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3 | 00:00:27,750 | 00:00:31,125 | [introspective electronic music] | [introspective electronic music] |
4 | 00:00:50,291 | 00:00:51,875 | - Four United States presidents | - Four United States presidents |
5 | 00:00:51,916 | 00:00:53,666 | have been assassinated, | have been assassinated, |
6 | 00:00:53,708 | 00:00:56,500 | and all four had something in common. | and all four had something in common. |
7 | 00:00:56,541 | 00:00:59,875 | Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, | Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, |
8 | 00:00:59,916 | 00:01:02,375 | and John F. Kennedy were the victimized | and John F. Kennedy were the victimized |
9 | 00:01:02,416 | 00:01:03,916 | Commanders-in-Chief. | Commanders-in-Chief. |
10 | 00:01:03,958 | 00:01:06,833 | Conventional wisdom is that Honest Abe | Conventional wisdom is that Honest Abe |
11 | 00:01:06,875 | 00:01:10,333 | angered many Southerners whose economy, in large part, | angered many Southerners whose economy, in large part, |
12 | 00:01:10,375 | 00:01:13,625 | revolved around the legalization of slavery. | revolved around the legalization of slavery. |
13 | 00:01:13,666 | 00:01:16,166 | And what could Abraham Lincoln's murder | And what could Abraham Lincoln's murder |
14 | 00:01:16,208 | 00:01:19,333 | have to do with the assassination of James Garfield | have to do with the assassination of James Garfield |
15 | 00:01:19,375 | 00:01:22,666 | 17 years later in 1881, | 17 years later in 1881, |
16 | 00:01:22,708 | 00:01:25,625 | or the shooting death of President William McKinley in 1901? | or the shooting death of President William McKinley in 1901? |
17 | 00:01:26,875 | 00:01:29,208 | And what could possibly be the common thread | And what could possibly be the common thread |
18 | 00:01:29,250 | 00:01:32,583 | that connects all three of these historic leaders' killings | that connects all three of these historic leaders' killings |
19 | 00:01:32,625 | 00:01:37,375 | to the infamous 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy? | to the infamous 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy? |
20 | 00:01:37,416 | 00:01:40,625 | After all, Kennedy's murder was nearly 100 years | After all, Kennedy's murder was nearly 100 years |
21 | 00:01:40,666 | 00:01:43,125 | after the Lincoln assassination. | after the Lincoln assassination. |
22 | 00:01:43,166 | 00:01:45,041 | The beloved JFK was credited | The beloved JFK was credited |
23 | 00:01:45,083 | 00:01:47,791 | with highly important civil rights advancements | with highly important civil rights advancements |
24 | 00:01:47,833 | 00:01:49,833 | helping black Americans. | helping black Americans. |
25 | 00:01:49,875 | 00:01:51,541 | Could this be the linking motive | Could this be the linking motive |
26 | 00:01:51,583 | 00:01:54,375 | between his murder and Abraham Lincoln's? | between his murder and Abraham Lincoln's? |
27 | 00:01:54,416 | 00:01:56,291 | Racial tensions, of course, | Racial tensions, of course, |
28 | 00:01:56,333 | 00:01:58,208 | were also raging during the McKinley | were also raging during the McKinley |
29 | 00:01:58,250 | 00:01:59,791 | and Garfield presidencies. | and Garfield presidencies. |
30 | 00:02:01,041 | 00:02:04,083 | Were the perpetrators all fueled by racism? | Were the perpetrators all fueled by racism? |
31 | 00:02:04,125 | 00:02:07,041 | There were also grave matters involving foreign policy | There were also grave matters involving foreign policy |
32 | 00:02:07,083 | 00:02:08,625 | that angered many Americans | that angered many Americans |
33 | 00:02:08,666 | 00:02:11,166 | during each of these presidents' terms. | during each of these presidents' terms. |
34 | 00:02:11,208 | 00:02:14,166 | Both Presidents McKinley and Garfield | Both Presidents McKinley and Garfield |
35 | 00:02:14,208 | 00:02:17,041 | had major international crises brewing | had major international crises brewing |
36 | 00:02:17,083 | 00:02:19,208 | right before their assassinations. | right before their assassinations. |
37 | 00:02:20,791 | 00:02:25,583 | But also, core to it all, is one common thread, money. | But also, core to it all, is one common thread, money. |
38 | 00:02:27,708 | 00:02:32,625 | Our government, so simply, is run on the basis of money, | Our government, so simply, is run on the basis of money, |
39 | 00:02:32,666 | 00:02:37,541 | and how, and who issues and controls it | and how, and who issues and controls it |
40 | 00:02:37,583 | 00:02:39,625 | is as much a founding building block | is as much a founding building block |
41 | 00:02:39,666 | 00:02:41,958 | as the First and Fourth Amendments. | as the First and Fourth Amendments. |
42 | 00:02:42,000 | 00:02:43,708 | Mayor Amschel Rothschild | Mayor Amschel Rothschild |
43 | 00:02:44,583 | 00:02:46,125 | of the powerful banking house | of the powerful banking house |
44 | 00:02:46,166 | 00:02:51,125 | of Rothschild and Sons infamously said, | of Rothschild and Sons infamously said, |
45 | 00:02:51,166 | 00:02:53,000 | - [Amschel] "Give me the power to create | - [Amschel] "Give me the power to create |
46 | 00:02:53,041 | 00:02:56,916 | "a nation's money, and I care not who makes its laws." | "a nation's money, and I care not who makes its laws." |
47 | 00:02:56,958 | 00:03:00,000 | - President Lincoln, President Garfield, | - President Lincoln, President Garfield, |
48 | 00:03:00,041 | 00:03:03,208 | President McKinley, and President Kennedy | President McKinley, and President Kennedy |
49 | 00:03:03,250 | 00:03:06,375 | all died for the same reason. | all died for the same reason. |
50 | 00:03:06,416 | 00:03:08,750 | And it has something to do with money. | And it has something to do with money. |
51 | 00:03:08,791 | 00:03:12,000 | [ominous piano music] | [ominous piano music] |
52 | 00:03:13,041 | 00:03:17,000 | [suspenseful electronic music] | [suspenseful electronic music] |
53 | 00:03:47,666 | 00:03:50,875 | [ominous piano music] | [ominous piano music] |
54 | 00:03:59,333 | 00:04:02,375 | [eerie piano music] | [eerie piano music] |
55 | 00:04:04,291 | 00:04:07,791 | There are many odd similarities and eerie facts | There are many odd similarities and eerie facts |
56 | 00:04:07,833 | 00:04:11,708 | that join together the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. | that join together the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. |
57 | 00:04:11,750 | 00:04:13,708 | Some are widely known, | Some are widely known, |
58 | 00:04:13,750 | 00:04:16,208 | others are rather obscure. | others are rather obscure. |
59 | 00:04:16,250 | 00:04:17,958 | Of course, everyone knows | Of course, everyone knows |
60 | 00:04:18,000 | 00:04:19,833 | that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated | that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated |
61 | 00:04:19,875 | 00:04:21,708 | by John Wilkes Booth, | by John Wilkes Booth, |
62 | 00:04:21,750 | 00:04:25,125 | and John F. Kennedy was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald. | and John F. Kennedy was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald. |
63 | 00:04:27,041 | 00:04:30,458 | - [Narrator] John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839, | - [Narrator] John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839, |
64 | 00:04:30,500 | 00:04:33,791 | Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939. | Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939. |
65 | 00:04:35,250 | 00:04:37,750 | After shooting Lincoln, Booth ran from a theater | After shooting Lincoln, Booth ran from a theater |
66 | 00:04:37,791 | 00:04:40,416 | and was caught in a warehouse. | and was caught in a warehouse. |
67 | 00:04:40,458 | 00:04:42,291 | Oswald ran from a warehouse | Oswald ran from a warehouse |
68 | 00:04:42,333 | 00:04:43,875 | and was caught in a theater. | and was caught in a theater. |
69 | 00:04:46,000 | 00:04:50,125 | Booth was killed before his trial, and so was Oswald. | Booth was killed before his trial, and so was Oswald. |
70 | 00:04:50,166 | 00:04:54,750 | Abraham Lincoln was first elected to Congress in 1846. | Abraham Lincoln was first elected to Congress in 1846. |
71 | 00:04:54,791 | 00:04:59,166 | John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. | John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. |
72 | 00:04:59,208 | 00:05:02,291 | Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. | Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. |
73 | 00:05:02,333 | 00:05:06,125 | John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960. | John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960. |
74 | 00:05:07,541 | 00:05:10,583 | Both Lincoln and Kennedy were known for their advocacy | Both Lincoln and Kennedy were known for their advocacy |
75 | 00:05:10,625 | 00:05:11,666 | of civil rights. | of civil rights. |
76 | 00:05:12,750 | 00:05:15,958 | Both presidents presided over major wars. | Both presidents presided over major wars. |
77 | 00:05:16,000 | 00:05:18,583 | Lincoln was president during the Civil War. | Lincoln was president during the Civil War. |
78 | 00:05:19,958 | 00:05:22,375 | JFK was president during the Vietnam War. | JFK was president during the Vietnam War. |
79 | 00:05:23,625 | 00:05:26,250 | Both presidents were assassinated by Southerners. | Both presidents were assassinated by Southerners. |
80 | 00:05:27,666 | 00:05:30,375 | Both presidents were succeeded by their vice presidents | Both presidents were succeeded by their vice presidents |
81 | 00:05:30,416 | 00:05:32,250 | who were southerners. | who were southerners. |
82 | 00:05:32,291 | 00:05:34,125 | Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, | Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, |
83 | 00:05:34,166 | 00:05:36,833 | was born in 1808. | was born in 1808. |
84 | 00:05:36,875 | 00:05:39,208 | Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, | Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, |
85 | 00:05:39,250 | 00:05:42,416 | was born in 1908. | was born in 1908. |
86 | 00:05:42,458 | 00:05:47,000 | Both Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson were Democrats. | Both Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson were Democrats. |
87 | 00:05:47,041 | 00:05:49,458 | Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy, | Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy, |
88 | 00:05:49,500 | 00:05:52,208 | and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. | and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. |
89 | 00:05:53,208 | 00:05:54,833 | Lincoln's secretary warned him | Lincoln's secretary warned him |
90 | 00:05:54,875 | 00:05:57,000 | not to go to Ford's Theater, | not to go to Ford's Theater, |
91 | 00:05:57,041 | 00:05:59,416 | and Kennedy's secretary warned him | and Kennedy's secretary warned him |
92 | 00:05:59,458 | 00:06:01,000 | not to go to Dallas. | not to go to Dallas. |
93 | 00:06:02,166 | 00:06:04,625 | And both Kennedy and Lincoln were killed | And both Kennedy and Lincoln were killed |
94 | 00:06:04,666 | 00:06:07,208 | in the presence of their wives. | in the presence of their wives. |
95 | 00:06:07,250 | 00:06:09,666 | - Although these similarities are mystifying | - Although these similarities are mystifying |
96 | 00:06:09,708 | 00:06:11,541 | and maybe scary, | and maybe scary, |
97 | 00:06:11,583 | 00:06:13,791 | they don't explain the reason | they don't explain the reason |
98 | 00:06:13,833 | 00:06:15,500 | why these two presidents were murdered | why these two presidents were murdered |
99 | 00:06:16,583 | 00:06:18,500 | or the reason why Presidents McKinley | or the reason why Presidents McKinley |
100 | 00:06:18,541 | 00:06:20,458 | and Garfield were murdered, | and Garfield were murdered, |
101 | 00:06:20,500 | 00:06:23,500 | as the reason for all four of them | as the reason for all four of them |
102 | 00:06:23,541 | 00:06:24,958 | was exactly the same. | was exactly the same. |
103 | 00:06:26,208 | 00:06:29,125 | These men didn't just attempt to do something. | These men didn't just attempt to do something. |
104 | 00:06:29,166 | 00:06:31,250 | They actually carried it out. | They actually carried it out. |
105 | 00:06:31,291 | 00:06:35,416 | They changed the United States monetary system, | They changed the United States monetary system, |
106 | 00:06:35,458 | 00:06:37,541 | and it got them killed, | and it got them killed, |
107 | 00:06:37,583 | 00:06:41,541 | all four of them by the same method of execution. | all four of them by the same method of execution. |
108 | 00:06:41,583 | 00:06:43,625 | They were shot to death. | They were shot to death. |
109 | 00:06:43,666 | 00:06:47,125 | [eerie electronic music] | [eerie electronic music] |
110 | 00:06:50,708 | 00:06:53,041 | Understanding how money is issued | Understanding how money is issued |
111 | 00:06:53,083 | 00:06:55,750 | and who actually controls it | and who actually controls it |
112 | 00:06:55,791 | 00:06:57,916 | and how these people and entities today | and how these people and entities today |
113 | 00:06:57,958 | 00:07:00,375 | make hundreds of billions of dollars | make hundreds of billions of dollars |
114 | 00:07:00,416 | 00:07:03,041 | from this system every year | from this system every year |
115 | 00:07:03,083 | 00:07:06,916 | will help to understand the reason why these four men | will help to understand the reason why these four men |
116 | 00:07:06,958 | 00:07:10,416 | had their presidencies terminated earlier than planned. | had their presidencies terminated earlier than planned. |
117 | 00:07:12,125 | 00:07:16,041 | When you look closely at the money in your wallet or purse, | When you look closely at the money in your wallet or purse, |
118 | 00:07:16,083 | 00:07:19,166 | you will notice at the top of each bill, | you will notice at the top of each bill, |
119 | 00:07:19,208 | 00:07:22,875 | the words Federal Reserve note. | the words Federal Reserve note. |
120 | 00:07:24,125 | 00:07:26,833 | But what is the Federal Reserve? | But what is the Federal Reserve? |
121 | 00:07:26,875 | 00:07:29,875 | Most Americans assume the Federal Reserve banks | Most Americans assume the Federal Reserve banks |
122 | 00:07:29,916 | 00:07:31,083 | are part of the government. | are part of the government. |
123 | 00:07:32,208 | 00:07:35,791 | They are not, the Federal Reserve banks | They are not, the Federal Reserve banks |
124 | 00:07:35,833 | 00:07:38,166 | are private corporations, | are private corporations, |
125 | 00:07:38,208 | 00:07:40,833 | partially owned by foreign interests. | partially owned by foreign interests. |
126 | 00:07:41,875 | 00:07:44,416 | These banks and their stockholders | These banks and their stockholders |
127 | 00:07:44,458 | 00:07:47,708 | control the greater bulk of wealth in America. | control the greater bulk of wealth in America. |
128 | 00:07:49,000 | 00:07:52,416 | To better understand the true identity and purpose | To better understand the true identity and purpose |
129 | 00:07:52,458 | 00:07:54,291 | of these corporations, | of these corporations, |
130 | 00:07:54,333 | 00:07:57,833 | one must go back to the earliest days of our nation. | one must go back to the earliest days of our nation. |
131 | 00:07:59,208 | 00:08:02,625 | During the period after the American Revolution | During the period after the American Revolution |
132 | 00:08:02,666 | 00:08:06,250 | but before the drafting of the Constitution, | but before the drafting of the Constitution, |
133 | 00:08:06,291 | 00:08:09,916 | our Founding Fathers were approached by representatives | our Founding Fathers were approached by representatives |
134 | 00:08:09,958 | 00:08:12,625 | of wealthy banking families from Europe. | of wealthy banking families from Europe. |
135 | 00:08:13,958 | 00:08:17,083 | They proposed the establishment of a central bank | They proposed the establishment of a central bank |
136 | 00:08:17,125 | 00:08:19,000 | for use by America. | for use by America. |
137 | 00:08:20,000 | 00:08:21,875 | This bank would provide the money | This bank would provide the money |
138 | 00:08:21,916 | 00:08:24,083 | that our young country needed | that our young country needed |
139 | 00:08:24,125 | 00:08:27,208 | to grow into a vibrant nation. | to grow into a vibrant nation. |
140 | 00:08:27,250 | 00:08:31,791 | However, the Founding Fathers rejected their proposal. | However, the Founding Fathers rejected their proposal. |
141 | 00:08:31,833 | 00:08:35,458 | The United States, being a sovereign nation, | The United States, being a sovereign nation, |
142 | 00:08:35,500 | 00:08:39,500 | was fully capable of creating its own money supply. | was fully capable of creating its own money supply. |
143 | 00:08:39,541 | 00:08:42,041 | This power, quote, "To coin money | This power, quote, "To coin money |
144 | 00:08:42,083 | 00:08:45,875 | "and regulate the value thereof," end quote, | "and regulate the value thereof," end quote, |
145 | 00:08:45,916 | 00:08:49,000 | was given to our Congress in the Constitution. | was given to our Congress in the Constitution. |
146 | 00:08:50,166 | 00:08:52,458 | Aside from knowing that the United States | Aside from knowing that the United States |
147 | 00:08:52,500 | 00:08:55,666 | had the power to create its own currency, | had the power to create its own currency, |
148 | 00:08:55,708 | 00:08:57,625 | the Founding Fathers were well aware | the Founding Fathers were well aware |
149 | 00:08:57,666 | 00:09:00,208 | of the motives of the bankers, | of the motives of the bankers, |
150 | 00:09:00,250 | 00:09:04,041 | namely, to siphon off the wealth and natural resources | namely, to siphon off the wealth and natural resources |
151 | 00:09:04,083 | 00:09:06,541 | of the people through various methods | of the people through various methods |
152 | 00:09:06,583 | 00:09:07,958 | of currency manipulation | of currency manipulation |
153 | 00:09:09,125 | 00:09:11,416 | just as they had done throughout history | just as they had done throughout history |
154 | 00:09:11,458 | 00:09:14,041 | in every major country in Europe. | in every major country in Europe. |
155 | 00:09:15,333 | 00:09:17,458 | - [Thomas] I believe that banking establishments | - [Thomas] I believe that banking establishments |
156 | 00:09:17,500 | 00:09:20,833 | are more dangerous than standing armies. | are more dangerous than standing armies. |
157 | 00:09:20,875 | 00:09:23,208 | Bank paper must be suppressed, | Bank paper must be suppressed, |
158 | 00:09:23,250 | 00:09:25,916 | and the circulating medium must be restored | and the circulating medium must be restored |
159 | 00:09:25,958 | 00:09:27,958 | to the nation to whom it belongs. | to the nation to whom it belongs. |
160 | 00:09:28,000 | 00:09:31,041 | [eerie piano music] | [eerie piano music] |
161 | 00:09:33,291 | 00:09:35,916 | - The primary proponent of a central bank | - The primary proponent of a central bank |
162 | 00:09:35,958 | 00:09:39,583 | for the early United States was Alexander Hamilton. | for the early United States was Alexander Hamilton. |
163 | 00:09:41,000 | 00:09:44,250 | Sponsored by the international banking conglomerates | Sponsored by the international banking conglomerates |
164 | 00:09:44,291 | 00:09:46,416 | and wealthy elites, | and wealthy elites, |
165 | 00:09:46,458 | 00:09:48,958 | Hamilton convinced the U.S. leadership | Hamilton convinced the U.S. leadership |
166 | 00:09:49,000 | 00:09:52,708 | that this central bank, owned and controlled | that this central bank, owned and controlled |
167 | 00:09:52,750 | 00:09:55,041 | by his wealthy patrons, | by his wealthy patrons, |
168 | 00:09:55,083 | 00:09:57,000 | would partner with the United States | would partner with the United States |
169 | 00:09:57,041 | 00:10:00,291 | and establish a very profitable banking franchise. | and establish a very profitable banking franchise. |
170 | 00:10:01,708 | 00:10:06,333 | Thus, a 20-year charter was granted to the first bank | Thus, a 20-year charter was granted to the first bank |
171 | 00:10:06,375 | 00:10:09,666 | of the United States in 1792. | of the United States in 1792. |
172 | 00:10:11,250 | 00:10:12,791 | Over the next 20 years, | Over the next 20 years, |
173 | 00:10:12,833 | 00:10:15,500 | this central bank issued bank notes | this central bank issued bank notes |
174 | 00:10:15,541 | 00:10:18,458 | against the nation's gold coins. | against the nation's gold coins. |
175 | 00:10:18,500 | 00:10:21,333 | The ever-evolving monetary monster, | The ever-evolving monetary monster, |
176 | 00:10:21,375 | 00:10:24,583 | financed and took an ownership interest | financed and took an ownership interest |
177 | 00:10:24,625 | 00:10:27,250 | in nearly every major business endeavor | in nearly every major business endeavor |
178 | 00:10:27,291 | 00:10:29,333 | started in the United States. | started in the United States. |
179 | 00:10:30,500 | 00:10:33,791 | The bankers, most of whom were Europeans, | The bankers, most of whom were Europeans, |
180 | 00:10:33,833 | 00:10:36,416 | soon convinced the new Congress | soon convinced the new Congress |
181 | 00:10:36,458 | 00:10:40,000 | that the United States should sell their 20% share | that the United States should sell their 20% share |
182 | 00:10:40,041 | 00:10:41,291 | to the bank, | to the bank, |
183 | 00:10:41,333 | 00:10:45,166 | and by 1808, the First Bank of the United States | and by 1808, the First Bank of the United States |
184 | 00:10:45,208 | 00:10:49,500 | was totally private, and its profits were enormous. | was totally private, and its profits were enormous. |
185 | 00:10:50,666 | 00:10:53,291 | This did not escape notice of Congress, | This did not escape notice of Congress, |
186 | 00:10:53,333 | 00:10:56,541 | who refused to renew their charter in 1811. | who refused to renew their charter in 1811. |
187 | 00:10:57,833 | 00:10:59,791 | That same year, however, | That same year, however, |
188 | 00:10:59,833 | 00:11:02,125 | the nation quickly discovered itself | the nation quickly discovered itself |
189 | 00:11:02,166 | 00:11:05,541 | embroiled in conflicts with Great Britain | embroiled in conflicts with Great Britain |
190 | 00:11:05,583 | 00:11:08,458 | which led to the War of 1812. | which led to the War of 1812. |
191 | 00:11:09,666 | 00:11:13,125 | The British invaded and sacked Washington, | The British invaded and sacked Washington, |
192 | 00:11:13,166 | 00:11:16,625 | burning the White House and most government buildings. | burning the White House and most government buildings. |
193 | 00:11:16,666 | 00:11:20,583 | Suffering financial difficulties created by the war, | Suffering financial difficulties created by the war, |
194 | 00:11:20,625 | 00:11:23,166 | Congress rechartered the bank, | Congress rechartered the bank, |
195 | 00:11:23,208 | 00:11:25,750 | and then the British withdrew from U.S. soil. | and then the British withdrew from U.S. soil. |
196 | 00:11:25,791 | 00:11:29,000 | [ominous piano music] | [ominous piano music] |
197 | 00:11:32,583 | 00:11:34,583 | This Second Bank of the United States | This Second Bank of the United States |
198 | 00:11:34,625 | 00:11:36,625 | also had a 20-year charter. | also had a 20-year charter. |
199 | 00:11:36,666 | 00:11:39,708 | And by the time it was up for renewal, | And by the time it was up for renewal, |
200 | 00:11:39,750 | 00:11:43,833 | the president in office was Andrew Jackson. | the president in office was Andrew Jackson. |
201 | 00:11:43,875 | 00:11:47,583 | And Jackson, well, he was a fiery man | And Jackson, well, he was a fiery man |
202 | 00:11:47,625 | 00:11:49,750 | who happened to strongly oppose | who happened to strongly oppose |
203 | 00:11:49,791 | 00:11:53,041 | this central, private banking system | this central, private banking system |
204 | 00:11:53,083 | 00:11:55,625 | and paper money overall. | and paper money overall. |
205 | 00:11:55,666 | 00:11:58,041 | Andrew Jackson had gained fame | Andrew Jackson had gained fame |
206 | 00:11:58,083 | 00:12:00,708 | as a general in the United States Army | as a general in the United States Army |
207 | 00:12:00,750 | 00:12:03,333 | who fearlessly fought his British enemies | who fearlessly fought his British enemies |
208 | 00:12:03,375 | 00:12:04,833 | in the War of 1812. | in the War of 1812. |
209 | 00:12:06,041 | 00:12:09,416 | He then served in both houses of Congress, | He then served in both houses of Congress, |
210 | 00:12:09,458 | 00:12:12,958 | never finding an issue he didn't want to fight. | never finding an issue he didn't want to fight. |
211 | 00:12:13,000 | 00:12:16,666 | As president, Jackson sought to advance the rights | As president, Jackson sought to advance the rights |
212 | 00:12:16,708 | 00:12:18,458 | of the common man | of the common man |
213 | 00:12:18,500 | 00:12:21,458 | against the corrupt aristocracy, | against the corrupt aristocracy, |
214 | 00:12:21,500 | 00:12:25,166 | and the bank was on his hit list to eliminate. | and the bank was on his hit list to eliminate. |
215 | 00:12:25,208 | 00:12:27,208 | - [Andrew] "The bold effort the present bank had made | - [Andrew] "The bold effort the present bank had made |
216 | 00:12:27,250 | 00:12:28,375 | "to control the government | "to control the government |
217 | 00:12:28,416 | 00:12:29,875 | "are but premonitions of the fate | "are but premonitions of the fate |
218 | 00:12:29,916 | 00:12:31,375 | "that await the American people | "that await the American people |
219 | 00:12:31,416 | 00:12:33,875 | "should they be deluded into a perpetuation | "should they be deluded into a perpetuation |
220 | 00:12:33,916 | 00:12:35,083 | "of this institution | "of this institution |
221 | 00:12:35,125 | 00:12:37,666 | "or the establishment of another like it." | "or the establishment of another like it." |
222 | 00:12:38,875 | 00:12:41,791 | - And kill the bank, Andrew Jackson did. | - And kill the bank, Andrew Jackson did. |
223 | 00:12:43,166 | 00:12:45,791 | By a veto of the bank's new charter, | By a veto of the bank's new charter, |
224 | 00:12:46,666 | 00:12:48,916 | in hopes of extorting a rescue | in hopes of extorting a rescue |
225 | 00:12:48,958 | 00:12:51,833 | of their privately-controlled central bank, | of their privately-controlled central bank, |
226 | 00:12:51,875 | 00:12:55,083 | banking moguls and their political henchmen | banking moguls and their political henchmen |
227 | 00:12:55,125 | 00:12:58,750 | introduced a short-lived financial panic | introduced a short-lived financial panic |
228 | 00:12:58,791 | 00:13:00,833 | that was initially blamed on Jackson. | that was initially blamed on Jackson. |
229 | 00:13:01,875 | 00:13:04,375 | But the people were all the wiser | But the people were all the wiser |
230 | 00:13:04,416 | 00:13:09,125 | with grave concern that a single centralized private bank | with grave concern that a single centralized private bank |
231 | 00:13:09,166 | 00:13:11,791 | had been issuing America's currency | had been issuing America's currency |
232 | 00:13:11,833 | 00:13:13,291 | instead of the U.S. government. | instead of the U.S. government. |
233 | 00:13:14,583 | 00:13:18,375 | "Why should these private bankers profit so vastly | "Why should these private bankers profit so vastly |
234 | 00:13:18,416 | 00:13:20,291 | "when the government itself could issue | "when the government itself could issue |
235 | 00:13:20,333 | 00:13:23,208 | "and control the money supply?", Jackson asked. | "and control the money supply?", Jackson asked. |
236 | 00:13:24,291 | 00:13:26,708 | This riled the majority of Americans | This riled the majority of Americans |
237 | 00:13:26,750 | 00:13:29,916 | who were disturbed by the bank's monopoly power | who were disturbed by the bank's monopoly power |
238 | 00:13:29,958 | 00:13:33,208 | to issue money and its political favoritism | to issue money and its political favoritism |
239 | 00:13:33,250 | 00:13:34,833 | in granting of loans. | in granting of loans. |
240 | 00:13:34,875 | 00:13:37,041 | The Second Bank of the United States | The Second Bank of the United States |
241 | 00:13:37,083 | 00:13:38,500 | had overplayed its hand. | had overplayed its hand. |
242 | 00:13:38,541 | 00:13:42,416 | It very arrogantly and indiscreetly denied loans | It very arrogantly and indiscreetly denied loans |
243 | 00:13:42,458 | 00:13:44,958 | to supporters of Andrew Jackson | to supporters of Andrew Jackson |
244 | 00:13:45,000 | 00:13:47,958 | while bestowing loans to his opponents. | while bestowing loans to his opponents. |
245 | 00:13:48,833 | 00:13:51,958 | By 1834, a general backlash | By 1834, a general backlash |
246 | 00:13:52,000 | 00:13:55,666 | against the central bank's tactics had widely spread, | against the central bank's tactics had widely spread, |
247 | 00:13:55,708 | 00:13:57,833 | and all recharter efforts were abandoned. | and all recharter efforts were abandoned. |
248 | 00:13:59,208 | 00:14:03,250 | At this point, their monopoly power was shattered, | At this point, their monopoly power was shattered, |
249 | 00:14:03,291 | 00:14:05,500 | and the power to issue money | and the power to issue money |
250 | 00:14:05,541 | 00:14:08,791 | fell to any state-chartered banking institution, | fell to any state-chartered banking institution, |
