind Jackie's back. But, I loved Jack and Bobby. I especially admire how Jack handled the "quarantine" of Russian ships. And how Bobby handled the mob. It makes me ill how they died and that we still don't really know everything. And one more thing, I knew Arlen Spector. I lived in Pennsylvania and worked in DC. Suffice to say, I give absolutely no credence to his magic bullet nonsense. I have never believed him, and will never believe it.

The one thing I've always remembered and haunts me is Oswald being asked by a reporter why he killed the president and he replied - I didn't kill anyone- then he is silenced 🤫

The Truth is not on the devil's agenda... Mr Belzer is wonderful ...

Dick Gregory was a National Icon! He was just one of the most informed intelligent people that had a platform to speak to us, teach us, and inform us and entertain us! So sad we lost him…

This man was a hero to me and proved even a fuck up can be great and achieve great things, from all he had done for people like myself he was walking proof that humor is for the intelligent. The moment he stops everything he is doing to let his baby girl know that he was right there and the way he talks to the fans with that jive style are also great examples of a great human being

"This tea tastes like earl greys socks". -My favorite Richard Belzer line in Homicide: life on the streets.Also,this is great information that he is imparting to us .

Yanikv, I will gladly explain this to you my friend. First, keep in mind that your prejudicial perspective is half the issue for you. For example, to assume that an actor is meandering about politics is to miss the mark. No matter what profession someone has -- and the actor Richard Belzer is a reporter in addition to being an actor -- the central issue here is that he did the research to complete this book. Therefore, we are listening to him as a result of that research and writing.

I was in high school at the time, another teacher ran in the class spoke with my teacher who shouted if anyone had a transistor radio, a few of us did, it was so shocking what we were hearing, the president is dead, NO this could not be true, then the teacher said every one go straightly home, I walked to the subway, took a train home, no one,on that train spoke, spooky quite, some had tears on their face….

I love the work that Richard Belzer has done on this. He is a gift to all of us.

Luv Richard Belzer!!!! Saw his stand-up at a Boston comedy club called Duck Soup/early 90's. After the show ended our table hung out for a bit finishing our drinks - Mr. Belzer strolled up to our table (we were the only one's left) He asked if we enjoyed the show and we answered that it was great. Even though we were the only one's left in the club he chatted with us, apologized that he had to leave. After he left a waitress came up with a fresh round of drinks and said " Mr. Belzer ordered a round for you folks" Very nice gentleman and provided such a fun memory :)

I'm so very glad a came across this video. To my own shame, I can remember when I heard that he wrote a book about JFK. The summation of my thoughts at the time was, "Not another book on the JFK assassination! Why?" That was before I heard the story about Dorothy Kilgallen.

Richard Belzer is astute, entertaining, and astoundingly complete in his information.

So sad that the way I came upon this video was while searching for more information about his death. RIP Richard Belzer/ Sgt. Munch 🙏

Mr. Dick Gregory and Mr. Richard Belzer on one stage. How lucky can you get?.

Greatest cover up in American history! Listen to LBJ & J Edgar Hoover phone conversation 11/29/63

Can tell he's a compassionate guy when he talks to his dog midspeach

RIP Belzer thank u for everything!

I remember that day very clearly. I was 8 yrs old and in the school gym. We were sitting on the floor taking a break.The huge loud speaker screeched, and then our Principal began to speak " President Kennedy has been shot and has died " It echoed in the gym . I imagine they wanted to wait until we were at home to hear the news being hopeful he would recover , but sadly he did not survive. I knew all about our President, my parents born in 1901 and 1908 were not born to money and were among those that fought for workers rights and therefore strong Union Democrats. And I have proof of that, a picture of my mother standing with 3 other women all Union Shop Stewards standing next to Vice President Harry Truman in his office in Washington DC. They are gone now but I am so lucky to have them as loving parents and proud of them for fighting for the rights of all that come after them. So JFK was a staple on our TV. And the pride that an Irishman was President. At first after the announcement a complete silence hung over the gym for what seemed like hours , but then the crying broke that silence. After returning home my parents were in shock , , mourning and confused how such a horrible thing could happen to such a fine young man our President and hope that they had in him. Jackie's blood stained dress and then I remember the shiny black horse-drawn hearse, with the riderless horse ( Black Jack ) carrying a pair of polished, spurred boots placed backward in the saddle's stirrups, and a saber following behind pulling at the bit all the way. John John saluting his father as it passed by. Then the last, Jackie lighting the Eternal Flame ! That was many years ago , but the memories bring back such a feeling of loss and sadness , for what might have been. 😢

"JFK knew. He knew." But why would he welcome the nightmare into the world of better angels he had worked so hard to manifest? Ugh my heart.

I remember when Belz was doing the NYC Comedy club circuit in the 80s. He was also a regular on the Old Howard Stern Show. The he got the role in Homicide:Life in the Streets. After that show ended some characters got morphed into Law and Order:SVU. BELZ had had a long run. It's good to see his sense of humor is still keen . The same will happen to Putin. Those financiers don't like losing their assets. All those beautiful toys!

