American distrust of government politicians & authority in general can be traced back to the time of the official investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy & the suspicion generated by the publication of the Warren report the governments official version of this infamous murder. In the last ten years there has been much research into the exact events surrounding Kennedys murder & how it was so successfully covered up. JFK: Say Goodbye to America" contextualises this debate coming to a shocking conclusion. According to new information gathered & assessed by the author JFK was murdered on orders emanating from the "alternative" government
- the Establishment
- which eased the concerns of "big business" & which Kennedy was in the process of divesting of power in favour of promoting a government which put the people & their needs first. The Presidents new priorities won him few friends in government & Matthew Smith suggests that it was no coincidence that most of his policies were dismantled in the 18 months immediately following his death. Indeed his policy to withdraw from the early situation in Vietnam was dramatically changed within hours. President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered an investigation into JFKs murder which soon emerged as biased inaccurate & misleading highlighting for many Americans the end of a golden era & a farewell to the country they knew. By piecing together new evidence Matthew Smiths book highlights the role of domestic & international business concerns in American government. He scorns the "lone-gunman" theory & further looks to the changes in the governments policy after JFKs assassination & the fact that the Vietnam War alone generated "business" to the value of $200 billion. Coincidence? Matthew Smith doesnt think so."