251 | 00:14:08,833 | 00:14:10,208 | and there were many. | and there were many. |
252 | 00:14:11,500 | 00:14:15,166 | The Second Bank of the United States chieftains, | The Second Bank of the United States chieftains, |
253 | 00:14:15,208 | 00:14:19,625 | always crafty and highly funded, simply switched gears. | always crafty and highly funded, simply switched gears. |
254 | 00:14:19,666 | 00:14:22,666 | In February 1836, this central bank | In February 1836, this central bank |
255 | 00:14:22,708 | 00:14:24,916 | became a private corporation | became a private corporation |
256 | 00:14:24,958 | 00:14:27,791 | under Pennsylvania Commonwealth law. | under Pennsylvania Commonwealth law. |
257 | 00:14:28,666 | 00:14:30,708 | Still having some power, | Still having some power, |
258 | 00:14:30,750 | 00:14:34,000 | the centralized bankers utilized it through relationships | the centralized bankers utilized it through relationships |
259 | 00:14:34,041 | 00:14:37,125 | with numerous individual private banks. | with numerous individual private banks. |
260 | 00:14:37,166 | 00:14:41,375 | And suddenly, a contrived shortage of money ensued, | And suddenly, a contrived shortage of money ensued, |
261 | 00:14:41,416 | 00:14:44,291 | causing the Panic of 1837. | causing the Panic of 1837. |
262 | 00:14:44,333 | 00:14:47,833 | Everyone, regardless of politics, was affected. | Everyone, regardless of politics, was affected. |
263 | 00:14:50,000 | 00:14:52,208 | [melancholy piano music] | [melancholy piano music] |
264 | 00:14:52,250 | 00:14:55,541 | This panic lasted approximately seven years | This panic lasted approximately seven years |
265 | 00:14:55,583 | 00:14:57,666 | until a system of banking | until a system of banking |
266 | 00:14:57,708 | 00:15:00,833 | completely excluding a centralized bank | completely excluding a centralized bank |
267 | 00:15:00,875 | 00:15:02,833 | gained its full footing. | gained its full footing. |
268 | 00:15:02,875 | 00:15:07,083 | And from 1841 through 1857, | And from 1841 through 1857, |
269 | 00:15:07,125 | 00:15:10,333 | America lived the greatest economic prosperity | America lived the greatest economic prosperity |
270 | 00:15:10,375 | 00:15:11,208 | it had ever seen. | it had ever seen. |
271 | 00:15:12,291 | 00:15:15,000 | During this period, with no centralized | During this period, with no centralized |
272 | 00:15:15,041 | 00:15:19,041 | Second Bank of the United States involved in it whatsoever, | Second Bank of the United States involved in it whatsoever, |
273 | 00:15:19,083 | 00:15:21,375 | federal revenue was solely diverted | federal revenue was solely diverted |
274 | 00:15:21,416 | 00:15:25,500 | into smaller, unaffiliated banks by executive order. | into smaller, unaffiliated banks by executive order. |
275 | 00:15:26,750 | 00:15:29,583 | Never willing to give up on their uber-powerful | Never willing to give up on their uber-powerful |
276 | 00:15:29,625 | 00:15:32,583 | and mega-wealthy wealth creating monster | and mega-wealthy wealth creating monster |
277 | 00:15:32,625 | 00:15:34,666 | of a business, however, | of a business, however, |
278 | 00:15:34,708 | 00:15:38,208 | the international centralized bankers fostered a series | the international centralized bankers fostered a series |
279 | 00:15:38,250 | 00:15:40,416 | of purported bank panics | of purported bank panics |
280 | 00:15:40,458 | 00:15:42,750 | to highlight their indispensable role. | to highlight their indispensable role. |
281 | 00:15:43,833 | 00:15:47,916 | The Panic of 1857, the Panic of 1873, | The Panic of 1857, the Panic of 1873, |
282 | 00:15:49,333 | 00:15:53,916 | the Panic of 1884, the Panic of 1893, | the Panic of 1884, the Panic of 1893, |
283 | 00:15:53,958 | 00:15:55,833 | and the Panic of 1896. | and the Panic of 1896. |
284 | 00:15:56,958 | 00:15:59,083 | There were many naysayers who recognized | There were many naysayers who recognized |
285 | 00:15:59,125 | 00:16:01,416 | that these panics were bogus, | that these panics were bogus, |
286 | 00:16:01,458 | 00:16:04,541 | but a combination of greed and stupidity | but a combination of greed and stupidity |
287 | 00:16:04,583 | 00:16:08,916 | among the majority of top U.S. government decision makers | among the majority of top U.S. government decision makers |
288 | 00:16:08,958 | 00:16:13,041 | allowed the centralized bank, in one form or another, | allowed the centralized bank, in one form or another, |
289 | 00:16:13,083 | 00:16:15,250 | to continually reemerge. | to continually reemerge. |
290 | 00:16:15,291 | 00:16:19,750 | Finally, in 1907, one final alleged banking panic | Finally, in 1907, one final alleged banking panic |
291 | 00:16:20,833 | 00:16:23,708 | shifted public opinion back in favor | shifted public opinion back in favor |
292 | 00:16:23,750 | 00:16:25,416 | of a centralized bank system. | of a centralized bank system. |
293 | 00:16:26,708 | 00:16:30,166 | The European families, led by the Rothschilds, | The European families, led by the Rothschilds, |
294 | 00:16:30,208 | 00:16:34,541 | recognized that finally their chance to take full control | recognized that finally their chance to take full control |
295 | 00:16:34,583 | 00:16:38,458 | of America's banking system had once again arrived. | of America's banking system had once again arrived. |
296 | 00:16:39,666 | 00:16:41,708 | The European bankers began, | The European bankers began, |
297 | 00:16:41,750 | 00:16:43,875 | through the newspapers they own | through the newspapers they own |
298 | 00:16:43,916 | 00:16:46,541 | and lobby groups they funded, | and lobby groups they funded, |
299 | 00:16:46,583 | 00:16:49,208 | to call for full banking reform. | to call for full banking reform. |
300 | 00:16:50,458 | 00:16:53,166 | They clamored for Congressional investigations | They clamored for Congressional investigations |
301 | 00:16:53,208 | 00:16:55,458 | into the current banking system | into the current banking system |
302 | 00:16:55,500 | 00:16:59,458 | and offered their expertise in drafting reforms | and offered their expertise in drafting reforms |
303 | 00:16:59,500 | 00:17:03,500 | that would protect the public against future bank failures. | that would protect the public against future bank failures. |
304 | 00:17:03,541 | 00:17:07,166 | [eerie piano music] | [eerie piano music] |
305 | 00:17:07,208 | 00:17:11,750 | By 1912, so widespread was public concern | By 1912, so widespread was public concern |
306 | 00:17:11,791 | 00:17:13,541 | over banking reform | over banking reform |
307 | 00:17:13,583 | 00:17:17,458 | that presidential candidates from each political party | that presidential candidates from each political party |
308 | 00:17:17,500 | 00:17:21,166 | offered their own carefully-drafted versions | offered their own carefully-drafted versions |
309 | 00:17:21,208 | 00:17:24,666 | of a national monetary reform bill. | of a national monetary reform bill. |
310 | 00:17:24,708 | 00:17:27,041 | What the public had no way of knowing | What the public had no way of knowing |
311 | 00:17:27,083 | 00:17:30,583 | was that the two main competing reform bills | was that the two main competing reform bills |
312 | 00:17:30,625 | 00:17:34,000 | were virtually identical, as both were written | were virtually identical, as both were written |
313 | 00:17:34,041 | 00:17:38,833 | by the same German banker, Paul Warburg. | by the same German banker, Paul Warburg. |
314 | 00:17:38,875 | 00:17:41,916 | The public also had no way of knowing | The public also had no way of knowing |
315 | 00:17:41,958 | 00:17:43,583 | that the election campaigns | that the election campaigns |
316 | 00:17:43,625 | 00:17:47,625 | of the three 1912 presidential candidates | of the three 1912 presidential candidates |
317 | 00:17:47,666 | 00:17:52,125 | were financed by Warburg's firm, Kuhn Loeb and Company, | were financed by Warburg's firm, Kuhn Loeb and Company, |
318 | 00:17:53,583 | 00:17:56,958 | one of the wealthiest and oldest banking houses of Europe. | one of the wealthiest and oldest banking houses of Europe. |
319 | 00:17:57,958 | 00:18:00,166 | By controlling not only the content | By controlling not only the content |
320 | 00:18:00,208 | 00:18:01,208 | of the banking reform bill | of the banking reform bill |
321 | 00:18:02,708 | 00:18:06,875 | but also the results of the 1912 presidential election, | but also the results of the 1912 presidential election, |
322 | 00:18:08,125 | 00:18:10,916 | the foreign banking interests were guaranteed | the foreign banking interests were guaranteed |
323 | 00:18:10,958 | 00:18:12,958 | that their dream of establishing | that their dream of establishing |
324 | 00:18:13,000 | 00:18:16,625 | a new permanent central bank for America | a new permanent central bank for America |
325 | 00:18:16,666 | 00:18:19,125 | would finally be realized. | would finally be realized. |
326 | 00:18:19,166 | 00:18:21,666 | This allowed for their complete control | This allowed for their complete control |
327 | 00:18:21,708 | 00:18:24,916 | over America's money as they once had | over America's money as they once had |
328 | 00:18:24,958 | 00:18:29,041 | with the First and Second Banks of the United States. | with the First and Second Banks of the United States. |
329 | 00:18:29,083 | 00:18:32,625 | In 1913, the Warburg central bank plan, | In 1913, the Warburg central bank plan, |
330 | 00:18:32,666 | 00:18:37,750 | intentionally mischaracterized as the Federal Reserve Act, | intentionally mischaracterized as the Federal Reserve Act, |
331 | 00:18:37,791 | 00:18:39,041 | was signed into law | was signed into law |
332 | 00:18:39,083 | 00:18:42,166 | by newly-elected president Woodrow Wilson. | by newly-elected president Woodrow Wilson. |
333 | 00:18:43,291 | 00:18:45,458 | This bill officially transferred | This bill officially transferred |
334 | 00:18:45,500 | 00:18:50,458 | Congress' constitutional duty to issue America's money | Congress' constitutional duty to issue America's money |
335 | 00:18:50,500 | 00:18:53,416 | into the hands of a private cartel, | into the hands of a private cartel, |
336 | 00:18:53,458 | 00:18:56,000 | the Federal Reserve banks. | the Federal Reserve banks. |
337 | 00:18:56,041 | 00:18:58,375 | Stock in these private corporations | Stock in these private corporations |
338 | 00:18:58,416 | 00:19:01,375 | was not made available to the public | was not made available to the public |
339 | 00:19:01,416 | 00:19:04,958 | and was purchased only by the banks' leadership who, | and was purchased only by the banks' leadership who, |
340 | 00:19:05,000 | 00:19:09,333 | of course, were the powerful international banking families. | of course, were the powerful international banking families. |
341 | 00:19:10,208 | 00:19:12,916 | At its inception, the activities | At its inception, the activities |
342 | 00:19:12,958 | 00:19:15,291 | of the Federal Reserve banks were intended | of the Federal Reserve banks were intended |
343 | 00:19:15,333 | 00:19:18,958 | to be monitored by the president and Congress. | to be monitored by the president and Congress. |
344 | 00:19:19,000 | 00:19:21,458 | However, over the years, | However, over the years, |
345 | 00:19:21,500 | 00:19:25,291 | through repeated subtle changes in legislation, | through repeated subtle changes in legislation, |
346 | 00:19:25,333 | 00:19:27,583 | the operations of these corporations | the operations of these corporations |
347 | 00:19:27,625 | 00:19:30,125 | have become completely independent | have become completely independent |
348 | 00:19:30,166 | 00:19:32,458 | of all congressional control. | of all congressional control. |
349 | 00:19:32,500 | 00:19:35,541 | Extremely secretive in its operation, | Extremely secretive in its operation, |
350 | 00:19:35,583 | 00:19:38,958 | these corporations even refuse to be fully audited | these corporations even refuse to be fully audited |
351 | 00:19:39,000 | 00:19:41,250 | by the United States government, | by the United States government, |
352 | 00:19:41,291 | 00:19:43,416 | with minimal congressional opposition | with minimal congressional opposition |
353 | 00:19:43,458 | 00:19:46,041 | as both mainstream political parties | as both mainstream political parties |
354 | 00:19:46,083 | 00:19:48,875 | receive the majority of their funding | receive the majority of their funding |
355 | 00:19:48,916 | 00:19:51,166 | through these internationally owned banks. | through these internationally owned banks. |
356 | 00:19:52,416 | 00:19:54,958 | To understand how the Federal Reserve banks | To understand how the Federal Reserve banks |
357 | 00:19:55,000 | 00:19:57,333 | have successfully converted the U.S. | have successfully converted the U.S. |
358 | 00:19:57,375 | 00:20:01,791 | from the world's largest creditor in 1913 | from the world's largest creditor in 1913 |
359 | 00:20:01,833 | 00:20:04,750 | to the world's biggest debtor today, | to the world's biggest debtor today, |
360 | 00:20:04,791 | 00:20:07,583 | it is only necessary to examine the procedure | it is only necessary to examine the procedure |
361 | 00:20:07,625 | 00:20:11,208 | that these corporations employ to create our currency. | that these corporations employ to create our currency. |
362 | 00:20:12,500 | 00:20:14,916 | When the management of the Federal Reserve banks | When the management of the Federal Reserve banks |
363 | 00:20:14,958 | 00:20:18,375 | will claim that one billion dollars should be issued | will claim that one billion dollars should be issued |
364 | 00:20:18,416 | 00:20:21,333 | for use by the American people, | for use by the American people, |
365 | 00:20:21,375 | 00:20:24,041 | they simply create one billion dollars | they simply create one billion dollars |
366 | 00:20:24,083 | 00:20:27,083 | and lend it into the banking system. | and lend it into the banking system. |
367 | 00:20:27,125 | 00:20:30,833 | By doing so, new money enters circulation | By doing so, new money enters circulation |
368 | 00:20:30,875 | 00:20:33,166 | as the Federal Reserve banks, | as the Federal Reserve banks, |
369 | 00:20:33,208 | 00:20:36,291 | the creators of money, are not required | the creators of money, are not required |
370 | 00:20:36,333 | 00:20:39,375 | to have any actual funds of their own. | to have any actual funds of their own. |
371 | 00:20:39,416 | 00:20:41,875 | With this money, they simply purchase | With this money, they simply purchase |
372 | 00:20:41,916 | 00:20:45,625 | one billion dollars' worth of U.S. Treasury debt | one billion dollars' worth of U.S. Treasury debt |
373 | 00:20:45,666 | 00:20:47,708 | from its member banks. | from its member banks. |
374 | 00:20:47,750 | 00:20:52,000 | The banks now have one billion new dollars in their accounts | The banks now have one billion new dollars in their accounts |
375 | 00:20:52,041 | 00:20:56,166 | which they will then loan into the economy at high interest. | which they will then loan into the economy at high interest. |
376 | 00:20:57,125 | 00:20:58,458 | Is it any wonder, then, | Is it any wonder, then, |
377 | 00:20:58,500 | 00:21:02,208 | that the bankers were so persistent in their efforts | that the bankers were so persistent in their efforts |
378 | 00:21:02,250 | 00:21:06,000 | to be granted the right to issue America's currency? | to be granted the right to issue America's currency? |
379 | 00:21:07,250 | 00:21:09,666 | When the Federal Reserve banks take possession | When the Federal Reserve banks take possession |
380 | 00:21:09,708 | 00:21:11,875 | of U.S. Treasury debt, | of U.S. Treasury debt, |
381 | 00:21:11,916 | 00:21:13,625 | they also take possession and control | they also take possession and control |
382 | 00:21:13,666 | 00:21:16,208 | of the real wealth of America, | of the real wealth of America, |
383 | 00:21:16,250 | 00:21:18,750 | as it is the hard labor and property | as it is the hard labor and property |
384 | 00:21:18,791 | 00:21:20,500 | of millions of citizens | of millions of citizens |
385 | 00:21:20,541 | 00:21:23,041 | transferred into the Treasury through taxes | transferred into the Treasury through taxes |
386 | 00:21:24,416 | 00:21:28,416 | that backs up the actual worth of this Treasury debt. | that backs up the actual worth of this Treasury debt. |
387 | 00:21:28,458 | 00:21:31,208 | Each time these private corporations, | Each time these private corporations, |
388 | 00:21:31,250 | 00:21:33,333 | called the Federal Reserve banks, | called the Federal Reserve banks, |
389 | 00:21:33,375 | 00:21:36,291 | purchase a billion dollars in debt, | purchase a billion dollars in debt, |
390 | 00:21:36,333 | 00:21:40,166 | one billion dollars' worth of American labor and property | one billion dollars' worth of American labor and property |
391 | 00:21:40,208 | 00:21:43,416 | must eventually be confiscated by the Treasury | must eventually be confiscated by the Treasury |
392 | 00:21:43,458 | 00:21:45,583 | to cover the new debt. | to cover the new debt. |
393 | 00:21:45,625 | 00:21:48,625 | It may now be obvious why Thomas Jefferson | It may now be obvious why Thomas Jefferson |
394 | 00:21:48,666 | 00:21:52,041 | so vehemently fought the issuance of America's currency | so vehemently fought the issuance of America's currency |
395 | 00:21:52,083 | 00:21:54,083 | by a private bank. | by a private bank. |
396 | 00:21:54,125 | 00:21:58,916 | To add to the oppressive nature of our current money system, | To add to the oppressive nature of our current money system, |
397 | 00:21:58,958 | 00:22:01,708 | the Federal Reserve Bank will collect annual interest | the Federal Reserve Bank will collect annual interest |
398 | 00:22:01,750 | 00:22:04,000 | on the Treasury debt it holds, | on the Treasury debt it holds, |
399 | 00:22:04,041 | 00:22:07,166 | further adding to the indebtedness of the American citizens | further adding to the indebtedness of the American citizens |
400 | 00:22:07,208 | 00:22:10,791 | to the Treasury and thus the Federal Reserve banks. | to the Treasury and thus the Federal Reserve banks. |
401 | 00:22:11,958 | 00:22:15,000 | One sometimes hears the term "debt money" | One sometimes hears the term "debt money" |
402 | 00:22:15,041 | 00:22:18,708 | used to describe the notes issued by the Federal Reserve. | used to describe the notes issued by the Federal Reserve. |
403 | 00:22:18,750 | 00:22:21,583 | Under our present system of money creation, | Under our present system of money creation, |
404 | 00:22:21,625 | 00:22:24,541 | it is a sad fact that each dollar note | it is a sad fact that each dollar note |
405 | 00:22:24,583 | 00:22:26,791 | issued by this corporation | issued by this corporation |
406 | 00:22:26,833 | 00:22:29,250 | places one dollar's worth of debt | places one dollar's worth of debt |
407 | 00:22:29,291 | 00:22:32,333 | onto the backs of the American population. | onto the backs of the American population. |
408 | 00:22:32,375 | 00:22:35,458 | The effect of the Federal Reserve banks on our nation | The effect of the Federal Reserve banks on our nation |
409 | 00:22:35,500 | 00:22:39,000 | and its citizens has been devastating. | and its citizens has been devastating. |
410 | 00:22:39,041 | 00:22:42,208 | Since 1913, the value of the American dollar | Since 1913, the value of the American dollar |
411 | 00:22:42,250 | 00:22:44,875 | has fallen to 11 cents. | has fallen to 11 cents. |
412 | 00:22:44,916 | 00:22:48,166 | Our gold reserves have lost all correlation | Our gold reserves have lost all correlation |
413 | 00:22:48,208 | 00:22:50,500 | to money in circulation. | to money in circulation. |
414 | 00:22:50,541 | 00:22:54,166 | Interest rates rise and fall arbitrarily, | Interest rates rise and fall arbitrarily, |
415 | 00:22:54,208 | 00:22:57,375 | and a continually inflated money supply | and a continually inflated money supply |
416 | 00:22:57,416 | 00:23:00,916 | wipes out the value of lifelong savings. | wipes out the value of lifelong savings. |
417 | 00:23:00,958 | 00:23:04,291 | And soon enough, interest payments on the national debt | And soon enough, interest payments on the national debt |
418 | 00:23:04,333 | 00:23:08,916 | will exceed all revenue collected annually by the Treasury. | will exceed all revenue collected annually by the Treasury. |
419 | 00:23:08,958 | 00:23:13,291 | It's frightening that not one in 100,000 Americans | It's frightening that not one in 100,000 Americans |
420 | 00:23:13,333 | 00:23:15,041 | would be able to guess the identity | would be able to guess the identity |
421 | 00:23:15,083 | 00:23:20,125 | of the actual group responsible for these tragic statistics. | of the actual group responsible for these tragic statistics. |
422 | 00:23:21,208 | 00:23:23,583 | The culprit is the Federal Reserve. | The culprit is the Federal Reserve. |
423 | 00:23:24,833 | 00:23:27,791 | Federal Reserve notes in our wallets and purses | Federal Reserve notes in our wallets and purses |
424 | 00:23:27,833 | 00:23:30,750 | are not constitutional money. | are not constitutional money. |
425 | 00:23:30,791 | 00:23:33,083 | They are in fact pieces of paper | They are in fact pieces of paper |
426 | 00:23:33,125 | 00:23:36,833 | which document America's ever-growing debt | which document America's ever-growing debt |
427 | 00:23:36,875 | 00:23:40,666 | to the very clever, very persistent | to the very clever, very persistent |
428 | 00:23:40,708 | 00:23:45,291 | and very wealthy stockholders of the Federal Reserve banks. | and very wealthy stockholders of the Federal Reserve banks. |
429 | 00:23:45,333 | 00:23:47,416 | As President Woodrow Wilson said | As President Woodrow Wilson said |
430 | 00:23:47,458 | 00:23:50,458 | in that most important year of 1913, | in that most important year of 1913, |
431 | 00:23:51,916 | 00:23:53,875 | - [Woodrow] "We have come to be one of the worst-ruled, | - [Woodrow] "We have come to be one of the worst-ruled, |
432 | 00:23:53,916 | 00:23:55,916 | "one of the most completely controlled | "one of the most completely controlled |
433 | 00:23:55,958 | 00:23:59,166 | "and dominated governments in the civilized world. | "and dominated governments in the civilized world. |
434 | 00:23:59,208 | 00:24:01,416 | "No longer a government by free opinion, | "No longer a government by free opinion, |
435 | 00:24:01,458 | 00:24:03,166 | "no longer a government by conviction | "no longer a government by conviction |
436 | 00:24:03,208 | 00:24:05,166 | "and the vote of the majority, | "and the vote of the majority, |
437 | 00:24:05,208 | 00:24:07,000 | "but a government by the opinion | "but a government by the opinion |
438 | 00:24:07,041 | 00:24:10,041 | "and the duress of small groups of dominant men." | "and the duress of small groups of dominant men." |
439 | 00:24:12,083 | 00:24:14,416 | - What got Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley | - What got Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley |
440 | 00:24:14,458 | 00:24:17,166 | and Kennedy assassinated wasn't just | and Kennedy assassinated wasn't just |
441 | 00:24:17,208 | 00:24:20,416 | usual matters of money and greed. | usual matters of money and greed. |
442 | 00:24:20,458 | 00:24:23,166 | No, it was much more. | No, it was much more. |
443 | 00:24:23,208 | 00:24:24,583 | It was that they were tampering | It was that they were tampering |
444 | 00:24:24,625 | 00:24:26,208 | with the most powerful players | with the most powerful players |
445 | 00:24:26,250 | 00:24:28,416 | in the U.S. monetary system, | in the U.S. monetary system, |
446 | 00:24:28,458 | 00:24:31,875 | the international centralized private banks | the international centralized private banks |
447 | 00:24:31,916 | 00:24:34,416 | who took over issuing America's money | who took over issuing America's money |
448 | 00:24:34,458 | 00:24:36,083 | instead of the U.S. Treasury. | instead of the U.S. Treasury. |
449 | 00:24:37,208 | 00:24:39,166 | Now each of these presidents was killed | Now each of these presidents was killed |
450 | 00:24:39,208 | 00:24:41,541 | by a lone gunman, right? | by a lone gunman, right? |
451 | 00:24:41,583 | 00:24:44,666 | We're wrong, well, let's take a look | We're wrong, well, let's take a look |
452 | 00:24:44,708 | 00:24:49,000 | at what each assassinated president did one by one | at what each assassinated president did one by one |
453 | 00:24:49,041 | 00:24:51,125 | and who may have killed them. | and who may have killed them. |
454 | 00:24:51,166 | 00:24:54,708 | [suspenseful piano music] | [suspenseful piano music] |
455 | 00:24:59,416 | 00:25:01,250 | Four months into his presidency, | Four months into his presidency, |
456 | 00:25:01,291 | 00:25:04,833 | James A. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau | James A. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau |
457 | 00:25:04,875 | 00:25:07,708 | at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station | at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station |
458 | 00:25:07,750 | 00:25:09,208 | in Washington, DC. | in Washington, DC. |
459 | 00:25:10,208 | 00:25:11,541 | But who was Charles Guiteau? | But who was Charles Guiteau? |
460 | 00:25:12,958 | 00:25:16,875 | He could best be described as an intellectual drifter | He could best be described as an intellectual drifter |
461 | 00:25:16,916 | 00:25:19,041 | who failed at many professional endeavors. | who failed at many professional endeavors. |
462 | 00:25:20,333 | 00:25:23,416 | Yet he craved praise for his botched undertakings. | Yet he craved praise for his botched undertakings. |
463 | 00:25:24,666 | 00:25:26,708 | Guiteau developed some sort of law practice. | Guiteau developed some sort of law practice. |
464 | 00:25:27,791 | 00:25:30,458 | He tried his hand at bill collections. | He tried his hand at bill collections. |
465 | 00:25:30,500 | 00:25:34,208 | He doted on God with a stab at theology. | He doted on God with a stab at theology. |
466 | 00:25:34,250 | 00:25:37,250 | He even journeyed with John Humphrey Noyes's | He even journeyed with John Humphrey Noyes's |
467 | 00:25:37,291 | 00:25:41,166 | Perfectionist religious commune, the Oneida Community. | Perfectionist religious commune, the Oneida Community. |
468 | 00:25:42,375 | 00:25:44,750 | A cult-like group, this community believed | A cult-like group, this community believed |
469 | 00:25:44,791 | 00:25:48,041 | that Jesus had already made his second coming | that Jesus had already made his second coming |
470 | 00:25:48,083 | 00:25:50,666 | back in 70 A.D. | back in 70 A.D. |
471 | 00:25:50,708 | 00:25:53,375 | Through this theory, the Oneidas believed | Through this theory, the Oneidas believed |
472 | 00:25:53,416 | 00:25:56,625 | that they could live perfectly, free of sin, | that they could live perfectly, free of sin, |
473 | 00:25:56,666 | 00:25:58,958 | and live in a heaven on earth. | and live in a heaven on earth. |
474 | 00:25:59,916 | 00:26:02,083 | If Jesus had already returned, | If Jesus had already returned, |
475 | 00:26:02,125 | 00:26:05,583 | then the Millennial Kingdom was here for them to realize. | then the Millennial Kingdom was here for them to realize. |
476 | 00:26:06,791 | 00:26:09,375 | The Oneida Community practiced communalism | The Oneida Community practiced communalism |
477 | 00:26:09,416 | 00:26:11,833 | and mutual criticism. | and mutual criticism. |
478 | 00:26:11,875 | 00:26:14,708 | The latter meant that at weekly group meetings, | The latter meant that at weekly group meetings, |
479 | 00:26:14,750 | 00:26:19,208 | everyone could criticize each other without repercussions. | everyone could criticize each other without repercussions. |
480 | 00:26:19,250 | 00:26:22,375 | According to the group's leader, John Noyes, | According to the group's leader, John Noyes, |
481 | 00:26:22,416 | 00:26:24,416 | this was designed to eliminate | this was designed to eliminate |
482 | 00:26:24,458 | 00:26:27,291 | undesirable character traits, | undesirable character traits, |
483 | 00:26:27,333 | 00:26:31,375 | or perhaps it was a component of a communalism society | or perhaps it was a component of a communalism society |
484 | 00:26:31,416 | 00:26:34,583 | where not only possessions and property were shared | where not only possessions and property were shared |
485 | 00:26:34,625 | 00:26:38,333 | but thoughts, too, like a venue for shaping minds | but thoughts, too, like a venue for shaping minds |
486 | 00:26:38,375 | 00:26:41,166 | where all share equally in the thought, | where all share equally in the thought, |
487 | 00:26:41,208 | 00:26:44,958 | property, and money pie, sound familiar? | property, and money pie, sound familiar? |
488 | 00:26:45,000 | 00:26:48,000 | Maybe like socialism and communism? | Maybe like socialism and communism? |
489 | 00:26:49,375 | 00:26:52,333 | After spending five years with the Oneida Community, | After spending five years with the Oneida Community, |
490 | 00:26:52,375 | 00:26:54,000 | could Charles Guiteau have been | could Charles Guiteau have been |
491 | 00:26:54,041 | 00:26:56,458 | a socialist and communist sympathizer? | a socialist and communist sympathizer? |
492 | 00:26:57,666 | 00:27:01,125 | Does that type of assassin sound familiar, | Does that type of assassin sound familiar, |