RIP Richard Belzer and Dick Gregory, two men that I've met and talk with.

HE NEEDS TO DO A BOOK JUST LIKE THIS ON THE CLINTONS

One of the major organizations who were part of the puzzle remain much unexamined. May I call your attention to the Dallas Petroleum Club. Their members practically passed out party hats and champagne the afternoon of Nov 22.

Rest in Peace Dorothy...You tried..They are truly evil and GOD will reckon with them...You did your job well 😍😍😘💛💛

Richard Belzer is a real creep he would not sign any books not purchased that night even though if people had the book they had to have bought it it was a slap i .peoples faces that they had bought it in the first place.

Love this man so much, great actor and writer

this is the man who once said'' If Mick Jagger can't get no satisfaction ,I'm a fucking mummy''.

Richard was excellent, however every time the mic is passed we can never hear what the other person is saying. So I missed what John had to say.

So informative. Did not know the Richard was so brilliant. Wow. Thank you.

You have 2 legends up on that stage. Both will be missed. Is there anything Richard didn't do? He's a Renaissance man!

Absolutely the most informative and insightful material I have ever learned about the assassination, no exceptions.

HI What happened to the microphones?

Genius man. RIP Richard.

Read this book several years ago- Tremendously well put together & stunning book! Can't say enough about how well done & impact full this book was & will continue to be. The crimes involved were so entangled. however, the author so skillfully put these stories in this book. The tragedies of all affected continues to be so heartbreaking 💔 ! No accountability & big cover ups- horrible!

How many "height of the Cold War"s WERE there? Nobody just says "during the Cold War." It always has to be "the height."

Enjoyed Mr. Belzer and especially about the Bankers and during the war. It's still interesting, especially in Canada how bankers still keep people below the poverty line, which I'm sure they do in the States. Will have to check out your new book also, thank you for your efforts

Richard is exasperatingly long-winded when engaged in public speaking! BUT, his book Hit List is superb. He has done our country a magnificent service. It should be REQUIRED READING!

You can trust those looking for the truth but you can’t trust the one who holds the truth

I could listen to Richard 4 hours and hours.. very interesting facts.. didn't have a clue just how many top-level people like the bushes or so involved in our history.

JFK TO 911 RICH MANS LIE is a great documentary on alot of this stuff.

I read a good book in the 80's, 'Trading with the Enemy'. It was all about bankers in world war 2 meeting in Switzerland.

The National Press Club couldn't afford mics for the people asking questions. We have to guess what the questions were from the answers. Bravo!

I attended Richard's book signing at the National Press Club and even bought an autographed copy of his book "Dead Wrong"....very nice man...and his little dog, too!

8:45 I don't think him saying he was aware someone might kill him from a tall building means it was his wish come true.

Penn Jones, back around 64-67, also listed 100 witnesses and their strange deaths in a column for, I believe, the Midlothian newspaper. I met Jones at the Grassy Knoll on 11/22/83. Larry Flynt, with ketchup smeared on his face, also showed up in a limousine.You'd benefit from doing a search on Penn Jones.

48:15 John Judge, the investigator asking a question, whom Belzer acknowledges and praises, died the following year, at 66. Another coincidence?

Nice lauding of Dick Gregory. Shook his hand the year after Rev. Ralph Abernathy shook mine.

thoroughly enjoyed this.

I remember he was on a late night show (Johnny, Leno, Letterman?). He was saying how he asked his daughter, what do you think I should do? He had been asked to do a benefit, he was tired (just got off the road from touring) , really didn't feel like doing it...he asked his daughter (if I remember correctly, she was like 9-12 years old) "What do you think I should do"? I was in shock, right there he is my hero. He asked his child what he should do? WOW (it says in the Bible, let the little children lead you). She said "I think you should do it" He listened and did it, and it turned into a wonderful thing. Don't know what year it was, or what it was about, I just remember he asked his child..."what do you think I should do?" Love this man from way back when, did not know about this book. Thank you for posting this!

Dick Gregory, another great truth seeker, and a very funny comedian

I'/m at 33-minute mark, but Allen & John Foster Dulles ... along with Prescott Bush, HW's dad, the pro-fascist patriarch of the family

Thank you for sharing such excellent work. The fingerprint found in the sniper's nest was Mac Wallace, who LBJ previously rescued from another murder charge. The German Mauser rifle found on the sixth floor did not match the three spent shells also found, and did not match Oswald's Italian rifle. The "psychological" effect he describes at 42:42 has a term of art in psychology known as cognitive dissonance.

Pity they didn't mic the questions so that we could hear them.

Belzer says it would be "impossible" to fire three shots in six seconds from Oswald's rifle. But Oswald only had to fire TWO shots in six seconds. The first shots initiates the time span (0.00 seconds), so then he'd have six seconds to fire two more shots. This doesn't mean that Oswald fired three shots, it just means it could have been done. I wasn't impossible.