493 | 00:27:01,166 | 00:27:03,458 | like one Lee Harvey Oswald? | like one Lee Harvey Oswald? |
494 | 00:27:04,708 | 00:27:07,625 | But why would a socialist-minded type person | But why would a socialist-minded type person |
495 | 00:27:07,666 | 00:27:09,958 | want to assassinate James Garfield, | want to assassinate James Garfield, |
496 | 00:27:11,000 | 00:27:12,708 | or John F. Kennedy, for that matter? | or John F. Kennedy, for that matter? |
497 | 00:27:14,125 | 00:27:17,625 | Perhaps this could have something to do with money. | Perhaps this could have something to do with money. |
498 | 00:27:17,666 | 00:27:21,416 | Because isn't the basis of socialism and communism | Because isn't the basis of socialism and communism |
499 | 00:27:21,458 | 00:27:23,708 | one thing, money, | one thing, money, |
500 | 00:27:23,750 | 00:27:25,791 | just like it is with any form of economy? | just like it is with any form of economy? |
501 | 00:27:27,125 | 00:27:31,041 | President Garfield was a tried-and-true capitalist. | President Garfield was a tried-and-true capitalist. |
502 | 00:27:31,083 | 00:27:33,750 | He saw the economy as a moral issue | He saw the economy as a moral issue |
503 | 00:27:33,791 | 00:27:35,708 | and that everyone should have the ability | and that everyone should have the ability |
504 | 00:27:35,750 | 00:27:37,291 | to obtain the American Dream. | to obtain the American Dream. |
505 | 00:27:38,500 | 00:27:40,875 | The only real way to succeed in that dream | The only real way to succeed in that dream |
506 | 00:27:40,916 | 00:27:42,666 | is through capitalism, of course. | is through capitalism, of course. |
507 | 00:27:44,000 | 00:27:47,000 | History has proven that every socialist society | History has proven that every socialist society |
508 | 00:27:47,041 | 00:27:49,250 | has turned into communism, | has turned into communism, |
509 | 00:27:49,291 | 00:27:53,833 | which means that about 1% of the society is uber-wealthy | which means that about 1% of the society is uber-wealthy |
510 | 00:27:53,875 | 00:27:56,583 | with the rest being super-poor. | with the rest being super-poor. |
511 | 00:27:56,625 | 00:28:00,166 | There is no middle class in communist countries, | There is no middle class in communist countries, |
512 | 00:28:00,208 | 00:28:02,500 | nor in socialist economies. | nor in socialist economies. |
513 | 00:28:02,541 | 00:28:06,583 | Accordingly, communism and socialism, well, stink. | Accordingly, communism and socialism, well, stink. |
514 | 00:28:07,958 | 00:28:11,083 | That's what President Garfield thought, at least. | That's what President Garfield thought, at least. |
515 | 00:28:11,125 | 00:28:12,166 | But not Charles Guiteau. | But not Charles Guiteau. |
516 | 00:28:13,416 | 00:28:16,875 | Oh, by the way, James Garfield wanted the U.S. | Oh, by the way, James Garfield wanted the U.S. |
517 | 00:28:16,916 | 00:28:18,625 | to return to the gold standard. | to return to the gold standard. |
518 | 00:28:19,500 | 00:28:21,000 | Would this upset a socialist? | Would this upset a socialist? |
519 | 00:28:22,291 | 00:28:24,000 | Let's try to put it all together. | Let's try to put it all together. |
520 | 00:28:24,041 | 00:28:26,375 | The United States government's story | The United States government's story |
521 | 00:28:26,416 | 00:28:29,333 | is that Guiteau fired a bullet into Garfield | is that Guiteau fired a bullet into Garfield |
522 | 00:28:29,375 | 00:28:32,500 | because he was enraged that the president | because he was enraged that the president |
523 | 00:28:32,541 | 00:28:35,875 | didn't appoint him to an ambassador post. | didn't appoint him to an ambassador post. |
524 | 00:28:35,916 | 00:28:38,250 | You see, Guiteau had written a speech | You see, Guiteau had written a speech |
525 | 00:28:38,291 | 00:28:41,208 | in favor of Garfield's candidacy. | in favor of Garfield's candidacy. |
526 | 00:28:41,250 | 00:28:44,333 | According to official historical accounts, | According to official historical accounts, |
527 | 00:28:44,375 | 00:28:47,416 | Guiteau believed that this speech was integral | Guiteau believed that this speech was integral |
528 | 00:28:47,458 | 00:28:49,750 | if not the deciding factor | if not the deciding factor |
529 | 00:28:49,791 | 00:28:51,708 | in leading to Garfield's victory | in leading to Garfield's victory |
530 | 00:28:51,750 | 00:28:56,791 | over his Democrat opponent, Winfield Hancock. | over his Democrat opponent, Winfield Hancock. |
531 | 00:28:56,833 | 00:29:00,250 | Unfortunately for Guiteau, no one else thought that. | Unfortunately for Guiteau, no one else thought that. |
532 | 00:29:00,291 | 00:29:03,833 | His speech, entitled "Garfield versus Hancock," | His speech, entitled "Garfield versus Hancock," |
533 | 00:29:03,875 | 00:29:07,708 | was originally called "Grant versus Hancock." | was originally called "Grant versus Hancock." |
534 | 00:29:07,750 | 00:29:09,750 | That's because Guiteau first believed | That's because Guiteau first believed |
535 | 00:29:09,791 | 00:29:13,750 | that Ulysses S. Grant would win the Republican nomination | that Ulysses S. Grant would win the Republican nomination |
536 | 00:29:13,791 | 00:29:17,000 | in the 1880 presidential election. | in the 1880 presidential election. |
537 | 00:29:17,041 | 00:29:21,791 | When Grant lost the nomination to Garfield, | When Grant lost the nomination to Garfield, |
538 | 00:29:21,833 | 00:29:23,666 | Guiteau changed the title of his speech | Guiteau changed the title of his speech |
539 | 00:29:23,708 | 00:29:27,166 | to "Garfield versus Hancock." | to "Garfield versus Hancock." |
540 | 00:29:27,208 | 00:29:29,958 | With speech in hand, Guiteau seemingly joined | With speech in hand, Guiteau seemingly joined |
541 | 00:29:30,000 | 00:29:31,916 | the Garfield campaign. | the Garfield campaign. |
542 | 00:29:31,958 | 00:29:35,375 | However, he never publicly read the speech, | However, he never publicly read the speech, |
543 | 00:29:35,416 | 00:29:39,250 | and he only distributed a few hundred written copies. | and he only distributed a few hundred written copies. |
544 | 00:29:39,291 | 00:29:42,166 | The speech was criticized because it was replete | The speech was criticized because it was replete |
545 | 00:29:42,208 | 00:29:45,208 | with references to Grant's policies, | with references to Grant's policies, |
546 | 00:29:45,250 | 00:29:47,500 | which weren't necessarily promulgated by Garfield. | which weren't necessarily promulgated by Garfield. |
547 | 00:29:48,958 | 00:29:52,625 | In a rush to switch the speech to pertain to Garfield, | In a rush to switch the speech to pertain to Garfield, |
548 | 00:29:52,666 | 00:29:54,583 | Guiteau apparently was careless, | Guiteau apparently was careless, |
549 | 00:29:54,625 | 00:29:58,083 | and it read more like a stump speech for Grant. | and it read more like a stump speech for Grant. |
550 | 00:29:58,125 | 00:30:00,791 | The general consensus is that his speech | The general consensus is that his speech |
551 | 00:30:00,833 | 00:30:02,458 | was wholly ineffective | was wholly ineffective |
552 | 00:30:02,500 | 00:30:06,833 | and had no bearing whatsoever on Garfield's campaign. | and had no bearing whatsoever on Garfield's campaign. |
553 | 00:30:06,875 | 00:30:11,166 | Still, most historians proclaim that Guiteau was delusional | Still, most historians proclaim that Guiteau was delusional |
554 | 00:30:11,208 | 00:30:15,458 | and believed that his "Garfield versus Hancock" speech | and believed that his "Garfield versus Hancock" speech |
555 | 00:30:15,500 | 00:30:18,291 | was the linchpin to Garfield's win. | was the linchpin to Garfield's win. |
556 | 00:30:18,333 | 00:30:20,375 | And after the election, | And after the election, |
557 | 00:30:20,416 | 00:30:24,083 | Guiteau sought to be appointed ambassador of Vienna. | Guiteau sought to be appointed ambassador of Vienna. |
558 | 00:30:24,125 | 00:30:26,875 | It is reported that he bounced from Republican event | It is reported that he bounced from Republican event |
559 | 00:30:26,916 | 00:30:30,166 | to Republican event, lobbying for this post | to Republican event, lobbying for this post |
560 | 00:30:30,208 | 00:30:34,291 | and citing his speech as the basis for the appointment. | and citing his speech as the basis for the appointment. |
561 | 00:30:34,333 | 00:30:35,708 | He visited the White House, | He visited the White House, |
562 | 00:30:35,750 | 00:30:38,375 | even dropping off a copy of his speech | even dropping off a copy of his speech |
563 | 00:30:38,416 | 00:30:40,583 | to the newly elected Garfield. | to the newly elected Garfield. |
564 | 00:30:40,625 | 00:30:42,583 | And for the next few months, | And for the next few months, |
565 | 00:30:42,625 | 00:30:44,083 | he bantered back and forth | he bantered back and forth |
566 | 00:30:44,125 | 00:30:46,541 | between the State Department and the White House | between the State Department and the White House |
567 | 00:30:46,583 | 00:30:49,833 | fervently advocating his ambassadorship cause | fervently advocating his ambassadorship cause |
568 | 00:30:49,875 | 00:30:52,000 | to Cabinet members and whoever else | to Cabinet members and whoever else |
569 | 00:30:52,041 | 00:30:54,708 | in the power hierarchy he could reach. | in the power hierarchy he could reach. |
570 | 00:30:54,750 | 00:30:59,000 | Finally, Mr. Guiteau advised that he would settle | Finally, Mr. Guiteau advised that he would settle |
571 | 00:30:59,041 | 00:31:01,875 | for a diplomatic post in Paris. | for a diplomatic post in Paris. |
572 | 00:31:01,916 | 00:31:04,958 | He wasn't gaining much traction, however. | He wasn't gaining much traction, however. |
573 | 00:31:05,000 | 00:31:08,458 | Guiteau had been staying in varied D.C. area boardinghouses, | Guiteau had been staying in varied D.C. area boardinghouses, |
574 | 00:31:09,291 | 00:31:11,125 | allegedly beating his bills | allegedly beating his bills |
575 | 00:31:11,166 | 00:31:13,750 | and rarely changing his clothes. | and rarely changing his clothes. |
576 | 00:31:13,791 | 00:31:15,916 | The government says he was becoming | The government says he was becoming |
577 | 00:31:15,958 | 00:31:18,416 | more and more desperate and crazed | more and more desperate and crazed |
578 | 00:31:18,458 | 00:31:20,250 | to earn his appointment. | to earn his appointment. |
579 | 00:31:20,291 | 00:31:23,125 | And after being banned from the White House, | And after being banned from the White House, |
580 | 00:31:23,166 | 00:31:26,791 | he approached Secretary of State James G. Blaine | he approached Secretary of State James G. Blaine |
581 | 00:31:26,833 | 00:31:28,375 | who reportedly told him, | who reportedly told him, |
582 | 00:31:28,416 | 00:31:29,750 | - [James] "Never speak to me again | - [James] "Never speak to me again |
583 | 00:31:29,791 | 00:31:32,708 | "of the Paris consulship as long as you live." | "of the Paris consulship as long as you live." |
584 | 00:31:34,958 | 00:31:36,916 | - Run-of-the-mill historical accounts | - Run-of-the-mill historical accounts |
585 | 00:31:36,958 | 00:31:39,208 | provide that the sum total | provide that the sum total |
586 | 00:31:39,250 | 00:31:42,208 | of this Garfield Administration rebuke | of this Garfield Administration rebuke |
587 | 00:31:42,250 | 00:31:46,833 | resulted in Guiteau electing to assassinate the president. | resulted in Guiteau electing to assassinate the president. |
588 | 00:31:46,875 | 00:31:49,500 | More so, it is said that Guiteau declared | More so, it is said that Guiteau declared |
589 | 00:31:49,541 | 00:31:54,250 | that a higher power commanded him to kill President Garfield | that a higher power commanded him to kill President Garfield |
590 | 00:31:54,291 | 00:31:55,625 | and that he stated, | and that he stated, |
591 | 00:31:55,666 | 00:32:00,041 | - [Charles] "I leave my justification to God." | - [Charles] "I leave my justification to God." |
592 | 00:32:00,083 | 00:32:03,708 | - God's command and Justification for the shooting, | - God's command and Justification for the shooting, |
593 | 00:32:03,750 | 00:32:07,708 | of course, was rooted in Garfield's lack of gratitude | of course, was rooted in Garfield's lack of gratitude |
594 | 00:32:07,750 | 00:32:09,416 | for Guiteau's speech | for Guiteau's speech |
595 | 00:32:09,458 | 00:32:11,791 | until his decision to not appoint Guiteau | until his decision to not appoint Guiteau |
596 | 00:32:11,833 | 00:32:14,208 | to one of the diplomatic positions. | to one of the diplomatic positions. |
597 | 00:32:14,250 | 00:32:16,000 | Now, would God do that? | Now, would God do that? |
598 | 00:32:16,958 | 00:32:18,791 | Would a crazy person even think | Would a crazy person even think |
599 | 00:32:18,833 | 00:32:21,416 | that God would issue such an order? | that God would issue such an order? |
600 | 00:32:21,458 | 00:32:25,208 | Maybe, maybe there was something more to this. | Maybe, maybe there was something more to this. |
601 | 00:32:26,291 | 00:32:28,541 | Do you know what else James A. Garfield | Do you know what else James A. Garfield |
602 | 00:32:28,583 | 00:32:31,375 | pushed extremely hard for? | pushed extremely hard for? |
603 | 00:32:31,416 | 00:32:33,875 | A hint, it was something | A hint, it was something |
604 | 00:32:33,916 | 00:32:37,541 | that the first assassinated president was known for, | that the first assassinated president was known for, |
605 | 00:32:37,583 | 00:32:40,375 | civil rights for black Americans. | civil rights for black Americans. |
606 | 00:32:40,416 | 00:32:44,333 | While Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves as U.S. President, | While Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves as U.S. President, |
607 | 00:32:44,375 | 00:32:47,166 | James Garfield was one of his loyal soldiers | James Garfield was one of his loyal soldiers |
608 | 00:32:47,208 | 00:32:49,208 | in the U.S. Congress. | in the U.S. Congress. |
609 | 00:32:49,250 | 00:32:53,791 | Garfield was a staunch abolitionist prior to the Civil War, | Garfield was a staunch abolitionist prior to the Civil War, |
610 | 00:32:53,833 | 00:32:57,958 | and he became a brigadier general at only 31 years old, | and he became a brigadier general at only 31 years old, |
611 | 00:32:58,000 | 00:33:00,791 | successfully leading the Union troops | successfully leading the Union troops |
612 | 00:33:00,833 | 00:33:03,125 | against the Confederates in a famous battle | against the Confederates in a famous battle |
613 | 00:33:03,166 | 00:33:04,708 | at Middle Creek, Kentucky. | at Middle Creek, Kentucky. |
614 | 00:33:05,708 | 00:33:07,791 | After Lincoln's assassination, | After Lincoln's assassination, |
615 | 00:33:07,833 | 00:33:11,250 | Garfield become one of the strongest voices in Congress | Garfield become one of the strongest voices in Congress |
616 | 00:33:11,291 | 00:33:13,166 | in favor of civil rights | in favor of civil rights |
617 | 00:33:13,208 | 00:33:15,458 | for not only the newly-freed slaves | for not only the newly-freed slaves |
618 | 00:33:15,500 | 00:33:18,500 | but for all blacks across America. | but for all blacks across America. |
619 | 00:33:18,541 | 00:33:22,083 | He was a proponent of increased black education, | He was a proponent of increased black education, |
620 | 00:33:22,125 | 00:33:25,500 | and he actually called for black suffrage rights. | and he actually called for black suffrage rights. |
621 | 00:33:26,541 | 00:33:28,166 | Now there was a direct connection | Now there was a direct connection |
622 | 00:33:28,208 | 00:33:31,166 | between Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield. | between Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield. |
623 | 00:33:31,208 | 00:33:33,041 | Both men were opposed to slavery. | Both men were opposed to slavery. |
624 | 00:33:34,208 | 00:33:36,708 | But was this civil rights unity something | But was this civil rights unity something |
625 | 00:33:36,750 | 00:33:39,291 | that would have caused either of their assassins | that would have caused either of their assassins |
626 | 00:33:39,333 | 00:33:40,958 | to pull the trigger? | to pull the trigger? |
627 | 00:33:41,000 | 00:33:45,625 | After all, this was the most divisive issue of their time. | After all, this was the most divisive issue of their time. |
628 | 00:33:45,666 | 00:33:48,208 | Of course, we all know that Lincoln's murderer, | Of course, we all know that Lincoln's murderer, |
629 | 00:33:48,250 | 00:33:52,625 | John Wilkes Booth, was an ardent Confederate sympathizer | John Wilkes Booth, was an ardent Confederate sympathizer |
630 | 00:33:52,666 | 00:33:55,875 | who hated Lincoln for making slavery illegal | who hated Lincoln for making slavery illegal |
631 | 00:33:55,916 | 00:33:56,958 | in the Southern states. | in the Southern states. |
632 | 00:33:58,166 | 00:34:00,375 | But there is no evidence that Charles Guiteau | But there is no evidence that Charles Guiteau |
633 | 00:34:00,416 | 00:34:02,458 | was influenced by this matter | was influenced by this matter |
634 | 00:34:02,500 | 00:34:03,916 | or that he was even concerned | or that he was even concerned |
635 | 00:34:03,958 | 00:34:05,916 | with the civil rights movement at all. | with the civil rights movement at all. |
636 | 00:34:07,166 | 00:34:08,208 | There is evidence, though, | There is evidence, though, |
637 | 00:34:08,250 | 00:34:10,916 | that both Guiteau and Booth were angry | that both Guiteau and Booth were angry |
638 | 00:34:10,958 | 00:34:12,916 | at their then-respective presidents. | at their then-respective presidents. |
639 | 00:34:13,958 | 00:34:16,041 | The government's historical accounts | The government's historical accounts |
640 | 00:34:16,083 | 00:34:19,875 | present different reasons for their presidential rage. | present different reasons for their presidential rage. |
641 | 00:34:19,916 | 00:34:22,375 | However, at their respective times, | However, at their respective times, |
642 | 00:34:22,416 | 00:34:25,000 | their disdain was no secret. | their disdain was no secret. |
643 | 00:34:25,041 | 00:34:30,000 | And when anger is revealed, sometimes it can be seized upon. | And when anger is revealed, sometimes it can be seized upon. |
644 | 00:34:30,041 | 00:34:32,375 | There is known substantial evidence | There is known substantial evidence |
645 | 00:34:32,416 | 00:34:35,375 | which shows that both John Wilkes Booth | which shows that both John Wilkes Booth |
646 | 00:34:35,416 | 00:34:38,791 | and Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's killer, | and Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's killer, |
647 | 00:34:38,833 | 00:34:41,916 | were recruited and used as patsies | were recruited and used as patsies |
648 | 00:34:41,958 | 00:34:45,458 | by other higher powers to commit their assassinations. | by other higher powers to commit their assassinations. |
649 | 00:34:46,583 | 00:34:48,708 | May the same be true with Charles Guiteau? | May the same be true with Charles Guiteau? |
650 | 00:34:50,000 | 00:34:53,625 | Was there a conspiracy to murder James Garfield? | Was there a conspiracy to murder James Garfield? |
651 | 00:34:53,666 | 00:34:56,458 | And if so, was Charles Guiteau recruited | And if so, was Charles Guiteau recruited |
652 | 00:34:56,500 | 00:34:58,000 | to be the trigger man | to be the trigger man |
653 | 00:34:58,041 | 00:35:00,708 | because of his well-known hatred for Garfield? | because of his well-known hatred for Garfield? |
654 | 00:35:01,750 | 00:35:03,875 | And because it was also well known | And because it was also well known |
655 | 00:35:03,916 | 00:35:06,250 | that he was clinically insane, | that he was clinically insane, |
656 | 00:35:06,291 | 00:35:09,375 | or could Charles Guiteau have been completely rational? | or could Charles Guiteau have been completely rational? |
657 | 00:35:10,583 | 00:35:13,125 | And could his socialist ideology have been | And could his socialist ideology have been |
658 | 00:35:13,166 | 00:35:15,625 | the core motive for the shooting? | the core motive for the shooting? |
659 | 00:35:15,666 | 00:35:18,875 | Either way, an insane man with a motive | Either way, an insane man with a motive |
660 | 00:35:18,916 | 00:35:21,958 | or a cult-like ideologue with a motive | or a cult-like ideologue with a motive |
661 | 00:35:22,000 | 00:35:23,916 | makes for a good choice to conscript | makes for a good choice to conscript |
662 | 00:35:23,958 | 00:35:26,541 | into an assassination plot. | into an assassination plot. |
663 | 00:35:26,583 | 00:35:28,458 | But who would want to enlist Guiteau, | But who would want to enlist Guiteau, |
664 | 00:35:29,583 | 00:35:31,833 | and what would be these person's motives | and what would be these person's motives |
665 | 00:35:31,875 | 00:35:33,791 | to murder a president? | to murder a president? |
666 | 00:35:33,833 | 00:35:37,666 | James Garfield actively opposed cooperative farm programs | James Garfield actively opposed cooperative farm programs |
667 | 00:35:37,708 | 00:35:40,375 | such as those supported by the Grange, | such as those supported by the Grange, |
668 | 00:35:40,416 | 00:35:42,750 | an agrarian organization. | an agrarian organization. |
669 | 00:35:42,791 | 00:35:46,208 | Recall who else employed communal property programs? | Recall who else employed communal property programs? |
670 | 00:35:46,250 | 00:35:48,916 | Yes, the Oneida Community, | Yes, the Oneida Community, |
671 | 00:35:48,958 | 00:35:51,250 | which Guiteau was a longtime member of. | which Guiteau was a longtime member of. |
672 | 00:35:52,333 | 00:35:54,875 | Garfield also opposed labor unions, | Garfield also opposed labor unions, |
673 | 00:35:54,916 | 00:35:57,458 | mandatory maximum eight-hour workdays, | mandatory maximum eight-hour workdays, |
674 | 00:35:57,500 | 00:36:02,000 | and federally funded relief, welfare-type projects. | and federally funded relief, welfare-type projects. |
675 | 00:36:02,041 | 00:36:06,083 | Yes, James Garfield was not a big government guy. | Yes, James Garfield was not a big government guy. |
676 | 00:36:06,125 | 00:36:08,916 | He was the furthest thing from a socialist. | He was the furthest thing from a socialist. |
677 | 00:36:08,958 | 00:36:11,125 | He was known for saying that these liberal, | He was known for saying that these liberal, |
678 | 00:36:11,166 | 00:36:13,583 | cooperative, and labor policies equated | cooperative, and labor policies equated |
679 | 00:36:13,625 | 00:36:16,666 | to communism in disguise, | to communism in disguise, |
680 | 00:36:16,708 | 00:36:18,791 | and also remember this. | and also remember this. |
681 | 00:36:18,833 | 00:36:21,583 | James Garfield was an outspoken advocate | James Garfield was an outspoken advocate |
682 | 00:36:21,625 | 00:36:23,458 | of the gold standard. | of the gold standard. |
683 | 00:36:23,500 | 00:36:25,916 | Arguments among congressmen raged | Arguments among congressmen raged |
684 | 00:36:25,958 | 00:36:28,916 | between those who wanted all U.S. money | between those who wanted all U.S. money |
685 | 00:36:28,958 | 00:36:30,750 | to be backed by gold | to be backed by gold |
686 | 00:36:30,791 | 00:36:34,708 | versus those who demanded that paper currency be issued | versus those who demanded that paper currency be issued |
687 | 00:36:34,750 | 00:36:38,125 | along with silver being coined in greater quantities. | along with silver being coined in greater quantities. |
688 | 00:36:38,166 | 00:36:41,625 | These greenbackers and Silver Rights opine | These greenbackers and Silver Rights opine |
689 | 00:36:41,666 | 00:36:45,500 | that such a monetary system would aid in debt relief, | that such a monetary system would aid in debt relief, |
690 | 00:36:45,541 | 00:36:48,250 | especially for distressed farmers. | especially for distressed farmers. |
691 | 00:36:48,291 | 00:36:50,333 | Garfield rebuked them, | Garfield rebuked them, |
692 | 00:36:50,375 | 00:36:55,250 | instead promoting hard-money policies backed by gold. | instead promoting hard-money policies backed by gold. |
693 | 00:36:55,291 | 00:36:58,083 | Before being elected to the presidency, | Before being elected to the presidency, |
694 | 00:36:58,125 | 00:36:59,875 | Garfield was the chairman | Garfield was the chairman |
695 | 00:36:59,916 | 00:37:02,750 | of Congress's Banking and Currency Committee. | of Congress's Banking and Currency Committee. |
696 | 00:37:02,791 | 00:37:04,166 | He was also a key member | He was also a key member |
697 | 00:37:04,208 | 00:37:06,666 | of the House Ways and Means Committee. | of the House Ways and Means Committee. |
698 | 00:37:06,708 | 00:37:09,541 | There, he strongly backed the hard-money, | There, he strongly backed the hard-money, |
699 | 00:37:09,583 | 00:37:11,583 | gold standard initiatives, | gold standard initiatives, |
700 | 00:37:11,625 | 00:37:14,250 | and he was a major proponent of the U.S. government | and he was a major proponent of the U.S. government |
701 | 00:37:14,291 | 00:37:16,041 | issuing its own money | issuing its own money |
702 | 00:37:16,083 | 00:37:18,875 | instead of the private centralized banks. | instead of the private centralized banks. |
703 | 00:37:18,916 | 00:37:23,375 | [suspenseful electronic music] | [suspenseful electronic music] |
704 | 00:37:23,416 | 00:37:26,583 | By fighting against the issuance of paper currency | By fighting against the issuance of paper currency |
705 | 00:37:26,625 | 00:37:28,583 | not supported by gold, | not supported by gold, |
706 | 00:37:28,625 | 00:37:31,958 | as well as advocating for the use of greenback dollars | as well as advocating for the use of greenback dollars |
707 | 00:37:32,000 | 00:37:35,458 | issued under Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, | issued under Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, |
708 | 00:37:35,500 | 00:37:38,166 | Garfield became a target of those in favor | Garfield became a target of those in favor |
709 | 00:37:38,208 | 00:37:39,500 | of soft money policies. | of soft money policies. |
710 | 00:37:41,208 | 00:37:43,708 | While his hard-money stance made him popular | While his hard-money stance made him popular |
711 | 00:37:43,750 | 00:37:46,125 | with many Gold Bug Republicans | with many Gold Bug Republicans |
712 | 00:37:46,166 | 00:37:47,916 | who wanted to thwart the country's | who wanted to thwart the country's |
713 | 00:37:47,958 | 00:37:50,333 | ever-expanding money supply, | ever-expanding money supply, |
714 | 00:37:50,375 | 00:37:53,416 | it certainly infuriated many of those higher powers | it certainly infuriated many of those higher powers |
715 | 00:37:53,458 | 00:37:55,250 | in the private banking industry. | in the private banking industry. |
716 | 00:37:56,458 | 00:37:58,291 | And that's because they stood to make | And that's because they stood to make |
717 | 00:37:58,333 | 00:38:01,625 | billions of dollars in the late 19th century | billions of dollars in the late 19th century |
718 | 00:38:01,666 | 00:38:04,500 | by controlling and issuing the U.S. currency. | by controlling and issuing the U.S. currency. |
719 | 00:38:05,583 | 00:38:06,791 | During his campaign, | During his campaign, |
720 | 00:38:06,833 | 00:38:08,875 | Garfield had a lot of opposition | Garfield had a lot of opposition |
721 | 00:38:08,916 | 00:38:12,708 | from the Stalwarts faction of his Republican party. | from the Stalwarts faction of his Republican party. |
722 | 00:38:12,750 | 00:38:15,416 | This group were allied with the deep state power | This group were allied with the deep state power |
723 | 00:38:15,458 | 00:38:17,708 | of the international banking chieftains. | of the international banking chieftains. |
724 | 00:38:18,833 | 00:38:21,208 | The Stalwarts pushed for Chester A. Arthur | The Stalwarts pushed for Chester A. Arthur |
725 | 00:38:21,250 | 00:38:22,166 | to be Garfield's running mate. | to be Garfield's running mate. |
726 | 00:38:23,708 | 00:38:28,541 | To mend fences and maintain party cohesion, Garfield agreed, | To mend fences and maintain party cohesion, Garfield agreed, |
727 | 00:38:28,583 | 00:38:30,750 | and Arthur became his vice president. | and Arthur became his vice president. |
728 | 00:38:31,458 | 00:38:32,916 | It's interesting to note | It's interesting to note |
729 | 00:38:32,958 | 00:38:36,250 | that as Charles Guiteau was being wrestled to the ground | that as Charles Guiteau was being wrestled to the ground |
730 | 00:38:36,291 | 00:38:38,541 | after shooting Garfield, he screamed, | after shooting Garfield, he screamed, |
731 | 00:38:38,583 | 00:38:41,166 | - [Charles] "I am a stalwart of the Stalwarts, | - [Charles] "I am a stalwart of the Stalwarts, |
732 | 00:38:41,208 | 00:38:44,083 | "and Arthur will be president." | "and Arthur will be president." |
733 | 00:38:44,125 | 00:38:47,125 | - No doubt Chester A. Arthur did become president | - No doubt Chester A. Arthur did become president |
734 | 00:38:47,166 | 00:38:50,166 | upon Garfield dying from his gunshot wounds. | upon Garfield dying from his gunshot wounds. |
735 | 00:38:51,041 | 00:38:52,333 | Did the Stalwarts | Did the Stalwarts |
736 | 00:38:52,375 | 00:38:55,791 | and their centralized banking industry bosses | and their centralized banking industry bosses |
737 | 00:38:55,833 | 00:38:59,958 | conspire with Charles Guiteau to murder James Garfield | conspire with Charles Guiteau to murder James Garfield |
738 | 00:39:00,000 | 00:39:02,916 | because he wanted to take enormous power and wealth | because he wanted to take enormous power and wealth |
739 | 00:39:02,958 | 00:39:04,083 | away from them, | away from them, |
740 | 00:39:05,333 | 00:39:07,375 | because he didn't want these bank moguls | because he didn't want these bank moguls |
741 | 00:39:07,416 | 00:39:10,041 | to issue paper money and coin silver, | to issue paper money and coin silver, |
742 | 00:39:11,041 | 00:39:13,208 | because he was a presidential voice | because he was a presidential voice |
743 | 00:39:13,250 | 00:39:15,166 | for the gold standard, | for the gold standard, |
744 | 00:39:15,208 | 00:39:17,583 | and because he wanted the U.S. government, | and because he wanted the U.S. government, |
745 | 00:39:17,625 | 00:39:21,166 | on behalf of the people, to issue its own money | on behalf of the people, to issue its own money |
746 | 00:39:21,208 | 00:39:23,875 | and not international private bankers? | and not international private bankers? |
747 | 00:39:24,875 | 00:39:26,916 | 'Cause in that scenario, | 'Cause in that scenario, |
748 | 00:39:26,958 | 00:39:30,208 | Garfield was literally stripping billions of dollars | Garfield was literally stripping billions of dollars |
749 | 00:39:30,250 | 00:39:31,375 | from these private banks. | from these private banks. |
750 | 00:39:32,750 | 00:39:34,250 | Could this greed and power [cash register dinging] | Could this greed and power [cash register dinging] |
751 | 00:39:34,291 | 00:39:35,750 | have been the true reason | have been the true reason |
752 | 00:39:35,791 | 00:39:38,750 | for President Garfield's fatal demise? | for President Garfield's fatal demise? |
753 | 00:39:38,791 | 00:39:41,208 | The centralized banks are quite adverse | The centralized banks are quite adverse |
754 | 00:39:41,250 | 00:39:43,666 | to credit-based fiat money | to credit-based fiat money |
755 | 00:39:43,708 | 00:39:46,500 | delivered directly into circulation | delivered directly into circulation |
756 | 00:39:46,541 | 00:39:47,916 | by the federal government. | by the federal government. |
757 | 00:39:48,916 | 00:39:50,625 | This type of money assists people | This type of money assists people |
758 | 00:39:50,666 | 00:39:53,791 | in escaping debt slavery as it does not come | in escaping debt slavery as it does not come |
759 | 00:39:53,833 | 00:39:56,166 | with interest strings attached. | with interest strings attached. |
760 | 00:39:56,208 | 00:39:58,500 | Garfield had plans for the U.S. Treasury, | Garfield had plans for the U.S. Treasury, |
761 | 00:39:59,625 | 00:40:01,791 | and not the centralized private banks, | and not the centralized private banks, |
762 | 00:40:01,833 | 00:40:05,791 | to issue dollars directly into the U.S. economy, | to issue dollars directly into the U.S. economy, |
763 | 00:40:05,833 | 00:40:09,750 | following in the footsteps of his mentor, Abraham Lincoln, | following in the footsteps of his mentor, Abraham Lincoln, |
764 | 00:40:09,791 | 00:40:13,541 | who did just that to finance the Civil War. | who did just that to finance the Civil War. |
765 | 00:40:13,583 | 00:40:17,250 | Unfortunately, Garfield also followed Lincoln's footsteps | Unfortunately, Garfield also followed Lincoln's footsteps |
766 | 00:40:17,291 | 00:40:21,041 | into an untimely, unfinished presidential term | into an untimely, unfinished presidential term |
767 | 00:40:21,083 | 00:40:23,125 | that ended in a graveyard. | that ended in a graveyard. |
768 | 00:40:23,166 | 00:40:26,416 | During his inaugural speech, President Garfield said, | During his inaugural speech, President Garfield said, |
769 | 00:40:27,750 | 00:40:29,958 | - [James] "Whoever controls the volume of money | - [James] "Whoever controls the volume of money |
770 | 00:40:30,000 | 00:40:32,666 | "in any country is absolute master of | "in any country is absolute master of |
771 | 00:40:32,708 | 00:40:36,166 | "all industry and commerce." [people cheering] | "all industry and commerce." [people cheering] |
772 | 00:40:36,208 | 00:40:39,166 | - Garfield had wanted the U.S. Treasury, | - Garfield had wanted the U.S. Treasury, |
773 | 00:40:39,208 | 00:40:42,625 | the people of the United States, to have this control, | the people of the United States, to have this control, |
774 | 00:40:42,666 | 00:40:45,875 | and not some foreign, private bankers. | and not some foreign, private bankers. |
775 | 00:40:45,916 | 00:40:47,916 | Officials would have you believe | Officials would have you believe |
776 | 00:40:47,958 | 00:40:50,083 | that James Garfield's assassination | that James Garfield's assassination |
777 | 00:40:50,125 | 00:40:54,250 | was carried out by a lone nut wrought with wrath | was carried out by a lone nut wrought with wrath |
778 | 00:40:54,291 | 00:40:57,625 | over a lack of a political appointment, | over a lack of a political appointment, |
779 | 00:40:57,666 | 00:40:59,583 | that is was an act perpetrated | that is was an act perpetrated |
780 | 00:40:59,625 | 00:41:02,541 | by this one, singular insane man. | by this one, singular insane man. |
781 | 00:41:03,833 | 00:41:05,916 | But it appears there were indeed others | But it appears there were indeed others |
782 | 00:41:05,958 | 00:41:09,083 | who were involved in James Garfield's assassination, | who were involved in James Garfield's assassination, |
783 | 00:41:10,125 | 00:41:11,500 | men who cared a whole lot | men who cared a whole lot |
784 | 00:41:11,541 | 00:41:13,708 | about the United States monetary system | about the United States monetary system |
785 | 00:41:13,750 | 00:41:14,666 | and about who controlled it. | and about who controlled it. |
786 | 00:41:16,125 | 00:41:20,000 | James Garfield's quest to re-institute the gold standard | James Garfield's quest to re-institute the gold standard |
787 | 00:41:20,041 | 00:41:23,583 | and have currency issued directly by the U.S. government | and have currency issued directly by the U.S. government |
788 | 00:41:23,625 | 00:41:26,166 | greatly angered these men. | greatly angered these men. |
789 | 00:41:26,208 | 00:41:29,041 | The same as Charles Guiteau was greatly enraged | The same as Charles Guiteau was greatly enraged |
790 | 00:41:29,083 | 00:41:30,916 | by Garfield's failure to grant | by Garfield's failure to grant |
791 | 00:41:30,958 | 00:41:34,166 | his desired political appointment | his desired political appointment |
792 | 00:41:34,208 | 00:41:38,458 | and/or Garfield's gold standard capitalism ideology. | and/or Garfield's gold standard capitalism ideology. |
793 | 00:41:39,833 | 00:41:43,541 | Putting this together renders one likely outcome, | Putting this together renders one likely outcome, |
794 | 00:41:43,583 | 00:41:48,333 | that these higher human powers, not Godly powers, | that these higher human powers, not Godly powers, |
795 | 00:41:48,375 | 00:41:52,916 | recruited Guiteau and used him as their gunman fall guy. | recruited Guiteau and used him as their gunman fall guy. |
796 | 00:41:54,583 | 00:41:57,958 | [typewriter chattering] | [typewriter chattering] |
797 | 00:42:01,375 | 00:42:03,625 | A bizarre tragic footnote | A bizarre tragic footnote |
798 | 00:42:03,666 | 00:42:06,666 | to James Garfield's assassination | to James Garfield's assassination |
799 | 00:42:06,708 | 00:42:09,041 | was that he did not die immediately | was that he did not die immediately |
800 | 00:42:09,083 | 00:42:12,458 | from the gunshot wound inflicted by Guiteau. | from the gunshot wound inflicted by Guiteau. |
801 | 00:42:12,500 | 00:42:15,833 | He actually passed away two and a half months later, | He actually passed away two and a half months later, |
802 | 00:42:15,875 | 00:42:18,541 | on September 19th, 1881. | on September 19th, 1881. |
803 | 00:42:19,625 | 00:42:22,125 | Many medical experts and historians argue | Many medical experts and historians argue |
804 | 00:42:22,166 | 00:42:25,708 | that Garfield would have survived the shooting, | that Garfield would have survived the shooting, |
805 | 00:42:25,750 | 00:42:29,291 | and that severely botched treatment by his doctors | and that severely botched treatment by his doctors |
806 | 00:42:29,333 | 00:42:31,750 | was the true proximate cause of his death. | was the true proximate cause of his death. |
807 | 00:42:32,916 | 00:42:35,416 | Unsanitary medical instruments were used | Unsanitary medical instruments were used |
808 | 00:42:35,458 | 00:42:38,958 | to treat the president immediately after the attack. | to treat the president immediately after the attack. |
809 | 00:42:39,000 | 00:42:40,500 | In the weeks that followed, | In the weeks that followed, |
810 | 00:42:40,541 | 00:42:44,666 | many other unsterilized probing fingers and devices | many other unsterilized probing fingers and devices |
811 | 00:42:44,708 | 00:42:46,750 | were inserted into Garfield's body | were inserted into Garfield's body |
812 | 00:42:46,791 | 00:42:48,000 | searching for the bullet. | searching for the bullet. |
813 | 00:42:49,041 | 00:42:51,083 | Even though newer medical technology | Even though newer medical technology |
814 | 00:42:51,125 | 00:42:55,583 | for the treatment of gunshot wounds had emerged by 1881, | for the treatment of gunshot wounds had emerged by 1881, |
815 | 00:42:55,625 | 00:42:58,208 | Garfield's doctors were old school | Garfield's doctors were old school |
816 | 00:42:58,250 | 00:43:01,083 | and were adamant about their methods. | and were adamant about their methods. |
817 | 00:43:01,125 | 00:43:04,125 | The combination of this outdated treatment | The combination of this outdated treatment |
818 | 00:43:04,166 | 00:43:07,416 | with the constant unsanitary conditions | with the constant unsanitary conditions |
819 | 00:43:07,458 | 00:43:10,041 | caused Garfield to suffer gravely | caused Garfield to suffer gravely |
820 | 00:43:10,083 | 00:43:13,000 | as he spiraled towards death. | as he spiraled towards death. |
821 | 00:43:13,041 | 00:43:15,458 | Infections caused blood poisoning | Infections caused blood poisoning |
822 | 00:43:15,500 | 00:43:19,666 | and his inability to intake and digest any food. | and his inability to intake and digest any food. |
823 | 00:43:19,708 | 00:43:23,708 | The president lost nearly 100 pounds before he died, | The president lost nearly 100 pounds before he died, |
824 | 00:43:23,750 | 00:43:26,208 | and ultimately succumbed to heart failure. | and ultimately succumbed to heart failure. |
825 | 00:43:27,375 | 00:43:29,833 | Could his medical doctors have been engaged | Could his medical doctors have been engaged |
826 | 00:43:29,875 | 00:43:32,416 | in a further plot to kill Garfield | in a further plot to kill Garfield |
827 | 00:43:32,458 | 00:43:34,458 | once it was learned that Guiteau's bullet | once it was learned that Guiteau's bullet |
828 | 00:43:34,500 | 00:43:36,000 | didn't complete the job? | didn't complete the job? |
829 | 00:43:37,083 | 00:43:39,208 | That would seem rather unlikely, | That would seem rather unlikely, |
830 | 00:43:39,250 | 00:43:41,708 | as it appears that he was just the victim | as it appears that he was just the victim |
831 | 00:43:41,750 | 00:43:44,458 | of good old-fashioned medical malpractice. | of good old-fashioned medical malpractice. |
832 | 00:43:45,458 | 00:43:48,208 | What is extremely likely, however, | What is extremely likely, however, |
833 | 00:43:48,250 | 00:43:51,041 | is that the fired bullet was at the fingertip | is that the fired bullet was at the fingertip |
834 | 00:43:51,083 | 00:43:52,625 | of Charles Guiteau | of Charles Guiteau |
835 | 00:43:52,666 | 00:43:56,291 | connected to the arms of the very concerned | connected to the arms of the very concerned |
836 | 00:43:56,333 | 00:44:00,250 | and very angry centralized banking cartel, | and very angry centralized banking cartel, |
837 | 00:44:00,291 | 00:44:02,333 | the same banking cartel | the same banking cartel |
838 | 00:44:02,375 | 00:44:05,125 | that was equally worried and infuriated | that was equally worried and infuriated |
839 | 00:44:05,166 | 00:44:07,375 | just 16 years earlier | just 16 years earlier |
840 | 00:44:07,416 | 00:44:09,333 | when Abraham Lincoln was shot | when Abraham Lincoln was shot |
841 | 00:44:09,375 | 00:44:11,416 | by John Wilkes Booth. | by John Wilkes Booth. |
842 | 00:44:11,458 | 00:44:14,916 | [melancholy piano music] | [melancholy piano music] |
843 | 00:44:20,416 | 00:44:23,083 | President Lincoln had asked the private bankers | President Lincoln had asked the private bankers |
844 | 00:44:23,125 | 00:44:26,333 | for a loan to finance the Civil War | for a loan to finance the Civil War |
845 | 00:44:26,375 | 00:44:31,416 | and was quoted rates ranging from 24 to 36% interest. | and was quoted rates ranging from 24 to 36% interest. |
846 | 00:44:32,666 | 00:44:36,208 | In a a November 21st, 1862 letter | In a a November 21st, 1862 letter |
847 | 00:44:36,250 | 00:44:39,583 | from Lincoln to his friend, William Elkin, | from Lincoln to his friend, William Elkin, |
848 | 00:44:39,625 | 00:44:41,625 | the president declared, | the president declared, |
849 | 00:44:41,666 | 00:44:43,375 | - [Abraham] "The government should create, | - [Abraham] "The government should create, |
850 | 00:44:43,416 | 00:44:45,458 | "issue and circulate all the currency | "issue and circulate all the currency |
851 | 00:44:45,500 | 00:44:47,916 | "and credit needed to satisfy the spending power | "and credit needed to satisfy the spending power |
852 | 00:44:47,958 | 00:44:51,833 | "of the government and the buying power of consumers. | "of the government and the buying power of consumers. |
853 | 00:44:51,875 | 00:44:53,958 | "The privilege of creating and issuing money | "The privilege of creating and issuing money |
854 | 00:44:54,000 | 00:44:56,875 | "is not only the supreme prerogative of government, | "is not only the supreme prerogative of government, |
855 | 00:44:56,916 | 00:45:00,833 | "but it is the government's greatest creative opportunity. | "but it is the government's greatest creative opportunity. |
856 | 00:45:00,875 | 00:45:02,791 | "By the adoption of these principles, | "By the adoption of these principles, |
857 | 00:45:02,833 | 00:45:05,416 | "the long-felt want for a uniform medium | "the long-felt want for a uniform medium |
858 | 00:45:05,458 | 00:45:07,458 | "will be satisfied. | "will be satisfied. |
859 | 00:45:07,500 | 00:45:10,708 | "The taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest, | "The taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest, |
860 | 00:45:10,750 | 00:45:12,875 | "discounts, and exchanges, | "discounts, and exchanges, |
861 | 00:45:12,916 | 00:45:15,666 | "the financing of all public enterprises, | "the financing of all public enterprises, |
862 | 00:45:15,708 | 00:45:17,541 | "the maintenance of stable government | "the maintenance of stable government |
863 | 00:45:17,583 | 00:45:19,083 | "and ordered progress. | "and ordered progress. |
864 | 00:45:19,125 | 00:45:21,125 | "And the conduct of the Treasury | "And the conduct of the Treasury |
865 | 00:45:21,166 | 00:45:24,875 | "will become matters of practical administration. | "will become matters of practical administration. |
866 | 00:45:24,916 | 00:45:27,625 | "The people can and will be furnished | "The people can and will be furnished |
867 | 00:45:27,666 | 00:45:31,958 | "with a currency as safe as their own government. | "with a currency as safe as their own government. |
868 | 00:45:32,000 | 00:45:34,416 | "Money will cease to be their master | "Money will cease to be their master |
869 | 00:45:34,458 | 00:45:37,291 | "and become the servant of humanity. | "and become the servant of humanity. |
870 | 00:45:37,333 | 00:45:41,666 | "Democracy will rise superior to the money power." | "Democracy will rise superior to the money power." |
871 | 00:45:41,708 | 00:45:43,416 | - So Honest Abe rebuked | - So Honest Abe rebuked |
872 | 00:45:43,458 | 00:45:46,208 | the big centralized banking cartels | the big centralized banking cartels |
873 | 00:45:46,250 | 00:45:48,041 | and decided that the U.S. government | and decided that the U.S. government |
874 | 00:45:48,083 | 00:45:51,541 | would issue and control its own money. | would issue and control its own money. |
875 | 00:45:51,583 | 00:45:55,541 | President Lincoln then asked Congress to pass a law | President Lincoln then asked Congress to pass a law |
876 | 00:45:55,583 | 00:45:57,000 | authorizing the printing | authorizing the printing |
877 | 00:45:57,041 | 00:46:00,500 | of full legal tender Treasury notes | of full legal tender Treasury notes |
878 | 00:46:00,541 | 00:46:02,791 | to pay for the war effort. | to pay for the war effort. |
879 | 00:46:02,833 | 00:46:05,041 | This law authorized the printing | This law authorized the printing |
880 | 00:46:05,083 | 00:46:09,125 | of $450 million worth of greenbacks | of $450 million worth of greenbacks |
881 | 00:46:09,166 | 00:46:12,750 | and interest-free money to finance the war, | and interest-free money to finance the war, |
882 | 00:46:12,791 | 00:46:14,916 | which deprived the centralized bankers | which deprived the centralized bankers |
883 | 00:46:14,958 | 00:46:17,041 | of millions in interest. | of millions in interest. |
884 | 00:46:17,083 | 00:46:22,250 | It acted as legal tender for all debts, public and private. | It acted as legal tender for all debts, public and private. |
885 | 00:46:22,291 | 00:46:25,000 | It paid for soldiers and sailors | It paid for soldiers and sailors |
886 | 00:46:25,041 | 00:46:27,750 | and necessary war supplies. | and necessary war supplies. |
887 | 00:46:27,791 | 00:46:30,208 | Lincoln realized the benefit to the Republic | Lincoln realized the benefit to the Republic |
888 | 00:46:30,250 | 00:46:35,291 | in a letter to Edward Taylor in December 1862 when he wrote, | in a letter to Edward Taylor in December 1862 when he wrote, |
889 | 00:46:35,333 | 00:46:37,250 | - [Abraham] "We gave the people of this Republic | - [Abraham] "We gave the people of this Republic |
890 | 00:46:37,291 | 00:46:40,291 | the greatest blessing they have ever had, | the greatest blessing they have ever had, |
891 | 00:46:40,333 | 00:46:43,791 | their own paper money to pay their own debts." | their own paper money to pay their own debts." |
892 | 00:46:43,833 | 00:46:48,375 | - In July of 1861, Congress authorized | - In July of 1861, Congress authorized |
893 | 00:46:48,416 | 00:46:51,875 | the multi-millions of dollars in demand notes. | the multi-millions of dollars in demand notes. |
894 | 00:46:51,916 | 00:46:54,833 | They bore no interest and could be redeemed | They bore no interest and could be redeemed |
895 | 00:46:54,875 | 00:46:57,625 | for specie on demand. | for specie on demand. |
896 | 00:46:57,666 | 00:46:59,583 | They were not legal tender, | They were not legal tender, |
897 | 00:46:59,625 | 00:47:00,875 | but like Treasury notes, | but like Treasury notes, |
898 | 00:47:00,916 | 00:47:02,583 | could be used to pay customs duties. | could be used to pay customs duties. |
899 | 00:47:03,833 | 00:47:06,375 | These demand notes were printed in green ink | These demand notes were printed in green ink |
900 | 00:47:06,416 | 00:47:11,083 | on the reverse side, hence their nickname, greenbacks. | on the reverse side, hence their nickname, greenbacks. |
901 | 00:47:11,125 | 00:47:13,750 | As they were fully redeemable in gold, | As they were fully redeemable in gold, |
902 | 00:47:13,791 | 00:47:15,958 | they traded at par. | they traded at par. |
903 | 00:47:16,000 | 00:47:18,875 | Remember who else supported the gold standard | Remember who else supported the gold standard |
904 | 00:47:18,916 | 00:47:23,208 | and government-issued money, President Garfield. | and government-issued money, President Garfield. |
905 | 00:47:23,250 | 00:47:26,625 | And guess who else supported government-issued money, | And guess who else supported government-issued money, |
906 | 00:47:26,666 | 00:47:29,416 | William McKinley and John F. Kennedy. | William McKinley and John F. Kennedy. |
907 | 00:47:30,625 | 00:47:32,833 | Things, of course, didn't turn out well | Things, of course, didn't turn out well |
908 | 00:47:32,875 | 00:47:34,375 | for any of these presidents | for any of these presidents |
909 | 00:47:34,416 | 00:47:37,041 | after they initiated their new | after they initiated their new |
910 | 00:47:37,083 | 00:47:39,875 | and bank-damaging monetary systems. | and bank-damaging monetary systems. |
911 | 00:47:39,916 | 00:47:43,416 | More so, immediately after their deaths, | More so, immediately after their deaths, |
912 | 00:47:43,458 | 00:47:46,125 | massive money-issuing power went directly | massive money-issuing power went directly |
913 | 00:47:46,166 | 00:47:49,625 | back into the greedy hands of the centralized bankers. | back into the greedy hands of the centralized bankers. |
914 | 00:47:49,666 | 00:47:52,291 | Upon Abraham Lincoln's assassination, | Upon Abraham Lincoln's assassination, |
915 | 00:47:52,333 | 00:47:55,166 | all of his U.S. Treasury issued greenbacks | all of his U.S. Treasury issued greenbacks |
916 | 00:47:55,208 | 00:47:57,666 | were retired from circulation, | were retired from circulation, |
917 | 00:47:57,708 | 00:48:00,875 | leaving only national bank notes. | leaving only national bank notes. |
918 | 00:48:00,916 | 00:48:04,666 | But what were national bank notes in the 1860s? | But what were national bank notes in the 1860s? |
919 | 00:48:04,708 | 00:48:08,416 | And why and how did they come into existence? | And why and how did they come into existence? |
920 | 00:48:08,458 | 00:48:12,208 | Because the 1860s Congress was so influenced | Because the 1860s Congress was so influenced |
921 | 00:48:12,250 | 00:48:15,041 | by the centralized banking cartel, | by the centralized banking cartel, |
922 | 00:48:15,083 | 00:48:17,791 | they would not grant Lincoln's greenback legislation | they would not grant Lincoln's greenback legislation |
923 | 00:48:17,833 | 00:48:19,875 | without a parallel system | without a parallel system |
924 | 00:48:19,916 | 00:48:24,333 | where the private banks simultaneously issued money. | where the private banks simultaneously issued money. |
925 | 00:48:24,375 | 00:48:28,208 | Thus, Congress enacted the National Banking Act, | Thus, Congress enacted the National Banking Act, |
926 | 00:48:28,250 | 00:48:31,291 | which established a system of national banks | which established a system of national banks |
927 | 00:48:31,333 | 00:48:33,208 | and created a national currency | and created a national currency |
928 | 00:48:33,250 | 00:48:35,916 | maintained by private bank holdings | maintained by private bank holdings |
929 | 00:48:35,958 | 00:48:37,125 | of U.S. Treasury bonds. | of U.S. Treasury bonds. |
930 | 00:48:38,625 | 00:48:43,333 | This resulted in a dual money-issuing system being born | This resulted in a dual money-issuing system being born |
931 | 00:48:43,375 | 00:48:46,416 | which encompassed both the national bank notes | which encompassed both the national bank notes |
932 | 00:48:46,458 | 00:48:48,166 | and Lincoln's greenbacks. | and Lincoln's greenbacks. |
933 | 00:48:49,250 | 00:48:50,791 | This, of course, greatly benefited | This, of course, greatly benefited |
934 | 00:48:50,833 | 00:48:53,583 | the international bankers who sought to again | the international bankers who sought to again |
935 | 00:48:53,625 | 00:48:56,000 | control the issuing of America's currency. | control the issuing of America's currency. |
936 | 00:48:57,208 | 00:49:01,000 | The newly enacted two-fold monetary system | The newly enacted two-fold monetary system |
937 | 00:49:01,041 | 00:49:03,791 | initiated out of necessity by Abraham Lincoln | initiated out of necessity by Abraham Lincoln |
938 | 00:49:03,833 | 00:49:05,791 | to fund the Civil War | to fund the Civil War |
939 | 00:49:05,833 | 00:49:09,083 | became the creature from Jekyll Island | became the creature from Jekyll Island |
940 | 00:49:09,125 | 00:49:12,750 | as it not only was the perfect setup for the bankers, | as it not only was the perfect setup for the bankers, |
941 | 00:49:12,791 | 00:49:16,083 | but it also very likely led to Lincoln's death. | but it also very likely led to Lincoln's death. |
942 | 00:49:16,125 | 00:49:20,791 | The leading demon of this mid-1800s banking cartel, | The leading demon of this mid-1800s banking cartel, |
943 | 00:49:20,833 | 00:49:24,541 | Rothschilds and Sons, seized the moment, | Rothschilds and Sons, seized the moment, |
944 | 00:49:24,583 | 00:49:27,208 | even publicly stating their plans | even publicly stating their plans |
945 | 00:49:27,250 | 00:49:31,791 | well in advance of the 1863 Banking Act. | well in advance of the 1863 Banking Act. |
946 | 00:49:31,833 | 00:49:34,791 | At the marriage of Nathan Rothschild's eldest daughter | At the marriage of Nathan Rothschild's eldest daughter |
947 | 00:49:34,833 | 00:49:38,041 | in 1857, he said, | in 1857, he said, |
948 | 00:49:38,083 | 00:49:40,791 | - [Nathan] "I shall divide the United States in half. | - [Nathan] "I shall divide the United States in half. |
949 | 00:49:40,833 | 00:49:44,916 | "Half for you, Lionel, and half for you, James." | "Half for you, Lionel, and half for you, James." |
950 | 00:49:44,958 | 00:49:47,750 | - Curiously enough, the Civil War was created | - Curiously enough, the Civil War was created |
951 | 00:49:47,791 | 00:49:49,875 | in just this fashion, | in just this fashion, |
952 | 00:49:49,916 | 00:49:52,041 | half with one Rothschild brother | half with one Rothschild brother |
953 | 00:49:52,083 | 00:49:54,583 | financially supporting the North, | financially supporting the North, |
954 | 00:49:54,625 | 00:49:56,833 | and half with the other Rothschild brother | and half with the other Rothschild brother |
955 | 00:49:56,875 | 00:49:58,791 | supporting the South. | supporting the South. |
956 | 00:49:58,833 | 00:50:02,666 | And the winner forced the loser to pay his debts. | And the winner forced the loser to pay his debts. |
957 | 00:50:02,708 | 00:50:04,541 | So no matter who won the war, | So no matter who won the war, |
958 | 00:50:04,583 | 00:50:06,875 | the Rothschilds and their banking cartel | the Rothschilds and their banking cartel |
959 | 00:50:06,916 | 00:50:08,958 | won over the U.S. monetary system. | won over the U.S. monetary system. |
960 | 00:50:10,291 | 00:50:13,166 | Since Lincoln's greenbacks were immediately retired | Since Lincoln's greenbacks were immediately retired |
961 | 00:50:13,208 | 00:50:14,583 | after his death, | after his death, |
962 | 00:50:14,625 | 00:50:17,708 | the only currency left were the national bank notes | the only currency left were the national bank notes |
963 | 00:50:17,750 | 00:50:20,416 | issued by these private bankers. | issued by these private bankers. |
964 | 00:50:20,458 | 00:50:23,083 | From this foothold grew the forerunner | From this foothold grew the forerunner |
965 | 00:50:23,125 | 00:50:25,583 | of the Federal Reserve System, | of the Federal Reserve System, |
966 | 00:50:25,625 | 00:50:29,166 | the modern centralized banking cartel | the modern centralized banking cartel |
967 | 00:50:29,208 | 00:50:33,083 | that controls the issuing of all American currency. | that controls the issuing of all American currency. |
968 | 00:50:33,125 | 00:50:36,583 | [melancholy piano music] | [melancholy piano music] |
969 | 00:50:41,333 | 00:50:44,000 | After learning the much less known circumstances | After learning the much less known circumstances |
970 | 00:50:44,041 | 00:50:46,916 | surrounding James Garfield's killing, | surrounding James Garfield's killing, |
971 | 00:50:46,958 | 00:50:49,166 | it makes the very likely true reason | it makes the very likely true reason |
972 | 00:50:49,208 | 00:50:52,541 | for Lincoln's murder much more understandable. | for Lincoln's murder much more understandable. |
973 | 00:50:52,583 | 00:50:55,333 | On the assassin's side, Charles Guiteau | On the assassin's side, Charles Guiteau |
974 | 00:50:55,375 | 00:50:58,041 | certainly had his own economic motivations | certainly had his own economic motivations |
975 | 00:50:58,083 | 00:51:00,416 | to murder President Garfield, | to murder President Garfield, |
976 | 00:51:00,458 | 00:51:03,291 | and he also presents as the perfect patsy | and he also presents as the perfect patsy |
977 | 00:51:03,333 | 00:51:06,083 | used to carry out the deadly deed. | used to carry out the deadly deed. |
978 | 00:51:06,125 | 00:51:08,541 | Well, how about John Wilkes Booth? | Well, how about John Wilkes Booth? |
979 | 00:51:09,375 | 00:51:10,666 | The government's explanation | The government's explanation |
980 | 00:51:10,708 | 00:51:14,041 | for the Lincoln assassination is well known. | for the Lincoln assassination is well known. |
981 | 00:51:14,083 | 00:51:16,875 | A famous actor, John Wilkes Booth, | A famous actor, John Wilkes Booth, |
982 | 00:51:16,916 | 00:51:21,000 | and a few other disgruntled Southerners of no notoriety | and a few other disgruntled Southerners of no notoriety |