I like this guy, on Law and Order and here as an investigator!

If I got a chance to ask Richard a question it would be "What the hell is your regimen to look so healthy and young at age 69?" Jeez, I'd swear he was in his 50's maybe.

39:30 _Dallas was a hotbed of racism_ I'm not making the connection here. His claim is that the government and the mob worked together to take out JFK, but then he seems to be trying to regionalize the assassination, linking the shooting to racism in Dallas. Yes, there was racism in the South in 1963, but look at all of the people who turned out to cheer JFK that day. As somebody who grew up in N. Texas in the 60s I can do without remarks like that.

Thanks for sharing Richard Belzer. He encompasses the truth. Most were hoodwinked into believing a sham..........He was also was one of the best stand up comedians ever!

I'm part of your choir, you do great work. Why did Trump not release all the government docs on the assassination?

The message sent that fateful November day, in Dallas. Hasn't been lost on anyone. Kennedy came to the realization that the president isn't the most powerful man in the free world. TPTB were surprised that their vetting had failed them. So here we are still waiting for ALL the Kennedy files to be released. If the case against LHO were rock solid there wouldn't be any reason to withhold the report from day one.

"don't take anyone's word at face value. Believe me"

Great actor and very funny guy. And he's definitely no dummy! This dude should write his own life story!

I like Belzer and have read his book. I think he has done a good job with the "Hit List" but one thing that Judy Vary (Oswald's mistress in New Orleans) said is that Oswald could drive but had to pose as this shifty, semi-employed man. He couldn't own a car since he supposedly only worked in crappy jobs (while secretly collecting $200 a month from the CIA).

I cannot avoid staring, hypnotically, at the ears.

More likely than not Oswald didn't fire all the rolls that killed the president the main reason of my belief is that a bolt action rifle cannot fire the three rolls that quick and Accurate because after each shot focus on the target must be reestablished before shot, three rounds cannot be done that quick

My favorite quote, "Don't take anyone at face value. Trust me!"

That is John Judge who asked the last question, a great JFK researcher who just passed away, this might be the last time he was heard from on the internet

The thing that Alway's got me. The gun Oswald was not arrested with the gun that killed Officer Tibit. Oswald had a S&W model 10 38Spl. Tibit was killed with a .38 Colt automatic, aka 38 super.

I remember exactly where I was, in 3rd grade my teacher started crying!!!

Hey , Brother Bruce- The 6.5 mm Carcano was a ,' Mauser pattern' rifle. A bolt action rifle is commonly called a Mauser if it has a claw extracter which is a sleeve of metal bound to the bolt, and extending beyond the bolt head. The extracter has a claw which partly wraps around the rear of the cartridge and reliably pulls the cartridge out of the rifle.. This was important because the Mauser was used as the primary battle weapon by German Troops in World Wars 1 and 2 .. Battle rifles have to have a reliable means of working under all conditions, Rain, snow, dirt and dust. So the question becomes one of accuracy.... best Bruce Peek

By the way, our school traveled to another school on the day Kennedy was killed. They turned it on t.v. for us to watch. It was a very sad day. I was about 10 or 11, but I adored John Kennedy. He was, in my opinion a President FOR THE PEOPLE. That is why he was killed. That is what I believe

I've seen much of the material Belzer presents in a cruder form on several internet sites. He pulls it together using his performance, P.R.skills and connections into a credible, readable, popular-style book. Whether his research preceded, coincided or followed the work I've seen matters little: he puts himself in a precarious place and I admire his courage. He's a respected artist and shows a strong streak of perseverance and ability to bring more attention to this important subject.

I always thought Richard B. was smart, but wow!, this man is incredible!

Thank you , ten years later then done! Important knowledge shared!

This is a small thing to complain about but I'm going to do it anyways. Whoever was responsible for passing the mic during the Q&A part, did a lousy job. :)

I wish you spent more time on the lesser-known ‘suspicious deaths’ related to the JFK Assassination and less time on the rather redundant information about all the suspicious aspects that have been spoken over and over. I’ve heard everything you had to say about the Assassination many times - it’s too bad because your topic about the related deaths are known of, but never hear anyone talk about the actual deaths in detail. It would be nice if you share your information about these 50 deaths and the details instead!

"They have a weird idea of how to govern" he says, while discussing our own governments murder of our president.

R.I.P. Richard. I loved his role in Get on the Bus. You will be missed.

Awesome work

Richard Belzer, Dr Robert MacClellon one of the attending physicians in Trama Room one, that was in the room when JFK arrived examined the President, said "the back of his head was gone!" So, it is possible that there was not enough of his brain left to examine.

A wealth of information here, thank you, I’ll be getting your book.

At the School Book Depository Building (SBDB), when the Dallas Police officer was running up the stairs, he never reported smelling gun smoke. No one at the SBDB reported smelling gun smoke.