983 | 00:51:21,041 | 00:51:24,625 | got together and plotted to kill the president. | got together and plotted to kill the president. |
984 | 00:51:24,666 | 00:51:26,291 | This group have been portrayed | This group have been portrayed |
985 | 00:51:26,333 | 00:51:29,458 | as racist Confederate patriots | as racist Confederate patriots |
986 | 00:51:29,500 | 00:51:31,666 | whose motivation to kill Lincoln | whose motivation to kill Lincoln |
987 | 00:51:31,708 | 00:51:35,666 | was one of pure revenge for the president's refusal | was one of pure revenge for the president's refusal |
988 | 00:51:35,708 | 00:51:38,333 | to allow the Southern succession | to allow the Southern succession |
989 | 00:51:38,375 | 00:51:40,625 | and his freedom of the slaves. | and his freedom of the slaves. |
990 | 00:51:40,666 | 00:51:44,500 | This was indeed the one presidential assassination | This was indeed the one presidential assassination |
991 | 00:51:44,541 | 00:51:46,166 | where even the government admits | where even the government admits |
992 | 00:51:46,208 | 00:51:48,958 | that it wasn't just a lone gunman. | that it wasn't just a lone gunman. |
993 | 00:51:49,000 | 00:51:51,833 | However, the conspiracy, our officials say, | However, the conspiracy, our officials say, |
994 | 00:51:51,875 | 00:51:53,916 | only goes so far. | only goes so far. |
995 | 00:51:53,958 | 00:51:56,625 | It was more or less a case of just personal, | It was more or less a case of just personal, |
996 | 00:51:56,666 | 00:52:00,250 | political animosity with no powerful brokers | political animosity with no powerful brokers |
997 | 00:52:00,291 | 00:52:01,625 | connected to the murder. | connected to the murder. |
998 | 00:52:02,875 | 00:52:04,666 | But was it actually more than that? | But was it actually more than that? |
999 | 00:52:05,916 | 00:52:08,166 | Many theories have abounded. | Many theories have abounded. |
1000 | 00:52:08,208 | 00:52:12,083 | A logical one is that Booth and his cohorts | A logical one is that Booth and his cohorts |
1001 | 00:52:12,125 | 00:52:16,500 | were part of a larger, grandiose Confederate plot | were part of a larger, grandiose Confederate plot |
1002 | 00:52:16,541 | 00:52:19,041 | which involved top Confederate leaders. | which involved top Confederate leaders. |
1003 | 00:52:20,125 | 00:52:22,416 | Certainly, there was considerable talk | Certainly, there was considerable talk |
1004 | 00:52:22,458 | 00:52:25,208 | and some planning by Confederate chieftains | and some planning by Confederate chieftains |
1005 | 00:52:25,250 | 00:52:28,666 | to eliminate Lincoln many times during | to eliminate Lincoln many times during |
1006 | 00:52:28,708 | 00:52:31,083 | and after the Civil War. | and after the Civil War. |
1007 | 00:52:31,125 | 00:52:33,208 | There also was evidence that Booth | There also was evidence that Booth |
1008 | 00:52:33,250 | 00:52:35,458 | may have been in dialogue with some of them. | may have been in dialogue with some of them. |
1009 | 00:52:35,500 | 00:52:38,875 | Specially coded letters were found in Booth's belongings | Specially coded letters were found in Booth's belongings |
1010 | 00:52:38,916 | 00:52:40,666 | at the National Hotel | at the National Hotel |
1011 | 00:52:40,708 | 00:52:43,583 | which linked him to the Confederacy. | which linked him to the Confederacy. |
1012 | 00:52:43,625 | 00:52:47,750 | One of booth's co-conspirators, George Atzerodt, | One of booth's co-conspirators, George Atzerodt, |
1013 | 00:52:47,791 | 00:52:51,250 | stated before his trial that Booth had knowledge | stated before his trial that Booth had knowledge |
1014 | 00:52:51,291 | 00:52:54,000 | of an unsuccessful Confederate plan | of an unsuccessful Confederate plan |
1015 | 00:52:54,041 | 00:52:56,500 | to blow up the White House. | to blow up the White House. |
1016 | 00:52:56,541 | 00:53:00,083 | And Booth's original design to kidnap Lincoln | And Booth's original design to kidnap Lincoln |
1017 | 00:53:00,125 | 00:53:02,208 | as opposed to murdering him | as opposed to murdering him |
1018 | 00:53:02,250 | 00:53:05,041 | has been tied to Confederate leadership involvement. | has been tied to Confederate leadership involvement. |
1019 | 00:53:06,250 | 00:53:09,416 | However, there is no demonstrable evidence | However, there is no demonstrable evidence |
1020 | 00:53:09,458 | 00:53:12,625 | to firmly bound men like Jefferson Davis | to firmly bound men like Jefferson Davis |
1021 | 00:53:12,666 | 00:53:15,750 | or Stonewall Jackson into Booth's plans. | or Stonewall Jackson into Booth's plans. |
1022 | 00:53:16,750 | 00:53:19,000 | Surely, the Confederate bosses | Surely, the Confederate bosses |
1023 | 00:53:19,041 | 00:53:20,541 | had a motive to kill Lincoln, | had a motive to kill Lincoln, |
1024 | 00:53:21,708 | 00:53:24,083 | but there were motives with strong proofs | but there were motives with strong proofs |
1025 | 00:53:24,125 | 00:53:26,166 | that supersede even theirs. | that supersede even theirs. |
1026 | 00:53:26,208 | 00:53:27,791 | You have often heard theories | You have often heard theories |
1027 | 00:53:27,833 | 00:53:32,041 | that Lyndon B. Johnson was behind the Kennedy assassination, | that Lyndon B. Johnson was behind the Kennedy assassination, |
1028 | 00:53:32,083 | 00:53:35,416 | that JFK's vice president was the mastermind. | that JFK's vice president was the mastermind. |
1029 | 00:53:36,416 | 00:53:38,291 | Well, maybe people have conjectured | Well, maybe people have conjectured |
1030 | 00:53:38,333 | 00:53:41,333 | that the other Johnson VP was the brains | that the other Johnson VP was the brains |
1031 | 00:53:41,375 | 00:53:43,708 | behind Abraham Lincoln's planned death. | behind Abraham Lincoln's planned death. |
1032 | 00:53:44,541 | 00:53:46,750 | You see, Andrew Johnson, | You see, Andrew Johnson, |
1033 | 00:53:46,791 | 00:53:51,125 | Lincoln's second in command, knew John Wilkes Booth, | Lincoln's second in command, knew John Wilkes Booth, |
1034 | 00:53:52,208 | 00:53:54,166 | and they weren't just acquaintances | and they weren't just acquaintances |
1035 | 00:53:54,208 | 00:53:55,208 | according to many historians. | according to many historians. |
1036 | 00:53:56,708 | 00:54:00,333 | They say that when Johnson was the governor of Tennessee, | They say that when Johnson was the governor of Tennessee, |
1037 | 00:54:00,375 | 00:54:03,083 | he and Booth kept a pair of sisters as mistresses. | he and Booth kept a pair of sisters as mistresses. |
1038 | 00:54:04,333 | 00:54:07,541 | During a lot of drinking and frolicking together, | During a lot of drinking and frolicking together, |
1039 | 00:54:07,583 | 00:54:10,041 | could Johnson and Booth have hatched the plot | could Johnson and Booth have hatched the plot |
1040 | 00:54:10,083 | 00:54:11,625 | to kill Mr. Lincoln? | to kill Mr. Lincoln? |
1041 | 00:54:12,791 | 00:54:14,916 | The president's wife thought so. | The president's wife thought so. |
1042 | 00:54:14,958 | 00:54:19,000 | In an 1866 letter to her friend, Sally Orne, | In an 1866 letter to her friend, Sally Orne, |
1043 | 00:54:19,041 | 00:54:20,708 | Mary Todd Lincoln wrote, | Mary Todd Lincoln wrote, |
1044 | 00:54:21,833 | 00:54:24,000 | - [Mary] "That miserable inebriate Johnson | - [Mary] "That miserable inebriate Johnson |
1045 | 00:54:24,041 | 00:54:27,000 | "had cognizance of my husband's death. | "had cognizance of my husband's death. |
1046 | 00:54:27,041 | 00:54:29,708 | "Why was that card of Booth's found in his box? | "Why was that card of Booth's found in his box? |
1047 | 00:54:29,750 | 00:54:31,916 | "Some acquaintance certainly existed. | "Some acquaintance certainly existed. |
1048 | 00:54:33,041 | 00:54:34,875 | "I have been deeply impressed | "I have been deeply impressed |
1049 | 00:54:34,916 | 00:54:36,333 | "with the harrowing thought | "with the harrowing thought |
1050 | 00:54:36,375 | 00:54:39,541 | "that he had an understanding with the conspirators, | "that he had an understanding with the conspirators, |
1051 | 00:54:39,583 | 00:54:41,541 | "and they knew their man. | "and they knew their man. |
1052 | 00:54:41,583 | 00:54:43,458 | "As sure and you and I live, | "As sure and you and I live, |
1053 | 00:54:43,500 | 00:54:46,166 | "Johnson had some hand in all this." | "Johnson had some hand in all this." |
1054 | 00:54:47,666 | 00:54:49,291 | - Were Mrs. Lincoln's thoughts | - Were Mrs. Lincoln's thoughts |
1055 | 00:54:49,333 | 00:54:52,541 | those of a distraught, paranoid wife, | those of a distraught, paranoid wife, |
1056 | 00:54:52,583 | 00:54:55,458 | or were they the product of some credible evidence? | or were they the product of some credible evidence? |
1057 | 00:54:55,500 | 00:54:57,625 | It's a fact that just hours prior | It's a fact that just hours prior |
1058 | 00:54:57,666 | 00:54:59,875 | to firing a bullet into Lincoln's head | to firing a bullet into Lincoln's head |
1059 | 00:54:59,916 | 00:55:01,958 | at the Ford's Theater, | at the Ford's Theater, |
1060 | 00:55:02,000 | 00:55:03,750 | John Wilkes Booth made a stop | John Wilkes Booth made a stop |
1061 | 00:55:03,791 | 00:55:06,166 | at the Washington Hotel. | at the Washington Hotel. |
1062 | 00:55:06,208 | 00:55:08,250 | Why is that significant? | Why is that significant? |
1063 | 00:55:08,291 | 00:55:10,750 | Because Vice President Andrew Johnson | Because Vice President Andrew Johnson |
1064 | 00:55:10,791 | 00:55:13,291 | lived at the Washington Hotel. | lived at the Washington Hotel. |
1065 | 00:55:13,333 | 00:55:17,416 | More so, Booth left a note with the hotel clerk | More so, Booth left a note with the hotel clerk |
1066 | 00:55:17,458 | 00:55:19,791 | for Johnson and his private secretary, | for Johnson and his private secretary, |
1067 | 00:55:19,833 | 00:55:21,958 | William A. Browning. | William A. Browning. |
1068 | 00:55:22,000 | 00:55:24,250 | The note simply said, | The note simply said, |
1069 | 00:55:24,291 | 00:55:26,125 | - [John] "Don't wish to disturb you, | - [John] "Don't wish to disturb you, |
1070 | 00:55:26,166 | 00:55:29,666 | "are you at home, J. Wilkes Booth." | "are you at home, J. Wilkes Booth." |
1071 | 00:55:29,708 | 00:55:31,541 | - William Browning later testified | - William Browning later testified |
1072 | 00:55:31,583 | 00:55:33,583 | before a military court, | before a military court, |
1073 | 00:55:33,625 | 00:55:36,458 | stating that he found a note in his box | stating that he found a note in his box |
1074 | 00:55:36,500 | 00:55:38,708 | that same afternoon. | that same afternoon. |
1075 | 00:55:38,750 | 00:55:41,041 | Was John Wilkes Booth popping by | Was John Wilkes Booth popping by |
1076 | 00:55:41,083 | 00:55:44,250 | just to say "Hello" to Vice President Johnson | just to say "Hello" to Vice President Johnson |
1077 | 00:55:44,291 | 00:55:47,500 | on the day of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, | on the day of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, |
1078 | 00:55:48,625 | 00:55:51,333 | or was he there to kill Johnson first? | or was he there to kill Johnson first? |
1079 | 00:55:52,375 | 00:55:54,041 | That would seem rather unlikely, | That would seem rather unlikely, |
1080 | 00:55:54,083 | 00:55:56,625 | given that his visit to Johnson's hotel | given that his visit to Johnson's hotel |
1081 | 00:55:56,666 | 00:56:00,166 | was about seven hours before he shot Lincoln. | was about seven hours before he shot Lincoln. |
1082 | 00:56:00,208 | 00:56:03,458 | If he attempted to kill Johnson that far in advance, | If he attempted to kill Johnson that far in advance, |
1083 | 00:56:03,500 | 00:56:05,000 | he definitely would not have been able | he definitely would not have been able |
1084 | 00:56:05,041 | 00:56:08,041 | to find an unprotected President Lincoln | to find an unprotected President Lincoln |
1085 | 00:56:08,083 | 00:56:10,916 | watching a play at Ford's Theater. | watching a play at Ford's Theater. |
1086 | 00:56:10,958 | 00:56:13,583 | If Lincoln's VP had been shot, | If Lincoln's VP had been shot, |
1087 | 00:56:13,625 | 00:56:15,166 | Lincoln would have been scuttled away | Lincoln would have been scuttled away |
1088 | 00:56:15,208 | 00:56:17,291 | to military protected safety. | to military protected safety. |
1089 | 00:56:18,458 | 00:56:21,750 | So perhaps, as Mary Todd Lincoln thought, | So perhaps, as Mary Todd Lincoln thought, |
1090 | 00:56:21,791 | 00:56:23,833 | Booth was visiting Johnson with regard | Booth was visiting Johnson with regard |
1091 | 00:56:23,875 | 00:56:26,416 | to their upcoming plot to kill the president | to their upcoming plot to kill the president |
1092 | 00:56:26,458 | 00:56:28,291 | later that day. | later that day. |
1093 | 00:56:28,333 | 00:56:31,000 | The First Lady wasn't the only person in Washington | The First Lady wasn't the only person in Washington |
1094 | 00:56:31,041 | 00:56:32,625 | to think this. | to think this. |
1095 | 00:56:32,666 | 00:56:35,958 | Many members of Congress also conjectured | Many members of Congress also conjectured |
1096 | 00:56:36,000 | 00:56:37,666 | that Johnson was the ringleader | that Johnson was the ringleader |
1097 | 00:56:37,708 | 00:56:40,625 | of Lincoln's assassination and conspiracy. | of Lincoln's assassination and conspiracy. |
1098 | 00:56:40,666 | 00:56:42,541 | And they pointed to Booth's hotel visit | And they pointed to Booth's hotel visit |
1099 | 00:56:42,583 | 00:56:43,958 | as proof of it. | as proof of it. |
1100 | 00:56:44,000 | 00:56:46,208 | If Vice President Johnson was involved, | If Vice President Johnson was involved, |
1101 | 00:56:46,250 | 00:56:48,083 | the question is, why? | the question is, why? |
1102 | 00:56:49,166 | 00:56:51,000 | Was it just so that he could assume | Was it just so that he could assume |
1103 | 00:56:51,041 | 00:56:54,500 | to the highest political position in the land? | to the highest political position in the land? |
1104 | 00:56:54,541 | 00:56:56,583 | Was it because he was a Southerner | Was it because he was a Southerner |
1105 | 00:56:56,625 | 00:56:58,833 | and was opposed to the freeing of slaves? | and was opposed to the freeing of slaves? |
1106 | 00:57:00,083 | 00:57:03,291 | Or did his Southern roots and relationships | Or did his Southern roots and relationships |
1107 | 00:57:03,333 | 00:57:05,166 | provide more of an economic reason | provide more of an economic reason |
1108 | 00:57:05,208 | 00:57:06,958 | to see Lincoln dethroned? | to see Lincoln dethroned? |
1109 | 00:57:07,000 | 00:57:11,166 | Remember this, soon after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, | Remember this, soon after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, |
1110 | 00:57:12,291 | 00:57:14,958 | all of his U.S. Treasury issued greenbacks | all of his U.S. Treasury issued greenbacks |
1111 | 00:57:15,000 | 00:57:17,541 | were retired from circulation, | were retired from circulation, |
1112 | 00:57:17,583 | 00:57:19,541 | leaving only national bank notes. | leaving only national bank notes. |
1113 | 00:57:20,916 | 00:57:24,625 | This rendered a very critical and powerful result, | This rendered a very critical and powerful result, |
1114 | 00:57:24,666 | 00:57:27,583 | that only private banks now controlled | that only private banks now controlled |
1115 | 00:57:27,625 | 00:57:29,333 | the issuing of America's money, | the issuing of America's money, |
1116 | 00:57:30,500 | 00:57:33,708 | and under whose command did this occur? | and under whose command did this occur? |
1117 | 00:57:33,750 | 00:57:35,625 | One Andrew Johnson. | One Andrew Johnson. |
1118 | 00:57:36,708 | 00:57:39,291 | So did Andrew Johnson, at the behest | So did Andrew Johnson, at the behest |
1119 | 00:57:39,333 | 00:57:43,875 | of the very powerful private centralized bankers, | of the very powerful private centralized bankers, |
1120 | 00:57:43,916 | 00:57:47,458 | orchestrate the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? | orchestrate the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? |
1121 | 00:57:47,500 | 00:57:50,250 | And did Johnson recruit his pleasure buddy, | And did Johnson recruit his pleasure buddy, |
1122 | 00:57:50,291 | 00:57:54,083 | John Wilkes Booth, to be the trigger-man patsy? | John Wilkes Booth, to be the trigger-man patsy? |
1123 | 00:57:55,166 | 00:57:57,708 | A man of staunch Southern ideas | A man of staunch Southern ideas |
1124 | 00:57:57,750 | 00:58:01,041 | who was angry about Lincoln's Civil War victory, | who was angry about Lincoln's Civil War victory, |
1125 | 00:58:01,083 | 00:58:03,583 | Booth was a prime choice to be a figurehead | Booth was a prime choice to be a figurehead |
1126 | 00:58:03,625 | 00:58:04,375 | in a conspiracy. | in a conspiracy. |
1127 | 00:58:05,791 | 00:58:09,458 | He was an individual of sizeable influence himself, | He was an individual of sizeable influence himself, |
1128 | 00:58:09,500 | 00:58:13,416 | serving as an 1860s Hollywood type. | serving as an 1860s Hollywood type. |
1129 | 00:58:13,458 | 00:58:17,083 | Booth's charismatic ability to recruit other players | Booth's charismatic ability to recruit other players |
1130 | 00:58:17,125 | 00:58:19,583 | in the murder plot would be key, | in the murder plot would be key, |
1131 | 00:58:19,625 | 00:58:22,458 | and these other players would identify him | and these other players would identify him |
1132 | 00:58:22,500 | 00:58:24,000 | as the ringleader. | as the ringleader. |
1133 | 00:58:24,041 | 00:58:26,625 | A smart cartel-like plot | A smart cartel-like plot |
1134 | 00:58:26,666 | 00:58:30,833 | would have the bank moguls speaking directly to Johnson | would have the bank moguls speaking directly to Johnson |
1135 | 00:58:30,875 | 00:58:34,291 | with Johnson speaking only to Booth | with Johnson speaking only to Booth |
1136 | 00:58:34,333 | 00:58:36,583 | and Booth speaking to the others | and Booth speaking to the others |
1137 | 00:58:36,625 | 00:58:38,458 | who helped carry out the deed. | who helped carry out the deed. |
1138 | 00:58:39,291 | 00:58:41,416 | Under these circumstances, | Under these circumstances, |
1139 | 00:58:41,458 | 00:58:43,708 | the Vice President would be far removed | the Vice President would be far removed |
1140 | 00:58:43,750 | 00:58:47,083 | from the street criminals executing the plot, | from the street criminals executing the plot, |
1141 | 00:58:47,125 | 00:58:49,708 | and the bankers would be even further away | and the bankers would be even further away |
1142 | 00:58:49,750 | 00:58:52,083 | from this sinister act. | from this sinister act. |
1143 | 00:58:52,125 | 00:58:55,708 | Here, the perfect marriage would have been in place. | Here, the perfect marriage would have been in place. |
1144 | 00:58:55,750 | 00:58:58,583 | Booth and his street gang as a bunch | Booth and his street gang as a bunch |
1145 | 00:58:58,625 | 00:59:01,958 | of Southern ideologues, in their minds, | of Southern ideologues, in their minds, |
1146 | 00:59:02,000 | 00:59:06,000 | gain hero status by righteously killing a man | gain hero status by righteously killing a man |
1147 | 00:59:06,041 | 00:59:08,750 | who stole away the livelihood and lifestyles | who stole away the livelihood and lifestyles |
1148 | 00:59:08,791 | 00:59:10,708 | of half of America. | of half of America. |
1149 | 00:59:10,750 | 00:59:14,000 | Andrew Johnson ascends to the presidency, | Andrew Johnson ascends to the presidency, |
1150 | 00:59:14,041 | 00:59:17,166 | and the international private bankers, well, | and the international private bankers, well, |
1151 | 00:59:17,208 | 00:59:20,291 | by gaining full control of the monetary system, | by gaining full control of the monetary system, |
1152 | 00:59:20,333 | 00:59:23,791 | they earned billions of dollars forever on. | they earned billions of dollars forever on. |
1153 | 00:59:23,833 | 00:59:25,958 | Just kill Abraham Lincoln, | Just kill Abraham Lincoln, |
1154 | 00:59:26,000 | 00:59:28,750 | which makes Andrew Johnson president, | which makes Andrew Johnson president, |
1155 | 00:59:28,791 | 00:59:31,708 | and have Johnson retire the greenbacks, | and have Johnson retire the greenbacks, |
1156 | 00:59:31,750 | 00:59:35,625 | which means only national bank notes are issued. | which means only national bank notes are issued. |
1157 | 00:59:35,666 | 00:59:38,916 | Here, the private banks control the issuance | Here, the private banks control the issuance |
1158 | 00:59:38,958 | 00:59:41,500 | of all U.S. currency. | of all U.S. currency. |
1159 | 00:59:41,541 | 00:59:43,458 | It doesn't get any more powerful than that. | It doesn't get any more powerful than that. |
1160 | 00:59:44,625 | 00:59:47,541 | Wouldn't it be quite rational to conclude | Wouldn't it be quite rational to conclude |
1161 | 00:59:47,583 | 00:59:50,875 | that this was why Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? | that this was why Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? |
1162 | 00:59:51,791 | 00:59:54,875 | As Mayor Amschel Rothschild said, | As Mayor Amschel Rothschild said, |
1163 | 00:59:54,916 | 00:59:56,000 | - [Amschel] "Give me the power | - [Amschel] "Give me the power |
1164 | 00:59:56,041 | 00:59:57,750 | "to create a nation's money, | "to create a nation's money, |
1165 | 00:59:57,791 | 01:00:01,291 | "and I care not who makes its laws." | "and I care not who makes its laws." |
1166 | 01:00:01,333 | 01:00:03,375 | - Since Lincoln wasn't giving the bankers | - Since Lincoln wasn't giving the bankers |
1167 | 01:00:03,416 | 01:00:06,541 | the full power to create this nation's money, | the full power to create this nation's money, |
1168 | 01:00:06,583 | 01:00:09,916 | Andrew Johnson was a much better choice. | Andrew Johnson was a much better choice. |
1169 | 01:00:09,958 | 01:00:12,875 | So maybe Rothschild cared just a bit | So maybe Rothschild cared just a bit |
1170 | 01:00:12,916 | 01:00:15,500 | who was making America's laws. | who was making America's laws. |
1171 | 01:00:15,541 | 01:00:17,375 | It appears quite likely that both | It appears quite likely that both |
1172 | 01:00:17,416 | 01:00:21,250 | Abraham Lincoln and his friend James Garfield | Abraham Lincoln and his friend James Garfield |
1173 | 01:00:21,291 | 01:00:23,875 | were murdered for the same motive, | were murdered for the same motive, |
1174 | 01:00:23,916 | 01:00:28,666 | and with a similar modus operandi in using patsies. | and with a similar modus operandi in using patsies. |
1175 | 01:00:28,708 | 01:00:31,250 | No doubt this tradition carried on | No doubt this tradition carried on |
1176 | 01:00:31,291 | 01:00:33,833 | with the assassinations of William McKinley | with the assassinations of William McKinley |
1177 | 01:00:33,875 | 01:00:36,000 | and John F. Kennedy. | and John F. Kennedy. |
1178 | 01:00:36,041 | 01:00:38,000 | The conventional wisdom is | The conventional wisdom is |
1179 | 01:00:38,041 | 01:00:40,166 | that President McKinley's assassination | that President McKinley's assassination |
1180 | 01:00:40,208 | 01:00:43,916 | was the work of a lone gunman, Leon Czolgosz. | was the work of a lone gunman, Leon Czolgosz. |
1181 | 01:00:44,708 | 01:00:46,125 | An avowed socialist | An avowed socialist |
1182 | 01:00:46,166 | 01:00:49,166 | like Garfield's gunman Charles Guiteau | like Garfield's gunman Charles Guiteau |
1183 | 01:00:49,208 | 01:00:52,041 | and Kennedy's shooter, Lee Harvey Oswald, | and Kennedy's shooter, Lee Harvey Oswald, |
1184 | 01:00:52,083 | 01:00:56,250 | Leon Czolgosz was livid by what he called | Leon Czolgosz was livid by what he called |
1185 | 01:00:56,291 | 01:00:58,166 | "a corrupt U.S. government." | "a corrupt U.S. government." |
1186 | 01:00:59,291 | 01:01:01,666 | Well, this indeed was the story put out | Well, this indeed was the story put out |
1187 | 01:01:01,708 | 01:01:04,875 | by the United States government in 1901, | by the United States government in 1901, |
1188 | 01:01:04,916 | 01:01:07,416 | the year McKinley was killed. | the year McKinley was killed. |
1189 | 01:01:07,458 | 01:01:09,291 | But perhaps this president's death | But perhaps this president's death |
1190 | 01:01:09,333 | 01:01:13,916 | was the result of the more logical and clear reason, | was the result of the more logical and clear reason, |
1191 | 01:01:13,958 | 01:01:16,625 | that he had instituted what Lincoln and Garfield | that he had instituted what Lincoln and Garfield |
1192 | 01:01:16,666 | 01:01:19,500 | had done years before him | had done years before him |
1193 | 01:01:19,541 | 01:01:22,333 | in taking away money-issuing control | in taking away money-issuing control |
1194 | 01:01:22,375 | 01:01:24,541 | from private, centralized bankers. | from private, centralized bankers. |
1195 | 01:01:25,958 | 01:01:29,791 | William McKinley had successfully led a U.S. victory | William McKinley had successfully led a U.S. victory |
1196 | 01:01:29,833 | 01:01:32,250 | in the Spanish-American War, | in the Spanish-American War, |
1197 | 01:01:32,291 | 01:01:36,500 | which led to an easy win for a second term as president, | which led to an easy win for a second term as president, |
1198 | 01:01:36,541 | 01:01:39,416 | but on September 6, 1901, | but on September 6, 1901, |
1199 | 01:01:39,458 | 01:01:42,375 | less than a year after his re-election, | less than a year after his re-election, |
1200 | 01:01:42,416 | 01:01:44,333 | McKinley was shot in the abdomen | McKinley was shot in the abdomen |
1201 | 01:01:44,375 | 01:01:47,541 | at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. | at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. |
1202 | 01:01:47,583 | 01:01:50,666 | The shooter, Leon Czolgosz, | The shooter, Leon Czolgosz, |
1203 | 01:01:50,708 | 01:01:54,500 | waited on a long line to shake the president's hand. | waited on a long line to shake the president's hand. |
1204 | 01:01:54,541 | 01:01:57,875 | When he finally reached his Commander-in-Chief, | When he finally reached his Commander-in-Chief, |
1205 | 01:01:57,916 | 01:02:02,416 | Czolgosz's right hand was draped in a white handkerchief. | Czolgosz's right hand was draped in a white handkerchief. |
1206 | 01:02:02,458 | 01:02:05,458 | As McKinley reached out to greet the man, | As McKinley reached out to greet the man, |
1207 | 01:02:05,500 | 01:02:08,583 | Czolgosz fired two bullets. | Czolgosz fired two bullets. |
1208 | 01:02:08,625 | 01:02:12,666 | One harmlessly bounced off McKinley's chest bone, | One harmlessly bounced off McKinley's chest bone, |
1209 | 01:02:12,708 | 01:02:15,625 | but the other lodged in his gut. | but the other lodged in his gut. |
1210 | 01:02:15,666 | 01:02:19,416 | The president fell to the ground thinking about two people, | The president fell to the ground thinking about two people, |
1211 | 01:02:19,458 | 01:02:23,375 | his wife and the man who had just shot him. | his wife and the man who had just shot him. |
1212 | 01:02:23,416 | 01:02:25,791 | McKinley notably said, | McKinley notably said, |
1213 | 01:02:25,833 | 01:02:27,708 | - [William] "Be careful how you tell her. | - [William] "Be careful how you tell her. |
1214 | 01:02:27,750 | 01:02:28,666 | "Oh, be careful." | "Oh, be careful." |
1215 | 01:02:29,791 | 01:02:32,500 | - And as for his assassin, he uttered, | - And as for his assassin, he uttered, |
1216 | 01:02:32,541 | 01:02:34,291 | - [Leon] "Be easy with him, boys." | - [Leon] "Be easy with him, boys." |
1217 | 01:02:35,333 | 01:02:37,375 | - Like James A. Garfield, | - Like James A. Garfield, |
1218 | 01:02:37,416 | 01:02:39,541 | William McKinley did not die quickly | William McKinley did not die quickly |
1219 | 01:02:39,583 | 01:02:41,791 | from his bullet wounds. | from his bullet wounds. |
1220 | 01:02:41,833 | 01:02:46,250 | Also like Garfield, failures by the treating physicians | Also like Garfield, failures by the treating physicians |
1221 | 01:02:46,291 | 01:02:48,916 | contributed to his ultimate demise. | contributed to his ultimate demise. |
1222 | 01:02:48,958 | 01:02:50,500 | You've all heard of the magic bullet | You've all heard of the magic bullet |
1223 | 01:02:50,541 | 01:02:52,875 | in the Kennedy assassination. | in the Kennedy assassination. |
1224 | 01:02:52,916 | 01:02:55,500 | Well, the McKinley assassination led to the coining | Well, the McKinley assassination led to the coining |
1225 | 01:02:55,541 | 01:02:57,708 | of the phrase "The Mystery Bullet." | of the phrase "The Mystery Bullet." |
1226 | 01:02:59,000 | 01:03:01,791 | This is because doctors spent over 90 minutes | This is because doctors spent over 90 minutes |
1227 | 01:03:01,833 | 01:03:05,125 | looking for the bullet during the president's autopsy, | looking for the bullet during the president's autopsy, |
1228 | 01:03:05,166 | 01:03:05,833 | but it was never found. | but it was never found. |
1229 | 01:03:07,291 | 01:03:11,375 | Doctors, media, and political leaders were so perplexed | Doctors, media, and political leaders were so perplexed |
1230 | 01:03:11,416 | 01:03:14,458 | by McKinley's quick and unexpected decline | by McKinley's quick and unexpected decline |
1231 | 01:03:14,500 | 01:03:17,791 | that many opined that the bullet must have been poisoned. | that many opined that the bullet must have been poisoned. |
1232 | 01:03:18,875 | 01:03:21,166 | More so, the question was asked, | More so, the question was asked, |
1233 | 01:03:21,208 | 01:03:23,875 | "Where the hell was the mystery bullet?" | "Where the hell was the mystery bullet?" |
1234 | 01:03:23,916 | 01:03:26,625 | And perhaps it might be a smarter question to ask | And perhaps it might be a smarter question to ask |
1235 | 01:03:26,666 | 01:03:29,666 | if McKinley was poisoned after he was shot, | if McKinley was poisoned after he was shot, |
1236 | 01:03:30,708 | 01:03:32,833 | not from a poison bullet, | not from a poison bullet, |
1237 | 01:03:32,875 | 01:03:34,916 | but by someone simply poisoning him. | but by someone simply poisoning him. |
1238 | 01:03:36,125 | 01:03:38,958 | Were the doctors part of a conspiracy, | Were the doctors part of a conspiracy, |
1239 | 01:03:39,000 | 01:03:41,291 | brought in to finish off an uncompleted job? | brought in to finish off an uncompleted job? |
1240 | 01:03:42,458 | 01:03:45,000 | You recall what happened to James Garfield. | You recall what happened to James Garfield. |
1241 | 01:03:45,041 | 01:03:48,791 | Mainstream history outright blames botched medical care | Mainstream history outright blames botched medical care |
1242 | 01:03:48,833 | 01:03:50,375 | for the proximate cause of his death. | for the proximate cause of his death. |
1243 | 01:03:51,583 | 01:03:54,166 | If the killers were successful once before | If the killers were successful once before |
1244 | 01:03:54,208 | 01:03:58,416 | in eliminating a president after a non-lethal shooting, | in eliminating a president after a non-lethal shooting, |
1245 | 01:03:58,458 | 01:04:01,916 | why not try the same coffin-ensuring method again? | why not try the same coffin-ensuring method again? |
1246 | 01:04:01,958 | 01:04:03,083 | Bring in the dirty doctors. | Bring in the dirty doctors. |
1247 | 01:04:04,333 | 01:04:06,458 | Those who infect their presidential patients | Those who infect their presidential patients |
1248 | 01:04:06,500 | 01:04:09,166 | with unsanitary probing fingers, | with unsanitary probing fingers, |
1249 | 01:04:09,208 | 01:04:13,125 | non-sterile instruments, and unclean conditions, | non-sterile instruments, and unclean conditions, |
1250 | 01:04:13,166 | 01:04:16,875 | follow this by failing to remove a mystery bullet. | follow this by failing to remove a mystery bullet. |
1251 | 01:04:16,916 | 01:04:19,041 | Or maybe quite the opposite, | Or maybe quite the opposite, |
1252 | 01:04:19,083 | 01:04:20,916 | locating the bullet, taking it out, | locating the bullet, taking it out, |
1253 | 01:04:20,958 | 01:04:23,000 | and acting like it's still there | and acting like it's still there |
1254 | 01:04:23,041 | 01:04:24,416 | to justify a certain type | to justify a certain type |
1255 | 01:04:24,458 | 01:04:27,291 | of supposedly cautious treatment, | of supposedly cautious treatment, |
1256 | 01:04:27,333 | 01:04:30,333 | a treatment that allows gangrene to develop and kill. | a treatment that allows gangrene to develop and kill. |
1257 | 01:04:31,500 | 01:04:32,875 | Whatever the exact details, | Whatever the exact details, |
1258 | 01:04:32,916 | 01:04:35,666 | we know that both President Garfield | we know that both President Garfield |
1259 | 01:04:35,708 | 01:04:39,000 | and President McKinley died quite some time | and President McKinley died quite some time |
1260 | 01:04:39,041 | 01:04:39,833 | after their shooting. | after their shooting. |
1261 | 01:04:41,041 | 01:04:43,416 | We also know that they died from infections | We also know that they died from infections |
1262 | 01:04:43,458 | 01:04:44,291 | and blood poisoning. | and blood poisoning. |
1263 | 01:04:45,458 | 01:04:48,500 | It's hard to believe that two presidents, | It's hard to believe that two presidents, |
1264 | 01:04:48,541 | 01:04:52,041 | people surely in line for the greatest of medical care, | people surely in line for the greatest of medical care, |
1265 | 01:04:52,083 | 01:04:53,375 | apparently got the worst. | apparently got the worst. |
1266 | 01:04:54,458 | 01:04:56,875 | Was this just coincidental, bad luck, | Was this just coincidental, bad luck, |
1267 | 01:04:58,166 | 01:05:00,208 | or were the doctors hired hands, | or were the doctors hired hands, |
1268 | 01:05:00,250 | 01:05:03,875 | brought in to suture an unfinished assassination? | brought in to suture an unfinished assassination? |
1269 | 01:05:03,916 | 01:05:05,458 | Or perhaps the physicians | Or perhaps the physicians |
1270 | 01:05:05,500 | 01:05:07,666 | provided fine medical treatment, | provided fine medical treatment, |
1271 | 01:05:07,708 | 01:05:10,166 | and someone else with access to the president | and someone else with access to the president |
1272 | 01:05:10,208 | 01:05:10,750 | poisoned their blood. | poisoned their blood. |
1273 | 01:05:12,333 | 01:05:16,458 | No matter, these two men could have survived their shootings | No matter, these two men could have survived their shootings |
1274 | 01:05:16,500 | 01:05:19,125 | but mysteriously died with poisoned blood. | but mysteriously died with poisoned blood. |
1275 | 01:05:19,166 | 01:05:22,458 | Just like we revealed in the murder of James Garfield | Just like we revealed in the murder of James Garfield |
1276 | 01:05:22,500 | 01:05:25,750 | and the famous assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy, | and the famous assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy, |
1277 | 01:05:25,791 | 01:05:29,291 | the lone gunman theory in William McKinley's case | the lone gunman theory in William McKinley's case |
1278 | 01:05:29,333 | 01:05:30,708 | is wholly unbelievable. | is wholly unbelievable. |
1279 | 01:05:31,791 | 01:05:34,458 | Everyone knows that John Wilkes Booth | Everyone knows that John Wilkes Booth |
1280 | 01:05:34,500 | 01:05:36,875 | and Lee Harvey Oswald had personal motives | and Lee Harvey Oswald had personal motives |
1281 | 01:05:36,916 | 01:05:39,541 | to kill Honest Abe and JFK. | to kill Honest Abe and JFK. |
1282 | 01:05:39,583 | 01:05:43,708 | We clearly identified Charles Guiteau's intimate reason | We clearly identified Charles Guiteau's intimate reason |
1283 | 01:05:43,750 | 01:05:45,500 | to eliminate Garfield. | to eliminate Garfield. |
1284 | 01:05:45,541 | 01:05:49,000 | Did Leon Czolgosz also have a private rationale | Did Leon Czolgosz also have a private rationale |
1285 | 01:05:49,041 | 01:05:51,833 | for his carnage upon William McKinley? | for his carnage upon William McKinley? |
1286 | 01:05:51,875 | 01:05:53,500 | Yes, he did. | Yes, he did. |
1287 | 01:05:53,541 | 01:05:56,916 | Leon Czolgosz was punched, kicked, and stomped | Leon Czolgosz was punched, kicked, and stomped |
1288 | 01:05:56,958 | 01:06:00,541 | by police and bystanders after he shot McKinley. | by police and bystanders after he shot McKinley. |
1289 | 01:06:00,583 | 01:06:04,083 | Thereafter, he provided a full confession to authorities. | Thereafter, he provided a full confession to authorities. |
1290 | 01:06:04,125 | 01:06:07,333 | In fact, he presented them with a written letter | In fact, he presented them with a written letter |
1291 | 01:06:07,375 | 01:06:10,666 | that outlined his premeditated actions. | that outlined his premeditated actions. |
1292 | 01:06:10,708 | 01:06:14,708 | Czolgosz referred to himself as Fred Neiman | Czolgosz referred to himself as Fred Neiman |
1293 | 01:06:14,750 | 01:06:17,916 | which in German means Fred Nobody. | which in German means Fred Nobody. |
1294 | 01:06:17,958 | 01:06:20,916 | You see, Czolgosz was a total zero, | You see, Czolgosz was a total zero, |
1295 | 01:06:20,958 | 01:06:25,041 | poor, unemployed, unskilled, and alone. | poor, unemployed, unskilled, and alone. |
1296 | 01:06:25,083 | 01:06:28,833 | He was searching for a voice, the government says. | He was searching for a voice, the government says. |
1297 | 01:06:28,875 | 01:06:31,541 | He wanted to become someone | He wanted to become someone |
1298 | 01:06:31,583 | 01:06:34,541 | and be known as smart and brave. | and be known as smart and brave. |
1299 | 01:06:34,583 | 01:06:37,291 | In his written confession, he proudly stated, | In his written confession, he proudly stated, |
1300 | 01:06:37,333 | 01:06:39,375 | - [Leon] "I made my plans three or four days ago | - [Leon] "I made my plans three or four days ago |
1301 | 01:06:39,416 | 01:06:40,916 | "to shoot the president. | "to shoot the president. |
1302 | 01:06:40,958 | 01:06:43,875 | "When I shot him, I intended to kill him. | "When I shot him, I intended to kill him. |
1303 | 01:06:43,916 | 01:06:46,000 | "And the reason for my intention in killing | "And the reason for my intention in killing |
1304 | 01:06:46,041 | 01:06:50,125 | "was because I did not believe in presidents over us. | "was because I did not believe in presidents over us. |
1305 | 01:06:50,166 | 01:06:53,458 | "I was willing to sacrifice myself and the president | "I was willing to sacrifice myself and the president |
1306 | 01:06:53,500 | 01:06:55,291 | "for the benefit of the country. | "for the benefit of the country. |
1307 | 01:06:55,333 | 01:06:57,791 | "I felt I had more courage than the average man | "I felt I had more courage than the average man |
1308 | 01:06:57,833 | 01:06:59,041 | "in killing the president | "in killing the president |
1309 | 01:06:59,083 | 01:07:01,250 | "and was willing to put my own life at stake | "and was willing to put my own life at stake |
1310 | 01:07:01,291 | 01:07:02,625 | "in order to do it." | "in order to do it." |
1311 | 01:07:02,666 | 01:07:04,375 | - He also wrote about meetings he attended | - He also wrote about meetings he attended |
1312 | 01:07:04,416 | 01:07:05,875 | with the anarchists, | with the anarchists, |
1313 | 01:07:05,916 | 01:07:09,125 | a burgeoning political group that impelled his shooting. | a burgeoning political group that impelled his shooting. |
1314 | 01:07:09,916 | 01:07:11,458 | Czolgosz decried, | Czolgosz decried, |
1315 | 01:07:11,500 | 01:07:14,125 | - [Leon] "I heard people talk about the duty they were under | - [Leon] "I heard people talk about the duty they were under |
1316 | 01:07:14,166 | 01:07:15,458 | "to educate the people | "to educate the people |
1317 | 01:07:15,500 | 01:07:17,750 | "against the present form of government, | "against the present form of government, |
1318 | 01:07:17,791 | 01:07:19,625 | "and they should do all they could | "and they should do all they could |
1319 | 01:07:19,666 | 01:07:21,666 | "to change the form of government." | "to change the form of government." |
1320 | 01:07:21,708 | 01:07:24,416 | - But who were the anarchists? | - But who were the anarchists? |
1321 | 01:07:24,458 | 01:07:27,875 | Many historians consider that the first global terrorists | Many historians consider that the first global terrorists |
1322 | 01:07:27,916 | 01:07:29,250 | were the anarchists. | were the anarchists. |
1323 | 01:07:30,333 | 01:07:32,291 | These were a loosely-knit group of men | These were a loosely-knit group of men |
1324 | 01:07:32,333 | 01:07:34,250 | in both America and Europe | in both America and Europe |
1325 | 01:07:34,291 | 01:07:37,375 | who believed in the isolation of the individual. | who believed in the isolation of the individual. |
1326 | 01:07:37,416 | 01:07:39,458 | They were advocates of free thought, | They were advocates of free thought, |
1327 | 01:07:39,500 | 01:07:43,208 | which included freedom from religion and politics. | which included freedom from religion and politics. |
1328 | 01:07:43,250 | 01:07:46,916 | Anarchism in the 1890s was all about the pursuit | Anarchism in the 1890s was all about the pursuit |
1329 | 01:07:46,958 | 01:07:50,708 | of man's right to his own tools, mind, and body. | of man's right to his own tools, mind, and body. |
1330 | 01:07:51,875 | 01:07:54,541 | He shall keep the products of his own labor | He shall keep the products of his own labor |
1331 | 01:07:54,583 | 01:07:56,666 | without government interference. | without government interference. |
1332 | 01:07:56,708 | 01:07:59,833 | This anti-political philosophy, from time to time, | This anti-political philosophy, from time to time, |
1333 | 01:07:59,875 | 01:08:01,958 | both in America and abroad, | both in America and abroad, |
1334 | 01:08:02,000 | 01:08:04,875 | manifested itself into a dynamite bombing | manifested itself into a dynamite bombing |
1335 | 01:08:04,916 | 01:08:06,708 | or a shooting spree. | or a shooting spree. |
1336 | 01:08:06,750 | 01:08:09,166 | In the United States, authorities believe | In the United States, authorities believe |
1337 | 01:08:09,208 | 01:08:11,041 | and newspapers reported | and newspapers reported |
1338 | 01:08:11,083 | 01:08:14,125 | that a large swath of the anarchists were foreigners | that a large swath of the anarchists were foreigners |
1339 | 01:08:14,166 | 01:08:15,625 | who had immigrated to America. | who had immigrated to America. |
1340 | 01:08:16,916 | 01:08:20,000 | Whether this is true or not is another story. | Whether this is true or not is another story. |
1341 | 01:08:20,041 | 01:08:22,291 | Also just a story | Also just a story |
1342 | 01:08:22,333 | 01:08:26,250 | were most of the terrorist acts attributed to anarchists. | were most of the terrorist acts attributed to anarchists. |
1343 | 01:08:26,291 | 01:08:28,125 | There were numerous media reports | There were numerous media reports |
1344 | 01:08:28,166 | 01:08:32,083 | of explosions, bomb blastings, and even viral plagues | of explosions, bomb blastings, and even viral plagues |
1345 | 01:08:32,125 | 01:08:34,208 | that never existed. | that never existed. |
1346 | 01:08:34,250 | 01:08:37,375 | Alternatively, many who committed terrorist acts | Alternatively, many who committed terrorist acts |
1347 | 01:08:37,416 | 01:08:41,375 | called themselves anarchist, but really weren't. | called themselves anarchist, but really weren't. |
1348 | 01:08:41,416 | 01:08:43,333 | And many other attacks were deemed | And many other attacks were deemed |
1349 | 01:08:43,375 | 01:08:45,666 | carried out by the anarchists, | carried out by the anarchists, |
1350 | 01:08:45,708 | 01:08:48,625 | but the perpetrators really had nothing to do | but the perpetrators really had nothing to do |
1351 | 01:08:48,666 | 01:08:50,208 | with this freethinking group. | with this freethinking group. |
1352 | 01:08:51,333 | 01:08:53,333 | The phony accounts were the norm | The phony accounts were the norm |
1353 | 01:08:53,375 | 01:08:55,250 | rather than the exception. | rather than the exception. |
1354 | 01:08:55,291 | 01:08:57,208 | The government and its media allies | The government and its media allies |
1355 | 01:08:57,250 | 01:09:00,291 | used the alleged anarchist terrorism | used the alleged anarchist terrorism |
1356 | 01:09:00,333 | 01:09:04,458 | as a fear-baiting tool to control its populace | as a fear-baiting tool to control its populace |
1357 | 01:09:04,500 | 01:09:06,000 | and to sell newspapers. | and to sell newspapers. |
1358 | 01:09:07,208 | 01:09:10,291 | Thus fake news had its roots with anarchism | Thus fake news had its roots with anarchism |
1359 | 01:09:10,333 | 01:09:13,291 | in addition to modern day terrorism. | in addition to modern day terrorism. |
1360 | 01:09:13,333 | 01:09:17,541 | And was Leon Czolgosz actually an anarchist? | And was Leon Czolgosz actually an anarchist? |
1361 | 01:09:17,583 | 01:09:20,083 | In the 1890s, there was no shortage | In the 1890s, there was no shortage |
1362 | 01:09:20,125 | 01:09:22,791 | of young men who were screaming for attention | of young men who were screaming for attention |
1363 | 01:09:22,833 | 01:09:25,625 | and longing to do daring things. | and longing to do daring things. |
1364 | 01:09:25,666 | 01:09:28,750 | Leon Czolgosz was one of them, | Leon Czolgosz was one of them, |
1365 | 01:09:28,791 | 01:09:33,250 | and the anarchists with all of their media-driven fanfare, | and the anarchists with all of their media-driven fanfare, |
1366 | 01:09:33,291 | 01:09:36,000 | was a logical outlet to turn Mr. Nobody | was a logical outlet to turn Mr. Nobody |
1367 | 01:09:36,041 | 01:09:37,541 | into Mr. Somebody. | into Mr. Somebody. |
1368 | 01:09:38,416 | 01:09:40,708 | In his quest for recognition, | In his quest for recognition, |
1369 | 01:09:40,750 | 01:09:44,125 | Czolgosz did indeed attend some anarchist meetings | Czolgosz did indeed attend some anarchist meetings |
1370 | 01:09:44,166 | 01:09:46,083 | in Chicago during the year prior | in Chicago during the year prior |
1371 | 01:09:46,125 | 01:09:48,666 | to the McKinley assassination. | to the McKinley assassination. |
1372 | 01:09:48,708 | 01:09:50,625 | But after the president's shooting, | But after the president's shooting, |
1373 | 01:09:50,666 | 01:09:52,708 | the anarchists did everything they could | the anarchists did everything they could |
1374 | 01:09:52,750 | 01:09:55,625 | to distance themselves from Czolgosz. | to distance themselves from Czolgosz. |
1375 | 01:09:55,666 | 01:09:57,750 | Could some group, more powerful | Could some group, more powerful |
1376 | 01:09:57,791 | 01:10:00,250 | than the sensationalized anarchists, | than the sensationalized anarchists, |
1377 | 01:10:00,291 | 01:10:03,666 | have learned of Czolgosz through this publicity | have learned of Czolgosz through this publicity |
1378 | 01:10:03,708 | 01:10:07,291 | and sought out this disaffected, rejected young man | and sought out this disaffected, rejected young man |
1379 | 01:10:08,166 | 01:10:10,083 | and seized upon his yearning | and seized upon his yearning |
1380 | 01:10:10,125 | 01:10:13,666 | to transform from a zero to a hero? | to transform from a zero to a hero? |
1381 | 01:10:13,708 | 01:10:16,333 | Was William McKinley's assassination | Was William McKinley's assassination |
1382 | 01:10:16,375 | 01:10:19,625 | really the work of a loser lone gunman | really the work of a loser lone gunman |
1383 | 01:10:19,666 | 01:10:22,291 | with anarchist influences? | with anarchist influences? |
1384 | 01:10:22,333 | 01:10:25,583 | This government-skewed theory is troubled at its core | This government-skewed theory is troubled at its core |
1385 | 01:10:25,625 | 01:10:27,791 | with the revelation of Czolgosz's | with the revelation of Czolgosz's |
1386 | 01:10:27,833 | 01:10:30,666 | true tenuous anarchist ties | true tenuous anarchist ties |
1387 | 01:10:30,708 | 01:10:34,916 | and the group's very public disassociation with him, | and the group's very public disassociation with him, |
1388 | 01:10:34,958 | 01:10:38,166 | not to mention the fake news pandemic | not to mention the fake news pandemic |
1389 | 01:10:38,208 | 01:10:40,291 | that was metastasizing during these times. | that was metastasizing during these times. |
1390 | 01:10:41,791 | 01:10:45,875 | A more realistic explanation for McKinley's assassination | A more realistic explanation for McKinley's assassination |
1391 | 01:10:45,916 | 01:10:49,791 | was that it was carried out via a devious plot | was that it was carried out via a devious plot |
1392 | 01:10:49,833 | 01:10:53,791 | which incorporated Leon Czolgosz as its patsy. | which incorporated Leon Czolgosz as its patsy. |
1393 | 01:10:53,833 | 01:10:58,250 | As a fact, we do know that Czolgosz's bullets | As a fact, we do know that Czolgosz's bullets |
1394 | 01:10:58,291 | 01:11:01,041 | didn't execute the fatal damage. | didn't execute the fatal damage. |
1395 | 01:11:01,083 | 01:11:03,041 | It took some medical malpractice | It took some medical malpractice |
1396 | 01:11:03,083 | 01:11:05,875 | or another method of blood poisoning | or another method of blood poisoning |
1397 | 01:11:05,916 | 01:11:08,291 | to complete the exterminating task. | to complete the exterminating task. |
1398 | 01:11:08,333 | 01:11:10,541 | But who was behind this presidential murder | But who was behind this presidential murder |
1399 | 01:11:10,583 | 01:11:13,666 | if it wasn't just Leon Czolgosz | if it wasn't just Leon Czolgosz |
1400 | 01:11:13,708 | 01:11:15,333 | wanting to become Fred Somebody? | wanting to become Fred Somebody? |
1401 | 01:11:16,708 | 01:11:21,208 | Who had a motive to kill the U.S. president in 1901, | Who had a motive to kill the U.S. president in 1901, |
1402 | 01:11:21,250 | 01:11:23,541 | and who could get away with it unscathed? | and who could get away with it unscathed? |
1403 | 01:11:24,500 | 01:11:26,083 | Who could manipulate the media | Who could manipulate the media |
1404 | 01:11:26,125 | 01:11:29,250 | into portraying it as an anarchist act | into portraying it as an anarchist act |
1405 | 01:11:29,291 | 01:11:31,416 | and get it all swept under the carpet | and get it all swept under the carpet |
1406 | 01:11:31,458 | 01:11:33,208 | before anyone could learn the truth | before anyone could learn the truth |
1407 | 01:11:33,250 | 01:11:35,208 | behind this executive treachery? | behind this executive treachery? |
1408 | 01:11:36,708 | 01:11:39,875 | Well, let's look at William McKinley's political history | Well, let's look at William McKinley's political history |
1409 | 01:11:39,916 | 01:11:41,625 | and his presidential goals, | and his presidential goals, |
1410 | 01:11:41,666 | 01:11:45,083 | and who had the most to gain by eliminating him. | and who had the most to gain by eliminating him. |
1411 | 01:11:45,125 | 01:11:47,791 | After doing battle in the Civil War, | After doing battle in the Civil War, |
1412 | 01:11:47,833 | 01:11:50,625 | William McKinley began his political career | William McKinley began his political career |
1413 | 01:11:50,666 | 01:11:53,416 | as an American isolationist, | as an American isolationist, |
1414 | 01:11:53,458 | 01:11:56,666 | not in the sense of the anarchists, of course, no. | not in the sense of the anarchists, of course, no. |
1415 | 01:11:56,708 | 01:11:59,375 | He sought, like many leaders of the time, | He sought, like many leaders of the time, |
1416 | 01:11:59,416 | 01:12:02,250 | to keep America, as much as possible, | to keep America, as much as possible, |
1417 | 01:12:02,291 | 01:12:06,083 | economically independent from the rest of the world. | economically independent from the rest of the world. |
1418 | 01:12:06,125 | 01:12:08,458 | He was a great proponent of high tariffs | He was a great proponent of high tariffs |
1419 | 01:12:08,500 | 01:12:10,833 | on foreign products. | on foreign products. |
1420 | 01:12:10,875 | 01:12:13,166 | As a Republican protectionist, | As a Republican protectionist, |
1421 | 01:12:13,208 | 01:12:16,208 | McKinley understood that substantial tariffs | McKinley understood that substantial tariffs |
1422 | 01:12:16,250 | 01:12:20,000 | prevented the importation of many international goods | prevented the importation of many international goods |
1423 | 01:12:20,041 | 01:12:22,750 | because it made doing business in the U.S. | because it made doing business in the U.S. |
1424 | 01:12:22,791 | 01:12:24,791 | too expensive for many foreigners. | too expensive for many foreigners. |
1425 | 01:12:25,791 | 01:12:28,125 | Another benefit of the high tariffs | Another benefit of the high tariffs |
1426 | 01:12:28,166 | 01:12:30,666 | was that it generated significant revenue | was that it generated significant revenue |
1427 | 01:12:30,708 | 01:12:31,916 | for the government, | for the government, |
1428 | 01:12:31,958 | 01:12:34,333 | thus downsizing the need to rely | thus downsizing the need to rely |
1429 | 01:12:34,375 | 01:12:37,416 | upon American citizens' hard-earned money | upon American citizens' hard-earned money |
1430 | 01:12:37,458 | 01:12:40,125 | to pay for the government's expenses. | to pay for the government's expenses. |
1431 | 01:12:40,166 | 01:12:44,125 | In other words, it limited the need for income taxes. | In other words, it limited the need for income taxes. |
1432 | 01:12:45,416 | 01:12:48,375 | A natural result was that American-made products | A natural result was that American-made products |
1433 | 01:12:48,416 | 01:12:51,291 | had much less competition at home, | had much less competition at home, |
1434 | 01:12:51,333 | 01:12:54,791 | which allowed them to be sold for greater prices. | which allowed them to be sold for greater prices. |
1435 | 01:12:54,833 | 01:12:57,500 | The higher profits for American industry | The higher profits for American industry |
1436 | 01:12:57,541 | 01:13:00,083 | permitted higher wages for American workers. | permitted higher wages for American workers. |
1437 | 01:13:01,416 | 01:13:04,416 | Did these protectionist plans get McKinley killed | Did these protectionist plans get McKinley killed |
1438 | 01:13:04,458 | 01:13:07,208 | by angry agents of foreign nations? | by angry agents of foreign nations? |
1439 | 01:13:08,333 | 01:13:10,208 | No, not at all. | No, not at all. |
1440 | 01:13:10,250 | 01:13:12,500 | McKinley's high tariff agenda persisted | McKinley's high tariff agenda persisted |
1441 | 01:13:12,541 | 01:13:16,333 | during his tenure in Congress and as Ohio's governor. | during his tenure in Congress and as Ohio's governor. |
1442 | 01:13:17,583 | 01:13:21,125 | It all ended when he became president in 1896. | It all ended when he became president in 1896. |
1443 | 01:13:22,458 | 01:13:24,791 | President McKinley was thrown a curve ball | President McKinley was thrown a curve ball |
1444 | 01:13:24,833 | 01:13:27,166 | when he reluctantly entered the United States | when he reluctantly entered the United States |
1445 | 01:13:27,208 | 01:13:29,708 | into the Spanish-American War in 1898. | into the Spanish-American War in 1898. |
1446 | 01:13:31,083 | 01:13:34,416 | Upon the war's quick conclusion in America's favor, | Upon the war's quick conclusion in America's favor, |
1447 | 01:13:34,458 | 01:13:36,833 | to the victors went the spoils. | to the victors went the spoils. |
1448 | 01:13:36,875 | 01:13:40,166 | And America gained several territories from Spain, | And America gained several territories from Spain, |
1449 | 01:13:40,208 | 01:13:45,041 | including Puerto Rico, Wake, Guam, and the Philippines. | including Puerto Rico, Wake, Guam, and the Philippines. |
1450 | 01:13:46,500 | 01:13:50,250 | The U.S. also annexed the Hawaiian Islands that summer. | The U.S. also annexed the Hawaiian Islands that summer. |
1451 | 01:13:50,291 | 01:13:53,125 | American businessmen were now much more excited | American businessmen were now much more excited |
1452 | 01:13:53,166 | 01:13:56,166 | about the prospect of overseas trade, | about the prospect of overseas trade, |
1453 | 01:13:56,208 | 01:14:00,083 | and thus William McKinley was reborn as a free trader. | and thus William McKinley was reborn as a free trader. |
1454 | 01:14:01,666 | 01:14:06,625 | On September 5th, 1901, the day before he was assassinated, | On September 5th, 1901, the day before he was assassinated, |
1455 | 01:14:07,625 | 01:14:09,208 | William McKinley delivered a speech | William McKinley delivered a speech |
1456 | 01:14:09,250 | 01:14:12,583 | to 50,000 people in New York, proclaiming, | to 50,000 people in New York, proclaiming, |
1457 | 01:14:12,625 | 01:14:15,958 | - [William] "Isolation is no longer possible or desirable. | - [William] "Isolation is no longer possible or desirable. |
1458 | 01:14:16,000 | 01:14:17,625 | "The period of exclusiveness is past. | "The period of exclusiveness is past. |
1459 | 01:14:18,791 | 01:14:21,083 | "The expansion of our trade and commerce | "The expansion of our trade and commerce |
1460 | 01:14:21,125 | 01:14:22,875 | "is the pressing problem. | "is the pressing problem. |
1461 | 01:14:22,916 | 01:14:25,125 | "Commercial wars are unprofitable. | "Commercial wars are unprofitable. |
1462 | 01:14:25,166 | 01:14:28,208 | "A policy of good will and friendly trade relations | "A policy of good will and friendly trade relations |
1463 | 01:14:28,250 | 01:14:30,916 | "will prevent reprisals." | "will prevent reprisals." |
1464 | 01:14:30,958 | 01:14:34,166 | - Was William McKinley's reversal on trade | - Was William McKinley's reversal on trade |
1465 | 01:14:34,208 | 01:14:36,875 | and what it meant to the private banks | and what it meant to the private banks |
1466 | 01:14:36,916 | 01:14:39,833 | the true cause of his mortal demise? | the true cause of his mortal demise? |
1467 | 01:14:39,875 | 01:14:44,833 | In March 1900, the Gold Standard Act of the United States | In March 1900, the Gold Standard Act of the United States |
1468 | 01:14:44,875 | 01:14:46,916 | was signed by William McKinley. | was signed by William McKinley. |
1469 | 01:14:48,041 | 01:14:51,416 | This declared gold as the only standard | This declared gold as the only standard |
1470 | 01:14:51,458 | 01:14:53,791 | for redeeming paper money, | for redeeming paper money, |
1471 | 01:14:53,833 | 01:14:55,500 | and it was a knife in the gut | and it was a knife in the gut |
1472 | 01:14:55,541 | 01:14:58,333 | to the international centralized banks | to the international centralized banks |
1473 | 01:14:58,375 | 01:14:59,500 | who had been in and out | who had been in and out |
1474 | 01:14:59,541 | 01:15:02,166 | of America's money-issuing control | of America's money-issuing control |
1475 | 01:15:02,208 | 01:15:04,166 | for the previous 100 years. | for the previous 100 years. |
1476 | 01:15:05,250 | 01:15:08,083 | Under this act, United States notes | Under this act, United States notes |
1477 | 01:15:08,125 | 01:15:10,750 | became redeemable for gold | became redeemable for gold |
1478 | 01:15:10,791 | 01:15:15,833 | at the then historic rate of $20.67 per ounce. | at the then historic rate of $20.67 per ounce. |
1479 | 01:15:17,541 | 01:15:21,041 | This bolstered U.S. notes' credibility as money, | This bolstered U.S. notes' credibility as money, |
1480 | 01:15:21,083 | 01:15:23,583 | and it substantially injured the strength | and it substantially injured the strength |
1481 | 01:15:23,625 | 01:15:25,625 | of private bank notes, | of private bank notes, |
1482 | 01:15:25,666 | 01:15:29,583 | thus greatly diminishing international bankers' profits. | thus greatly diminishing international bankers' profits. |
1483 | 01:15:30,916 | 01:15:34,083 | Having just endured one of the centralized bankers' | Having just endured one of the centralized bankers' |
1484 | 01:15:34,125 | 01:15:38,125 | contrived panics, the Panic of 1893, | contrived panics, the Panic of 1893, |
1485 | 01:15:39,416 | 01:15:42,333 | the president was adamant about the gold standard, | the president was adamant about the gold standard, |
1486 | 01:15:42,375 | 01:15:44,125 | and he threatened full enforcement, | and he threatened full enforcement, |
1487 | 01:15:45,416 | 01:15:48,458 | so it wasn't directly McKinley's trade policy | so it wasn't directly McKinley's trade policy |
1488 | 01:15:48,500 | 01:15:50,541 | that threatened these banks. | that threatened these banks. |
1489 | 01:15:50,583 | 01:15:52,541 | It was the institution of the gold standard. | It was the institution of the gold standard. |
1490 | 01:15:53,750 | 01:15:56,875 | Further enraging the international bankers, | Further enraging the international bankers, |
1491 | 01:15:56,916 | 01:15:59,500 | McKinley sent negotiators to Europe | McKinley sent negotiators to Europe |
1492 | 01:15:59,541 | 01:16:01,875 | to attempt a silver agreement with France | to attempt a silver agreement with France |
1493 | 01:16:01,916 | 01:16:02,500 | and Great Britain. | and Great Britain. |
1494 | 01:16:03,791 | 01:16:06,791 | This would have made large sums of silver money | This would have made large sums of silver money |
1495 | 01:16:06,833 | 01:16:08,833 | available in the cash-starved U.S. | available in the cash-starved U.S. |
1496 | 01:16:10,166 | 01:16:14,250 | McKinley, no doubt, had become Enemy Number One | McKinley, no doubt, had become Enemy Number One |
1497 | 01:16:14,291 | 01:16:16,000 | to these powerful banks. | to these powerful banks. |
1498 | 01:16:17,083 | 01:16:20,333 | The Gold Standard Act declared that, | The Gold Standard Act declared that, |
1499 | 01:16:20,375 | 01:16:21,625 | - [Narrator] "The gold dollar shall be | - [Narrator] "The gold dollar shall be |
1500 | 01:16:21,666 | 01:16:23,666 | "the standard unit of value, | "the standard unit of value, |
1501 | 01:16:23,708 | 01:16:26,458 | "and all forms of money issued or coined | "and all forms of money issued or coined |
1502 | 01:16:26,500 | 01:16:29,250 | "by the United States shall be maintained | "by the United States shall be maintained |
1503 | 01:16:29,291 | 01:16:32,708 | "at a parity of value with this standard." | "at a parity of value with this standard." |
1504 | 01:16:32,750 | 01:16:35,500 | - Bank notes, U.S. notes, | - Bank notes, U.S. notes, |
1505 | 01:16:35,541 | 01:16:37,916 | and all other forms of money | and all other forms of money |
1506 | 01:16:37,958 | 01:16:41,666 | had to conform to this standard. | had to conform to this standard. |
1507 | 01:16:41,708 | 01:16:44,791 | No longer free to value different forms of money | No longer free to value different forms of money |
1508 | 01:16:44,833 | 01:16:46,541 | as they saw fit, | as they saw fit, |
1509 | 01:16:46,583 | 01:16:48,916 | the international bankers were constrained | the international bankers were constrained |
1510 | 01:16:48,958 | 01:16:50,416 | from issuing paper money | from issuing paper money |
1511 | 01:16:50,458 | 01:16:53,083 | that couldn't be redeemed in gold. | that couldn't be redeemed in gold. |
1512 | 01:16:53,125 | 01:16:57,000 | The gold standard ensured that the money supply | The gold standard ensured that the money supply |
1513 | 01:16:57,041 | 01:16:59,250 | and hence the price level | and hence the price level |
1514 | 01:16:59,291 | 01:17:02,083 | would remain relatively constant, | would remain relatively constant, |
1515 | 01:17:02,125 | 01:17:04,958 | which of course was a complete financial disaster | which of course was a complete financial disaster |
1516 | 01:17:05,000 | 01:17:07,458 | for the international centralized bankers. | for the international centralized bankers. |
1517 | 01:17:08,583 | 01:17:10,791 | This all changed with the assassination | This all changed with the assassination |
1518 | 01:17:10,833 | 01:17:12,041 | of William McKinley. | of William McKinley. |
1519 | 01:17:13,500 | 01:17:15,750 | For the gold standard to work, | For the gold standard to work, |
1520 | 01:17:15,791 | 01:17:19,125 | banks were supposed to play by the rules of the game. | banks were supposed to play by the rules of the game. |
1521 | 01:17:20,125 | 01:17:22,333 | They were supposed to raise rates | They were supposed to raise rates |
1522 | 01:17:22,375 | 01:17:23,791 | to encourage gold inflow, | to encourage gold inflow, |
1523 | 01:17:25,083 | 01:17:28,833 | and to lower their rates to create a gold outflow. | and to lower their rates to create a gold outflow. |
1524 | 01:17:28,875 | 01:17:32,166 | The centralized bankers wanted to do neither. | The centralized bankers wanted to do neither. |
1525 | 01:17:32,208 | 01:17:35,791 | And that's simply because these gold standard rules | And that's simply because these gold standard rules |
1526 | 01:17:35,833 | 01:17:39,125 | took money-issuing control away from them | took money-issuing control away from them |
1527 | 01:17:39,166 | 01:17:42,875 | and caused them massive monetary losses. | and caused them massive monetary losses. |
1528 | 01:17:42,916 | 01:17:46,958 | Very quickly after President McKinley's 1901 assassination, | Very quickly after President McKinley's 1901 assassination, |
1529 | 01:17:47,000 | 01:17:50,875 | his successor, the very famous and loved Theodore Roosevelt, | his successor, the very famous and loved Theodore Roosevelt, |
1530 | 01:17:52,208 | 01:17:56,375 | vastly limited the effect of the Gold Standard Act, | vastly limited the effect of the Gold Standard Act, |
1531 | 01:17:56,416 | 01:17:59,291 | and the international bankers were back | and the international bankers were back |
1532 | 01:17:59,333 | 01:18:01,500 | in much better business. | in much better business. |
1533 | 01:18:01,541 | 01:18:06,208 | Even more so, this initiated the meteoric rise | Even more so, this initiated the meteoric rise |
1534 | 01:18:06,250 | 01:18:09,666 | and creation of the Federal Reserve System. | and creation of the Federal Reserve System. |
1535 | 01:18:11,083 | 01:18:13,791 | With a motive of all motives in place, | With a motive of all motives in place, |
1536 | 01:18:13,833 | 01:18:16,500 | these bankers just needed what was necessary | these bankers just needed what was necessary |
1537 | 01:18:16,541 | 01:18:21,458 | in the two prior presidential assassinations, a patsy, | in the two prior presidential assassinations, a patsy, |
1538 | 01:18:21,500 | 01:18:23,416 | and wouldn't Leon Czolgosz, | and wouldn't Leon Czolgosz, |
1539 | 01:18:23,458 | 01:18:26,583 | with his anarchist ties and his internal need | with his anarchist ties and his internal need |
1540 | 01:18:26,625 | 01:18:30,000 | to become a somebody, be the perfect choice? | to become a somebody, be the perfect choice? |
1541 | 01:18:30,791 | 01:18:33,041 | So perhaps common sense | So perhaps common sense |
1542 | 01:18:33,083 | 01:18:35,875 | coupled with an extraordinary motive | coupled with an extraordinary motive |
1543 | 01:18:35,916 | 01:18:37,708 | and a lot of history | and a lot of history |
1544 | 01:18:37,750 | 01:18:41,375 | makes it quite possible that Leon Czolgosz | makes it quite possible that Leon Czolgosz |
1545 | 01:18:41,416 | 01:18:43,500 | did not act alone, | did not act alone, |
1546 | 01:18:43,541 | 01:18:47,583 | and that instead, he was a recruited patsy | and that instead, he was a recruited patsy |
1547 | 01:18:47,625 | 01:18:49,541 | for the international bankers | for the international bankers |
1548 | 01:18:49,583 | 01:18:52,833 | who needed William McKinley and his Gold Standard Act | who needed William McKinley and his Gold Standard Act |
1549 | 01:18:52,875 | 01:18:54,458 | out of the way. | out of the way. |
1550 | 01:18:54,500 | 01:18:57,583 | One added interesting note about the McKinley assassination, | One added interesting note about the McKinley assassination, |
1551 | 01:18:59,041 | 01:19:03,000 | Leon Czolgosz was tried within a week of his shooting, | Leon Czolgosz was tried within a week of his shooting, |
1552 | 01:19:03,041 | 01:19:05,500 | convicted the very next day, | convicted the very next day, |
1553 | 01:19:05,541 | 01:19:08,000 | and executed in under a month. | and executed in under a month. |
1554 | 01:19:08,041 | 01:19:09,916 | That was almost as quick a path | That was almost as quick a path |
1555 | 01:19:09,958 | 01:19:13,416 | to rid the world of JFK's alleged lone assassin, | to rid the world of JFK's alleged lone assassin, |
1556 | 01:19:13,458 | 01:19:14,583 | Lee Harvey Oswald. | Lee Harvey Oswald. |
1557 | 01:19:15,708 | 01:19:18,333 | As we all know, Oswald was gunned down | As we all know, Oswald was gunned down |
1558 | 01:19:18,375 | 01:19:20,333 | at the Dallas Police Department | at the Dallas Police Department |
1559 | 01:19:20,375 | 01:19:23,666 | just two days after he murdered John Kennedy. | just two days after he murdered John Kennedy. |
1560 | 01:19:23,708 | 01:19:26,125 | Nice and tidy, get rid of the killers | Nice and tidy, get rid of the killers |
1561 | 01:19:26,166 | 01:19:28,791 | before they can speak about any accomplices. | before they can speak about any accomplices. |
1562 | 01:19:28,833 | 01:19:31,875 | [eerie piano music] | [eerie piano music] |
1563 | 01:19:36,458 | 01:19:40,916 | You know the phrase "Where there's smoke, there's fire?" | You know the phrase "Where there's smoke, there's fire?" |
1564 | 01:19:40,958 | 01:19:45,041 | Three presidents, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, | Three presidents, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, |
1565 | 01:19:45,083 | 01:19:48,833 | and William McKinley instituted major upheavals | and William McKinley instituted major upheavals |
1566 | 01:19:48,875 | 01:19:51,291 | in the U.S. monetary system. | in the U.S. monetary system. |
1567 | 01:19:51,333 | 01:19:56,208 | Specifically, they took power of issuing America's money | Specifically, they took power of issuing America's money |
1568 | 01:19:56,250 | 01:20:00,291 | away from the centralized private banking cartels | away from the centralized private banking cartels |
1569 | 01:20:00,333 | 01:20:04,708 | and gave it to the U.S. Treasury, to the people. | and gave it to the U.S. Treasury, to the people. |
1570 | 01:20:04,750 | 01:20:09,000 | And then these three presidents ended up dead. | And then these three presidents ended up dead. |
1571 | 01:20:09,041 | 01:20:13,208 | But like I said, where there's smoke there's fire, | But like I said, where there's smoke there's fire, |
1572 | 01:20:13,250 | 01:20:14,708 | and another gun was fired | and another gun was fired |
1573 | 01:20:14,750 | 01:20:17,000 | that killed yet another president, | that killed yet another president, |
1574 | 01:20:17,041 | 01:20:20,416 | a very famous one, John F. Kennedy. | a very famous one, John F. Kennedy. |
1575 | 01:20:21,583 | 01:20:23,958 | This man didn't just upset Richard Nixon | This man didn't just upset Richard Nixon |
1576 | 01:20:24,000 | 01:20:26,000 | in the presidential race | in the presidential race |
1577 | 01:20:26,041 | 01:20:29,208 | or communist Cuba with the Bay of Pigs. | or communist Cuba with the Bay of Pigs. |
1578 | 01:20:29,250 | 01:20:32,791 | No, he upset something much more powerful, | No, he upset something much more powerful, |
1579 | 01:20:32,833 | 01:20:34,291 | the Federal Reserve banks. | the Federal Reserve banks. |
1580 | 01:20:35,458 | 01:20:39,541 | Since their insidious inception in 1913, | Since their insidious inception in 1913, |
1581 | 01:20:39,583 | 01:20:42,875 | no U.S. president had ever dared to upset | no U.S. president had ever dared to upset |
1582 | 01:20:42,916 | 01:20:45,916 | their trillion dollar cartel enterprise. | their trillion dollar cartel enterprise. |
1583 | 01:20:45,958 | 01:20:48,708 | Kennedy, however, took them on. | Kennedy, however, took them on. |
1584 | 01:20:48,750 | 01:20:51,125 | But how often have you heard about this? | But how often have you heard about this? |
1585 | 01:20:51,166 | 01:20:55,458 | What everyone has heard about, almost ad nauseam, | What everyone has heard about, almost ad nauseam, |
1586 | 01:20:55,500 | 01:20:58,916 | are endless debates about how Lee Harvey Oswald | are endless debates about how Lee Harvey Oswald |
1587 | 01:20:58,958 | 01:21:02,583 | could have assassinated JFK on his own. | could have assassinated JFK on his own. |
1588 | 01:21:02,625 | 01:21:05,375 | Was Oswald a good enough marksman, | Was Oswald a good enough marksman, |
1589 | 01:21:05,416 | 01:21:07,750 | could he have gotten off three separate shots | could he have gotten off three separate shots |
1590 | 01:21:07,791 | 01:21:12,083 | with his low-budget 6.5 millimeter Carcano rifle | with his low-budget 6.5 millimeter Carcano rifle |
1591 | 01:21:13,166 | 01:21:16,000 | in the very quick timing of the shooting? | in the very quick timing of the shooting? |
1592 | 01:21:16,041 | 01:21:19,791 | How did the magic bullet go through both President Kennedy | How did the magic bullet go through both President Kennedy |
1593 | 01:21:19,833 | 01:21:21,458 | and Texas Governor John Connally? | and Texas Governor John Connally? |
1594 | 01:21:22,791 | 01:21:25,708 | These questions and several more of their type, | These questions and several more of their type, |
1595 | 01:21:25,750 | 01:21:28,708 | you've heard over and over again. | you've heard over and over again. |
1596 | 01:21:29,916 | 01:21:33,166 | The Warren Commission, a group of politicos | The Warren Commission, a group of politicos |
1597 | 01:21:33,208 | 01:21:36,166 | assigned by President Lyndon B. Johnson | assigned by President Lyndon B. Johnson |
1598 | 01:21:36,208 | 01:21:40,041 | to officially investigate JFK's assassination, | to officially investigate JFK's assassination, |
1599 | 01:21:40,083 | 01:21:42,416 | determined that Oswald acted alone | determined that Oswald acted alone |
1600 | 01:21:43,541 | 01:21:45,375 | and the assassination was carried out | and the assassination was carried out |
1601 | 01:21:45,416 | 01:21:48,250 | via three bullets fired by him. | via three bullets fired by him. |
1602 | 01:21:49,250 | 01:21:51,125 | The general consensus, however, | The general consensus, however, |
1603 | 01:21:51,750 | 01:21:55,041 | is that the Warren Commission's findings were bogus | is that the Warren Commission's findings were bogus |
1604 | 01:21:55,083 | 01:21:56,333 | for numerous reasons. | for numerous reasons. |
1605 | 01:21:57,291 | 01:21:59,291 | Here are just a few examples. | Here are just a few examples. |
1606 | 01:21:59,625 | 01:22:03,625 | Kennedy was killed while riding in a convertible limousine | Kennedy was killed while riding in a convertible limousine |
1607 | 01:22:03,666 | 01:22:06,583 | down a Dallas street near Dealey Plaza. | down a Dallas street near Dealey Plaza. |
1608 | 01:22:07,750 | 01:22:09,250 | Oswald's shooting position | Oswald's shooting position |
1609 | 01:22:09,291 | 01:22:12,041 | at Dallas' School Book Depository building | at Dallas' School Book Depository building |
1610 | 01:22:12,083 | 01:22:13,500 | was behind the limousine. | was behind the limousine. |
1611 | 01:22:14,708 | 01:22:16,958 | But the majority of witnesses interviewed | But the majority of witnesses interviewed |
1612 | 01:22:17,000 | 01:22:18,625 | by the Warren Commission | by the Warren Commission |
1613 | 01:22:18,666 | 01:22:21,333 | said the shots came from the right front. | said the shots came from the right front. |
1614 | 01:22:22,708 | 01:22:26,750 | Many testified that they saw unidentified armed men | Many testified that they saw unidentified armed men |
1615 | 01:22:26,791 | 01:22:28,458 | in the area. | in the area. |
1616 | 01:22:28,500 | 01:22:30,916 | Three Dallas police officers said | Three Dallas police officers said |
1617 | 01:22:30,958 | 01:22:34,333 | they came upon multiple fake Secret Service agents. | they came upon multiple fake Secret Service agents. |
1618 | 01:22:35,458 | 01:22:37,833 | Others provided evidence to the Commission | Others provided evidence to the Commission |
1619 | 01:22:37,875 | 01:22:41,875 | that suggested a radio-coordinated assassination team | that suggested a radio-coordinated assassination team |
1620 | 01:22:41,916 | 01:22:43,041 | was at Dealey Plaza. | was at Dealey Plaza. |
1621 | 01:22:44,375 | 01:22:48,250 | These type of discrepancies go on and on and on. | These type of discrepancies go on and on and on. |
1622 | 01:22:48,291 | 01:22:51,125 | No doubt the Warren Commission's findings | No doubt the Warren Commission's findings |
1623 | 01:22:51,166 | 01:22:53,166 | had been rebuked, | had been rebuked, |
1624 | 01:22:53,208 | 01:22:55,416 | and most intelligent observers realized | and most intelligent observers realized |
1625 | 01:22:55,458 | 01:22:58,583 | that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone | that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone |
1626 | 01:22:58,625 | 01:23:00,541 | in assassinating John F. Kennedy. | in assassinating John F. Kennedy. |
1627 | 01:23:01,958 | 01:23:06,791 | In 1979, even a Congressional House Select Committee | In 1979, even a Congressional House Select Committee |
1628 | 01:23:06,833 | 01:23:10,708 | found that JFK's assassination was very likely | found that JFK's assassination was very likely |
1629 | 01:23:10,750 | 01:23:12,791 | the product of a conspiracy. | the product of a conspiracy. |
1630 | 01:23:13,875 | 01:23:17,208 | But why, at whose behest? | But why, at whose behest? |
1631 | 01:23:17,250 | 01:23:21,708 | There are, of course, numerous propagandized theories. | There are, of course, numerous propagandized theories. |
1632 | 01:23:21,750 | 01:23:26,500 | Was it a conspiracy rooted in Cuban government sympathizers, | Was it a conspiracy rooted in Cuban government sympathizers, |
1633 | 01:23:26,541 | 01:23:30,250 | or the work of the Mafia, the CIA? | or the work of the Mafia, the CIA? |
1634 | 01:23:30,291 | 01:23:33,625 | Or did Lyndon B. Johnson want Kennedy dead | Or did Lyndon B. Johnson want Kennedy dead |
1635 | 01:23:33,666 | 01:23:35,916 | just so he could be the Commander-in-Chief? | just so he could be the Commander-in-Chief? |
1636 | 01:23:37,041 | 01:23:39,666 | Were big corporate defense contractors | Were big corporate defense contractors |
1637 | 01:23:39,708 | 01:23:41,291 | behind the assassination | behind the assassination |
1638 | 01:23:41,333 | 01:23:44,458 | because they wanted an escalation of the Vietnam War | because they wanted an escalation of the Vietnam War |
1639 | 01:23:44,500 | 01:23:46,000 | and Kennedy resisted? | and Kennedy resisted? |
1640 | 01:23:47,041 | 01:23:48,750 | Or how about this theory, | Or how about this theory, |
1641 | 01:23:48,791 | 01:23:51,375 | that it was the vengeful work of Richard Nixon? | that it was the vengeful work of Richard Nixon? |
1642 | 01:23:51,416 | 01:23:53,458 | Perhaps, think about this, | Perhaps, think about this, |
1643 | 01:23:54,750 | 01:23:58,500 | is all this battle over how Lee Harvey Oswald | is all this battle over how Lee Harvey Oswald |
1644 | 01:23:58,541 | 01:24:00,291 | carried out the shooting | carried out the shooting |
1645 | 01:24:00,333 | 01:24:02,208 | and whether it was him alone | and whether it was him alone |
1646 | 01:24:02,250 | 01:24:05,500 | or as part of one of these many conspiracy theories | or as part of one of these many conspiracy theories |
1647 | 01:24:05,541 | 01:24:06,708 | just being a smokescreen | just being a smokescreen |
1648 | 01:24:07,833 | 01:24:11,250 | to perhaps cover up the one true plot | to perhaps cover up the one true plot |
1649 | 01:24:11,291 | 01:24:13,458 | that is quite obvious when you consider | that is quite obvious when you consider |
1650 | 01:24:13,500 | 01:24:15,083 | the most basic of motives, | the most basic of motives, |
1651 | 01:24:16,291 | 01:24:19,000 | greed valued in the trillions of dollars, | greed valued in the trillions of dollars, |
1652 | 01:24:19,958 | 01:24:22,916 | and a plot, as we have revealed, | and a plot, as we have revealed, |
1653 | 01:24:22,958 | 01:24:24,791 | that is steep in the history | that is steep in the history |
1654 | 01:24:24,833 | 01:24:27,625 | of American presidential assassinations? | of American presidential assassinations? |
1655 | 01:24:29,083 | 01:24:30,791 | Yes, it makes perfect sense | Yes, it makes perfect sense |
1656 | 01:24:30,833 | 01:24:32,875 | that John F. Kennedy was executed | that John F. Kennedy was executed |
1657 | 01:24:32,916 | 01:24:37,250 | for the same sinister reasons as his dead predecessors, | for the same sinister reasons as his dead predecessors, |
1658 | 01:24:37,291 | 01:24:41,291 | Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley. | Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley. |
1659 | 01:24:42,458 | 01:24:44,458 | But Kennedy took the money-issuing power | But Kennedy took the money-issuing power |
1660 | 01:24:44,500 | 01:24:46,750 | away from the centralized banking system | away from the centralized banking system |
1661 | 01:24:46,791 | 01:24:48,708 | of the Federal Reserve. | of the Federal Reserve. |
1662 | 01:24:48,750 | 01:24:51,833 | In this big centralized bank scenario, | In this big centralized bank scenario, |
1663 | 01:24:51,875 | 01:24:54,666 | a few of the potential co-conspirators | a few of the potential co-conspirators |
1664 | 01:24:54,708 | 01:24:57,125 | identified in the various theories, | identified in the various theories, |
1665 | 01:24:57,166 | 01:24:59,125 | very likely could have been players | very likely could have been players |
1666 | 01:24:59,166 | 01:25:00,708 | along with Lee Harvey Oswald. | along with Lee Harvey Oswald. |
1667 | 01:25:02,000 | 01:25:04,583 | Given that there surely was a coordinated effort | Given that there surely was a coordinated effort |
1668 | 01:25:04,625 | 01:25:08,166 | at Dealey Plaza, who was part of the hit team? | at Dealey Plaza, who was part of the hit team? |
1669 | 01:25:08,208 | 01:25:10,333 | The Mafia, maybe. | The Mafia, maybe. |
1670 | 01:25:11,125 | 01:25:14,791 | The CIA, also maybe. | The CIA, also maybe. |
1671 | 01:25:14,833 | 01:25:18,500 | Cuban and other communist sympathizers, | Cuban and other communist sympathizers, |
1672 | 01:25:18,541 | 01:25:19,875 | another good maybe. | another good maybe. |
1673 | 01:25:19,916 | 01:25:21,875 | After all, Lee Harvey Oswald had, | After all, Lee Harvey Oswald had, |
1674 | 01:25:21,916 | 01:25:26,750 | a few years prior to the killing, defected to Russia, | a few years prior to the killing, defected to Russia, |
1675 | 01:25:26,791 | 01:25:30,458 | and his ties to Cuban interests became public knowledge. | and his ties to Cuban interests became public knowledge. |
1676 | 01:25:31,583 | 01:25:34,041 | Could a conspiracy have gone all the way | Could a conspiracy have gone all the way |
1677 | 01:25:34,083 | 01:25:36,708 | to the vice-president, Lyndon B. Johnson? | to the vice-president, Lyndon B. Johnson? |
1678 | 01:25:37,708 | 01:25:39,833 | The ultimate presidential power | The ultimate presidential power |
1679 | 01:25:39,875 | 01:25:43,083 | is always a motive one can't ignore. | is always a motive one can't ignore. |
1680 | 01:25:43,125 | 01:25:47,458 | And as we will see, Johnson did immediately do something | And as we will see, Johnson did immediately do something |
1681 | 01:25:47,500 | 01:25:50,458 | after JFK's untimely death | after JFK's untimely death |
1682 | 01:25:50,500 | 01:25:53,750 | that inextricably linked him to the favoritism | that inextricably linked him to the favoritism |
1683 | 01:25:53,791 | 01:25:55,875 | of the Federal Reserve banks. | of the Federal Reserve banks. |
1684 | 01:25:56,708 | 01:25:58,333 | Now as for Oswald, | Now as for Oswald, |
1685 | 01:25:58,375 | 01:26:02,041 | the Warren Commission did seem to get one thing right. | the Warren Commission did seem to get one thing right. |
1686 | 01:26:02,083 | 01:26:05,458 | When attempting to cite a motive for this man, they wrote, | When attempting to cite a motive for this man, they wrote, |
1687 | 01:26:05,500 | 01:26:06,958 | - [Warren Commission Member] "Lee Harvey Oswald | - [Warren Commission Member] "Lee Harvey Oswald |
1688 | 01:26:07,000 | 01:26:10,291 | "was perpetually discontented with the world around him. | "was perpetually discontented with the world around him. |
1689 | 01:26:10,333 | 01:26:11,875 | "Long before the assassination, | "Long before the assassination, |
1690 | 01:26:11,916 | 01:26:14,458 | "he expressed his hatred for American society | "he expressed his hatred for American society |
1691 | 01:26:14,500 | 01:26:16,041 | "and acted in protest against it." | "and acted in protest against it." |
1692 | 01:26:17,458 | 01:26:21,958 | - In other words, Oswald was the perfect pasty choice. | - In other words, Oswald was the perfect pasty choice. |
1693 | 01:26:22,000 | 01:26:25,166 | Much like the Garfield and McKinley assassins, | Much like the Garfield and McKinley assassins, |
1694 | 01:26:25,208 | 01:26:28,000 | he was a loner and loser, | he was a loner and loser, |
1695 | 01:26:28,041 | 01:26:32,166 | but one who was on the radar of powerful sources. | but one who was on the radar of powerful sources. |
1696 | 01:26:32,208 | 01:26:35,250 | Remember, the government was well aware | Remember, the government was well aware |
1697 | 01:26:35,291 | 01:26:37,750 | of the discontent that Charles Guiteau had | of the discontent that Charles Guiteau had |
1698 | 01:26:37,791 | 01:26:39,458 | with President Garfield | with President Garfield |
1699 | 01:26:39,500 | 01:26:43,000 | for not appointing him to a coveted ambassador position. | for not appointing him to a coveted ambassador position. |
1700 | 01:26:44,416 | 01:26:47,750 | And officials during President McKinley's presidency | And officials during President McKinley's presidency |
1701 | 01:26:47,791 | 01:26:51,791 | surely were well aware of Leon Czolgosz's anarchist ties | surely were well aware of Leon Czolgosz's anarchist ties |
1702 | 01:26:53,166 | 01:26:56,291 | and the group's very public disassociation with him. | and the group's very public disassociation with him. |
1703 | 01:26:57,416 | 01:26:59,125 | While John Wilkes Booth was no loser, | While John Wilkes Booth was no loser, |
1704 | 01:27:00,625 | 01:27:03,416 | many of influence knew of his hatred of Abraham Lincoln. | many of influence knew of his hatred of Abraham Lincoln. |
1705 | 01:27:04,541 | 01:27:07,625 | All these men, including, quite saliently, | All these men, including, quite saliently, |
1706 | 01:27:07,666 | 01:27:11,708 | Lee Harvey Oswald, were easy to identify and recruit | Lee Harvey Oswald, were easy to identify and recruit |
1707 | 01:27:12,958 | 01:27:15,791 | into a plot that could be sold to the public | into a plot that could be sold to the public |
1708 | 01:27:15,833 | 01:27:19,750 | as disaffected gunmen who initiated their own plans | as disaffected gunmen who initiated their own plans |
1709 | 01:27:19,791 | 01:27:21,375 | to kill the president. | to kill the president. |
1710 | 01:27:21,416 | 01:27:23,750 | But really, we know better. | But really, we know better. |
1711 | 01:27:25,083 | 01:27:29,208 | In each of these cases, there was a central group | In each of these cases, there was a central group |
1712 | 01:27:29,250 | 01:27:32,833 | with that much more powerful motive | with that much more powerful motive |
1713 | 01:27:32,875 | 01:27:37,083 | who had the resources to orchestrate true conspiracies | who had the resources to orchestrate true conspiracies |
1714 | 01:27:37,125 | 01:27:41,083 | using unwitting pawns in their strategic processes. | using unwitting pawns in their strategic processes. |
1715 | 01:27:42,333 | 01:27:45,625 | Of course this group was the centralized bankers. | Of course this group was the centralized bankers. |
1716 | 01:27:45,666 | 01:27:47,791 | In John F. Kennedy's murder, | In John F. Kennedy's murder, |
1717 | 01:27:47,833 | 01:27:52,500 | this extremely likely culprit was very specifically | this extremely likely culprit was very specifically |
1718 | 01:27:52,541 | 01:27:54,750 | the Federal Reserve, | the Federal Reserve, |
1719 | 01:27:54,791 | 01:27:58,416 | the central bank of his and our time. | the central bank of his and our time. |
1720 | 01:27:59,333 | 01:28:01,875 | But what exactly did Kennedy do | But what exactly did Kennedy do |
1721 | 01:28:01,916 | 01:28:04,833 | that so upset the Federal Reserve banks | that so upset the Federal Reserve banks |
1722 | 01:28:04,875 | 01:28:08,416 | that would cause them to seek his quick removal? | that would cause them to seek his quick removal? |
1723 | 01:28:08,458 | 01:28:12,000 | [suspenseful piano music] | [suspenseful piano music] |
1724 | 01:28:14,916 | 01:28:17,791 | When John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard Nixon | When John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard Nixon |
1725 | 01:28:17,833 | 01:28:21,541 | in the 1960 presidential election, | in the 1960 presidential election, |
1726 | 01:28:21,583 | 01:28:24,041 | the Federal Reserve bankers were elated. | the Federal Reserve bankers were elated. |
1727 | 01:28:25,291 | 01:28:28,625 | Kennedy was the son of one of the most powerful | Kennedy was the son of one of the most powerful |
1728 | 01:28:28,666 | 01:28:30,916 | and allegedly corrupt political | and allegedly corrupt political |
1729 | 01:28:30,958 | 01:28:34,833 | backroom bosses, Joseph Kennedy. | backroom bosses, Joseph Kennedy. |
1730 | 01:28:34,875 | 01:28:40,000 | JFK's father had catapulted to mega economic prosperity | JFK's father had catapulted to mega economic prosperity |
1731 | 01:28:40,041 | 01:28:42,083 | through, among other things, | through, among other things, |
1732 | 01:28:42,125 | 01:28:44,458 | high-level dealings in government | high-level dealings in government |
1733 | 01:28:44,500 | 01:28:46,208 | and the financial industry. | and the financial industry. |
1734 | 01:28:47,291 | 01:28:49,750 | After many major banking successes | After many major banking successes |
1735 | 01:28:49,791 | 01:28:53,708 | and numerous purported high-level criminal acts, | and numerous purported high-level criminal acts, |
1736 | 01:28:53,750 | 01:28:56,375 | including a massive bootlegging operation | including a massive bootlegging operation |
1737 | 01:28:56,416 | 01:28:57,500 | during the Prohibition era, | during the Prohibition era, |
1738 | 01:28:58,875 | 01:29:02,416 | Joseph Kennedy was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt | Joseph Kennedy was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt |
1739 | 01:29:02,458 | 01:29:03,875 | to be the first chairman | to be the first chairman |
1740 | 01:29:03,916 | 01:29:06,291 | of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. | of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
1741 | 01:29:07,833 | 01:29:12,000 | In referring to this appointment, FDR infamously declared, | In referring to this appointment, FDR infamously declared, |
1742 | 01:29:12,041 | 01:29:14,541 | - [Franklin] "I'm getting a crook to catch crooks." | - [Franklin] "I'm getting a crook to catch crooks." |
1743 | 01:29:14,583 | 01:29:16,333 | - A well known historical account | - A well known historical account |
1744 | 01:29:16,375 | 01:29:18,666 | is that Joseph Kennedy was obsessed | is that Joseph Kennedy was obsessed |
1745 | 01:29:18,708 | 01:29:21,291 | with getting his son the presidency. | with getting his son the presidency. |
1746 | 01:29:21,333 | 01:29:24,250 | And a well-known telegraph from the elder Kennedy | And a well-known telegraph from the elder Kennedy |
1747 | 01:29:24,291 | 01:29:27,083 | summed up his philosophy as he wrote, | summed up his philosophy as he wrote, |
1748 | 01:29:27,125 | 01:29:29,291 | - [Joseph] "Don't buy a single vote more than necessary, | - [Joseph] "Don't buy a single vote more than necessary, |
1749 | 01:29:29,333 | 01:29:32,208 | "I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide." | "I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide." |
1750 | 01:29:32,250 | 01:29:34,583 | - Joseph Kennedy wanted the absolute power | - Joseph Kennedy wanted the absolute power |
1751 | 01:29:34,625 | 01:29:37,833 | of the U.S. presidency in the family, | of the U.S. presidency in the family, |
1752 | 01:29:37,875 | 01:29:40,166 | but he also wanted to maintain | but he also wanted to maintain |
1753 | 01:29:40,208 | 01:29:42,333 | the hundreds of millions of dollars | the hundreds of millions of dollars |
1754 | 01:29:42,375 | 01:29:44,375 | that he had accumulated. | that he had accumulated. |
1755 | 01:29:44,416 | 01:29:47,500 | May this be reminiscent of the thought processes | May this be reminiscent of the thought processes |
1756 | 01:29:47,541 | 01:29:50,416 | embraced by the international central bankers? | embraced by the international central bankers? |
1757 | 01:29:51,291 | 01:29:53,791 | The banking cartels twofold goal | The banking cartels twofold goal |
1758 | 01:29:53,833 | 01:29:55,750 | has forever been a mighty one, | has forever been a mighty one, |
1759 | 01:29:56,625 | 01:29:59,458 | control the issuing of the money | control the issuing of the money |
1760 | 01:29:59,500 | 01:30:04,625 | and obtain and retain the ultimate level of political power | and obtain and retain the ultimate level of political power |
1761 | 01:30:04,666 | 01:30:05,791 | and financial wealth. | and financial wealth. |
1762 | 01:30:07,083 | 01:30:10,583 | No doubt with the Kennedy family history in place, | No doubt with the Kennedy family history in place, |
1763 | 01:30:10,625 | 01:30:12,791 | the Federal Reserve felt very comfortable | the Federal Reserve felt very comfortable |
1764 | 01:30:12,833 | 01:30:15,416 | with the election of John F. Kennedy. | with the election of John F. Kennedy. |
1765 | 01:30:15,458 | 01:30:18,333 | Business as usual would certainly persist | Business as usual would certainly persist |
1766 | 01:30:18,375 | 01:30:19,458 | under his presidency. | under his presidency. |
1767 | 01:30:20,625 | 01:30:24,708 | But nay, JFK had other ideas. | But nay, JFK had other ideas. |
1768 | 01:30:24,750 | 01:30:28,958 | With the stroke of a pen on June 4th, 1963, | With the stroke of a pen on June 4th, 1963, |
1769 | 01:30:29,000 | 01:30:32,458 | President Kennedy signed Executive Order number 11110. | President Kennedy signed Executive Order number 11110. |
1770 | 01:30:35,291 | 01:30:39,541 | This order gave the U.S. Treasury the power to, quote, | This order gave the U.S. Treasury the power to, quote, |
1771 | 01:30:39,583 | 01:30:43,708 | "Issue silver certificates against any silver bullion, | "Issue silver certificates against any silver bullion, |
1772 | 01:30:43,750 | 01:30:47,625 | "silver, or standard silver dollars in the Treasury." | "silver, or standard silver dollars in the Treasury." |
1773 | 01:30:48,791 | 01:30:50,833 | This meant that for every ounce of silver | This meant that for every ounce of silver |
1774 | 01:30:50,875 | 01:30:53,166 | in the U.S. Treasury's vault, | in the U.S. Treasury's vault, |
1775 | 01:30:53,208 | 01:30:56,041 | the government could issue new money into circulation. | the government could issue new money into circulation. |
1776 | 01:30:57,458 | 01:31:01,250 | This was very bad news for the Federal Reserve banks. | This was very bad news for the Federal Reserve banks. |
1777 | 01:31:01,291 | 01:31:05,583 | You see, JFK had ambitious plans to put a man on the moon, | You see, JFK had ambitious plans to put a man on the moon, |
1778 | 01:31:06,875 | 01:31:11,083 | develop an internationally robust Peace Corps, | develop an internationally robust Peace Corps, |
1779 | 01:31:11,125 | 01:31:14,083 | fund a growing war in Vietnam, | fund a growing war in Vietnam, |
1780 | 01:31:14,125 | 01:31:17,333 | and further many social reforms in a manner | and further many social reforms in a manner |
1781 | 01:31:17,375 | 01:31:21,000 | that had never before been accomplished in America. | that had never before been accomplished in America. |
1782 | 01:31:21,041 | 01:31:24,333 | To do so, he needed a lot of money. | To do so, he needed a lot of money. |
1783 | 01:31:25,750 | 01:31:29,500 | The Federal Reserve was willing to issue this money, | The Federal Reserve was willing to issue this money, |
1784 | 01:31:29,541 | 01:31:30,708 | but with big strings attached. | but with big strings attached. |
1785 | 01:31:32,208 | 01:31:35,375 | They wanted billions of dollars in interest paid to them. | They wanted billions of dollars in interest paid to them. |
1786 | 01:31:36,458 | 01:31:39,541 | Sound familiar, sound like a dilemma | Sound familiar, sound like a dilemma |
1787 | 01:31:39,583 | 01:31:41,666 | that one Abraham Lincoln faced | that one Abraham Lincoln faced |
1788 | 01:31:41,708 | 01:31:44,041 | when he needed to fund the Civil War? | when he needed to fund the Civil War? |
1789 | 01:31:45,000 | 01:31:48,125 | And what did old Honest Abe do | And what did old Honest Abe do |
1790 | 01:31:48,166 | 01:31:51,916 | when the centralized bankers wanted 35% in interest | when the centralized bankers wanted 35% in interest |
1791 | 01:31:51,958 | 01:31:52,916 | paid to them? | paid to them? |
1792 | 01:31:53,875 | 01:31:56,000 | He sidestepped them | He sidestepped them |
1793 | 01:31:56,041 | 01:31:59,333 | and had the Treasury issue U.S. bank notes, | and had the Treasury issue U.S. bank notes, |
1794 | 01:31:59,375 | 01:32:02,833 | specifically his greenbacks. | specifically his greenbacks. |
1795 | 01:32:02,875 | 01:32:05,416 | What did Mr. Kennedy do? | What did Mr. Kennedy do? |
1796 | 01:32:05,458 | 01:32:09,291 | He also kicked the centralized bankers to the curb. | He also kicked the centralized bankers to the curb. |
1797 | 01:32:09,333 | 01:32:11,416 | When the Federal Reserve banks demanded | When the Federal Reserve banks demanded |
1798 | 01:32:11,458 | 01:32:14,541 | their usual high interest rates, | their usual high interest rates, |
1799 | 01:32:14,583 | 01:32:18,000 | JFK instituted Executive Order number 11110 | JFK instituted Executive Order number 11110 |
1800 | 01:32:20,500 | 01:32:24,500 | which allowed the U.S. Treasury to issue its own money | which allowed the U.S. Treasury to issue its own money |
1801 | 01:32:24,541 | 01:32:25,791 | backed by silver. | backed by silver. |
1802 | 01:32:26,625 | 01:32:28,541 | President Kennedy's action | President Kennedy's action |
1803 | 01:32:28,583 | 01:32:32,250 | put the Federal Reserve's operations in serious jeopardy. | put the Federal Reserve's operations in serious jeopardy. |
1804 | 01:32:33,458 | 01:32:36,083 | JFK's silver certificate program, | JFK's silver certificate program, |
1805 | 01:32:36,125 | 01:32:38,333 | if carried out as planned, | if carried out as planned, |
1806 | 01:32:38,375 | 01:32:40,083 | would have reduced the necessity | would have reduced the necessity |
1807 | 01:32:40,125 | 01:32:43,000 | to borrow Federal Reserve notes. | to borrow Federal Reserve notes. |
1808 | 01:32:43,041 | 01:32:45,583 | If implemented faithfully, | If implemented faithfully, |
1809 | 01:32:45,625 | 01:32:49,708 | Executive Order number 11110 | Executive Order number 11110 |
1810 | 01:32:49,750 | 01:32:51,791 | would have given the government the ability | would have given the government the ability |
1811 | 01:32:51,833 | 01:32:55,916 | to do all of the things on JFK's agenda | to do all of the things on JFK's agenda |
1812 | 01:32:55,958 | 01:33:00,166 | without paying interest on new Federal Reserve money. | without paying interest on new Federal Reserve money. |
1813 | 01:33:01,166 | 01:33:02,500 | This obviously would have been | This obviously would have been |
1814 | 01:33:02,541 | 01:33:07,458 | a catastrophic financial disaster for these banks. | a catastrophic financial disaster for these banks. |
1815 | 01:33:07,500 | 01:33:11,333 | So like Lincoln, who greatly diminished the wealth and power | So like Lincoln, who greatly diminished the wealth and power |
1816 | 01:33:11,375 | 01:33:13,958 | of the centralized bankers, | of the centralized bankers, |
1817 | 01:33:14,000 | 01:33:18,083 | Kennedy was a major obstacle for this cartel. | Kennedy was a major obstacle for this cartel. |
1818 | 01:33:18,125 | 01:33:20,125 | And what better way to handle an obstacle | And what better way to handle an obstacle |
1819 | 01:33:20,166 | 01:33:21,291 | than to remove it? | than to remove it? |
1820 | 01:33:22,583 | 01:33:26,250 | In order for Executive Order number 11110 | In order for Executive Order number 11110 |
1821 | 01:33:26,291 | 01:33:30,583 | to be eliminated, John F. Kennedy had to be eliminated. | to be eliminated, John F. Kennedy had to be eliminated. |
1822 | 01:33:31,708 | 01:33:34,500 | And on November 22, 1963, | And on November 22, 1963, |
1823 | 01:33:35,750 | 01:33:38,375 | just six months after the president had signed | just six months after the president had signed |
1824 | 01:33:38,416 | 01:33:42,458 | this historic order, Kennedy was assassinated. | this historic order, Kennedy was assassinated. |
1825 | 01:33:43,416 | 01:33:45,333 | After JFK's murder, | After JFK's murder, |
1826 | 01:33:45,375 | 01:33:47,458 | no more silver certificates were issued. | no more silver certificates were issued. |
1827 | 01:33:48,583 | 01:33:51,291 | Lyndon B. Johnson, Kennedy's successor, | Lyndon B. Johnson, Kennedy's successor, |
1828 | 01:33:51,333 | 01:33:55,583 | ignored Executive Order 11110. | ignored Executive Order 11110. |
1829 | 01:33:55,625 | 01:33:59,458 | The Federal Reserve banking cartel maintained its monopoly | The Federal Reserve banking cartel maintained its monopoly |
1830 | 01:33:59,500 | 01:34:03,166 | to issue and control America's money, | to issue and control America's money, |
1831 | 01:34:03,208 | 01:34:05,541 | and no president since John F. Kennedy | and no president since John F. Kennedy |
1832 | 01:34:05,583 | 01:34:09,291 | has sought to interfere with this exclusive power. | has sought to interfere with this exclusive power. |
1833 | 01:34:09,333 | 01:34:13,041 | The U.S. Treasury, the natural and logical choice | The U.S. Treasury, the natural and logical choice |
1834 | 01:34:13,083 | 01:34:15,666 | to control and issue America's money, | to control and issue America's money, |
1835 | 01:34:15,708 | 01:34:18,416 | as it would save taxpayers hundreds of billions | as it would save taxpayers hundreds of billions |
1836 | 01:34:18,458 | 01:34:20,208 | of dollars yearly, | of dollars yearly, |
1837 | 01:34:20,250 | 01:34:21,708 | is powerless in this regard. | is powerless in this regard. |
1838 | 01:34:23,083 | 01:34:27,500 | So do you think Lee Harvey Oswald hatched the plan | So do you think Lee Harvey Oswald hatched the plan |
1839 | 01:34:27,541 | 01:34:29,791 | to assassinate JFK | to assassinate JFK |
1840 | 01:34:29,833 | 01:34:32,166 | and carried out the murder on his own? | and carried out the murder on his own? |
1841 | 01:34:33,500 | 01:34:36,125 | Well, perhaps he had a little help from a friend, | Well, perhaps he had a little help from a friend, |
1842 | 01:34:37,625 | 01:34:41,625 | a very wealthy and powerful monster cartel of a friend. | a very wealthy and powerful monster cartel of a friend. |
1843 | 01:34:43,083 | 01:34:47,416 | Abraham Lincoln's monetary policy, as codified in 1865 | Abraham Lincoln's monetary policy, as codified in 1865 |
1844 | 01:34:47,458 | 01:34:51,791 | in U.S. Senate document number 23 provides, | in U.S. Senate document number 23 provides, |
1845 | 01:34:51,833 | 01:34:53,500 | - [Narrator] "Money is the creature of law, | - [Narrator] "Money is the creature of law, |
1846 | 01:34:53,541 | 01:34:56,250 | "and the creation of the original issue of money | "and the creation of the original issue of money |
1847 | 01:34:56,291 | 01:34:58,916 | "should be maintained as the exclusive monopoly | "should be maintained as the exclusive monopoly |
1848 | 01:34:58,958 | 01:35:00,500 | "of national government." | "of national government." |
1849 | 01:35:00,541 | 01:35:03,208 | - Of course the Federal Reserve banks | - Of course the Federal Reserve banks |
1850 | 01:35:03,250 | 01:35:07,416 | and their predecessor international centralized bankers | and their predecessor international centralized bankers |
1851 | 01:35:07,458 | 01:35:09,250 | couldn't have disagreed more | couldn't have disagreed more |
1852 | 01:35:09,291 | 01:35:11,791 | with Lincoln's monetary policy, | with Lincoln's monetary policy, |
1853 | 01:35:11,833 | 01:35:14,833 | as well as those instituted by Garfield, | as well as those instituted by Garfield, |
1854 | 01:35:14,875 | 01:35:18,541 | McKinley, and most recently, Kennedy. | McKinley, and most recently, Kennedy. |
1855 | 01:35:18,583 | 01:35:21,791 | These policies caused massive monetary losses | These policies caused massive monetary losses |
1856 | 01:35:21,833 | 01:35:23,333 | to the centralized bankers, | to the centralized bankers, |
1857 | 01:35:24,416 | 01:35:27,875 | men who have wielded the greatest power | men who have wielded the greatest power |
1858 | 01:35:27,916 | 01:35:29,500 | in ensuring their stranglehold | in ensuring their stranglehold |
1859 | 01:35:29,541 | 01:35:31,125 | over the U.S. monetary system. | over the U.S. monetary system. |
1860 | 01:35:32,333 | 01:35:36,041 | Louis T. McFadden, a relentless congressman | Louis T. McFadden, a relentless congressman |
1861 | 01:35:36,083 | 01:35:38,291 | who often took on the Federal Reserve banks | who often took on the Federal Reserve banks |
1862 | 01:35:38,333 | 01:35:41,166 | as Chairman of the House Banking Committee | as Chairman of the House Banking Committee |
1863 | 01:35:41,208 | 01:35:43,208 | back in the 1930s, | back in the 1930s, |
1864 | 01:35:43,250 | 01:35:47,375 | consistently explained that monetary issues | consistently explained that monetary issues |
1865 | 01:35:47,416 | 01:35:49,250 | shouldn't be partisan. | shouldn't be partisan. |
1866 | 01:35:49,291 | 01:35:51,375 | He criticized both the Herbert Hoover | He criticized both the Herbert Hoover |
1867 | 01:35:51,416 | 01:35:54,500 | and Franklin Roosevelt administrations. | and Franklin Roosevelt administrations. |
1868 | 01:35:54,541 | 01:35:58,041 | In describing the Federal Reserve, he remarked | In describing the Federal Reserve, he remarked |
1869 | 01:35:58,083 | 01:36:02,500 | in the 1932 Congressional Record that, | in the 1932 Congressional Record that, |
1870 | 01:36:02,541 | 01:36:03,708 | - [Louis] "We have in this country | - [Louis] "We have in this country |
1871 | 01:36:03,750 | 01:36:05,083 | "one of the most corrupt institutions | "one of the most corrupt institutions |
1872 | 01:36:05,125 | 01:36:07,625 | "the world has ever known. | "the world has ever known. |
1873 | 01:36:07,666 | 01:36:10,250 | "I refer to the Federal Reserve Board | "I refer to the Federal Reserve Board |
1874 | 01:36:10,291 | 01:36:12,583 | "and the Federal Reserve banks. | "and the Federal Reserve banks. |
1875 | 01:36:12,625 | 01:36:15,250 | "The Federal Reserve Board, a government board, | "The Federal Reserve Board, a government board, |
1876 | 01:36:15,291 | 01:36:17,791 | "has cheated the government of the United States | "has cheated the government of the United States |
1877 | 01:36:17,833 | 01:36:19,750 | "and the people of the United States | "and the people of the United States |
1878 | 01:36:19,791 | 01:36:22,583 | "out of enough money to pay the national debt. | "out of enough money to pay the national debt. |
1879 | 01:36:22,625 | 01:36:24,916 | "The depredations and the iniquities | "The depredations and the iniquities |
1880 | 01:36:24,958 | 01:36:26,500 | "of the Federal Reserve Board | "of the Federal Reserve Board |
1881 | 01:36:26,541 | 01:36:29,333 | "and the Federal Reserve banks acting together | "and the Federal Reserve banks acting together |
1882 | 01:36:29,375 | 01:36:31,375 | "have cost this country enough money | "have cost this country enough money |
1883 | 01:36:31,416 | 01:36:34,583 | "to pay the national debt several times over. | "to pay the national debt several times over. |
1884 | 01:36:34,625 | 01:36:37,333 | "This evil institution has impoverished | "This evil institution has impoverished |
1885 | 01:36:37,375 | 01:36:39,625 | "and ruined the people of the United States, | "and ruined the people of the United States, |
1886 | 01:36:39,666 | 01:36:41,208 | "has bankrupted itself, | "has bankrupted itself, |
1887 | 01:36:41,250 | 01:36:43,750 | "and has practically bankrupted our government. | "and has practically bankrupted our government. |
1888 | 01:36:43,791 | 01:36:46,541 | "It has done this through the maladministration | "It has done this through the maladministration |
1889 | 01:36:46,583 | 01:36:49,333 | "of that that law by which the Federal Reserve Board | "of that that law by which the Federal Reserve Board |
1890 | 01:36:49,375 | 01:36:51,250 | "and through the corrupt practices | "and through the corrupt practices |
1891 | 01:36:51,291 | 01:36:53,833 | "of the money vultures who control it." | "of the money vultures who control it." |
1892 | 01:36:53,875 | 01:36:56,041 | - Congressman McFadden additionally stated, | - Congressman McFadden additionally stated, |
1893 | 01:36:57,458 | 01:36:59,500 | - [Louis] "Some people think the Federal Reserve banks | - [Louis] "Some people think the Federal Reserve banks |
1894 | 01:36:59,541 | 01:37:02,000 | "are United States government institutions. | "are United States government institutions. |
1895 | 01:37:02,041 | 01:37:04,583 | "They are not government institutions. | "They are not government institutions. |
1896 | 01:37:04,625 | 01:37:06,375 | "They are private credit monopolies | "They are private credit monopolies |
1897 | 01:37:06,416 | 01:37:08,791 | "which prey upon the people of the United States | "which prey upon the people of the United States |
1898 | 01:37:08,833 | 01:37:12,125 | "for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers, | "for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers, |
1899 | 01:37:12,166 | 01:37:15,125 | "foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers | "foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers |
1900 | 01:37:15,166 | 01:37:17,583 | "and rich and predatory money lenders. | "and rich and predatory money lenders. |
1901 | 01:37:17,625 | 01:37:20,000 | "In that dark crew of financial pirates, | "In that dark crew of financial pirates, |
1902 | 01:37:20,041 | 01:37:21,875 | "there are those who would cut a man's throat | "there are those who would cut a man's throat |
1903 | 01:37:21,916 | 01:37:23,625 | "to get a dollar out of his pocket. | "to get a dollar out of his pocket. |
1904 | 01:37:23,666 | 01:37:25,750 | "There are those who send money into states | "There are those who send money into states |
1905 | 01:37:25,791 | 01:37:28,541 | "to buy votes to control our legislation, | "to buy votes to control our legislation, |
1906 | 01:37:28,583 | 01:37:30,083 | "and there are those who maintain | "and there are those who maintain |
1907 | 01:37:30,125 | 01:37:31,791 | "an international propaganda | "an international propaganda |
1908 | 01:37:31,833 | 01:37:34,666 | "for the purpose of deceiving us and of wheedling us | "for the purpose of deceiving us and of wheedling us |
1909 | 01:37:34,708 | 01:37:37,083 | "into the granting of new concessions | "into the granting of new concessions |
1910 | 01:37:37,125 | 01:37:40,250 | "which will permit them to cover up their past misdeeds | "which will permit them to cover up their past misdeeds |
1911 | 01:37:40,291 | 01:37:44,250 | "and set again in motion their gigantic train of crime. | "and set again in motion their gigantic train of crime. |
1912 | 01:37:44,291 | 01:37:46,625 | "Those 12 private credit monopolies | "Those 12 private credit monopolies |
1913 | 01:37:46,666 | 01:37:50,208 | "were deceitfully and disloyally foisted upon this country | "were deceitfully and disloyally foisted upon this country |
1914 | 01:37:50,250 | 01:37:52,208 | "by bankers who came here from Europe | "by bankers who came here from Europe |
1915 | 01:37:52,250 | 01:37:54,750 | "and who repaid us for our hospitality | "and who repaid us for our hospitality |
1916 | 01:37:54,791 | 01:37:58,541 | "by undermining our American institutions." | "by undermining our American institutions." |
1917 | 01:37:58,583 | 01:38:01,458 | - John F. Kennedy understood this, | - John F. Kennedy understood this, |
1918 | 01:38:01,500 | 01:38:05,541 | and he tried to muscle out the Federal Reserve banks, | and he tried to muscle out the Federal Reserve banks, |
1919 | 01:38:05,583 | 01:38:08,916 | and thus, there was quite a logical reason | and thus, there was quite a logical reason |
1920 | 01:38:08,958 | 01:38:10,333 | for his assassination. | for his assassination. |
1921 | 01:38:11,375 | 01:38:14,000 | He took major money issuing power | He took major money issuing power |
1922 | 01:38:14,041 | 01:38:16,958 | away from this banking cartel | away from this banking cartel |
1923 | 01:38:17,000 | 01:38:19,750 | and gave it back to the people of the United States, | and gave it back to the people of the United States, |
1924 | 01:38:19,791 | 01:38:21,583 | [eerie piano music] | [eerie piano music] |
1925 | 01:38:21,625 | 01:38:23,500 | and then he was killed. | and then he was killed. |
1926 | 01:38:23,541 | 01:38:25,875 | The Federal Reserve banks immediately got | The Federal Reserve banks immediately got |
1927 | 01:38:25,916 | 01:38:27,416 | what they desperately wanted | what they desperately wanted |
1928 | 01:38:27,458 | 01:38:30,541 | after President Kennedy's assassination. | after President Kennedy's assassination. |
1929 | 01:38:30,583 | 01:38:33,625 | They once again unilaterally controlled | They once again unilaterally controlled |
1930 | 01:38:33,666 | 01:38:35,541 | the issuing of U.S. currency. | the issuing of U.S. currency. |
1931 | 01:38:36,416 | 01:38:38,541 | They once again had a business | They once again had a business |
1932 | 01:38:38,583 | 01:38:43,083 | that pays them literally over $500 billion annually | that pays them literally over $500 billion annually |
1933 | 01:38:44,500 | 01:38:48,208 | through the interest they charge to American taxpayers | through the interest they charge to American taxpayers |
1934 | 01:38:48,250 | 01:38:50,000 | for issuing our currency. | for issuing our currency. |
1935 | 01:38:50,958 | 01:38:52,666 | Was this a good enough reason | Was this a good enough reason |
1936 | 01:38:52,708 | 01:38:56,708 | to launch a conspiracy to kill JFK? | to launch a conspiracy to kill JFK? |
1937 | 01:38:58,041 | 01:39:00,666 | Is it just a coincidence | Is it just a coincidence |
1938 | 01:39:00,708 | 01:39:03,916 | that all four assassinated presidents, | that all four assassinated presidents, |
1939 | 01:39:03,958 | 01:39:09,000 | Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy | Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy |
1940 | 01:39:09,041 | 01:39:11,916 | were also the only four presidents | were also the only four presidents |
1941 | 01:39:11,958 | 01:39:14,916 | who disallowed the central bank's monopoly powers? | who disallowed the central bank's monopoly powers? |
1942 | 01:39:16,333 | 01:39:20,958 | Is it also just a coincidence that upon taking office, | Is it also just a coincidence that upon taking office, |
1943 | 01:39:21,000 | 01:39:22,833 | each vice president who assumed | each vice president who assumed |
1944 | 01:39:22,875 | 01:39:25,250 | the Commander-in-Chief's post | the Commander-in-Chief's post |
1945 | 01:39:25,291 | 01:39:29,166 | immediately repealed the decentralized banking orders | immediately repealed the decentralized banking orders |
1946 | 01:39:29,208 | 01:39:31,916 | and re-instituted the money-issuing powers | and re-instituted the money-issuing powers |
1947 | 01:39:31,958 | 01:39:33,333 | to the central banks? | to the central banks? |
1948 | 01:39:34,333 | 01:39:35,416 | I highly doubt it. | I highly doubt it. |
1949 | 01:39:36,666 | 01:39:39,541 | History does have a way of repeating itself, | History does have a way of repeating itself, |
1950 | 01:39:39,583 | 01:39:42,708 | and what has history definitively shown, | and what has history definitively shown, |
1951 | 01:39:43,791 | 01:39:46,291 | the only four presidents who prevented | the only four presidents who prevented |
1952 | 01:39:46,333 | 01:39:49,333 | the international banking cartels | the international banking cartels |
1953 | 01:39:49,375 | 01:39:51,041 | from having the sole power | from having the sole power |
1954 | 01:39:51,083 | 01:39:54,333 | to issue and control U.S. currency | to issue and control U.S. currency |
1955 | 01:39:55,833 | 01:40:00,083 | are the only four presidents who were ever assassinated, | are the only four presidents who were ever assassinated, |
1956 | 01:40:00,125 | 01:40:03,666 | Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, | Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, |
1957 | 01:40:03,708 | 01:40:07,500 | William McKinley, and John Kennedy. | William McKinley, and John Kennedy. |
1958 | 01:40:07,541 | 01:40:11,625 | All were murdered after taking action | All were murdered after taking action |
1959 | 01:40:11,666 | 01:40:15,541 | to have money issued by the U.S. Treasury, | to have money issued by the U.S. Treasury, |
1960 | 01:40:15,583 | 01:40:20,000 | not through centralized, international private banks. | not through centralized, international private banks. |
1961 | 01:40:20,041 | 01:40:23,250 | That is an undeniable fact. | That is an undeniable fact. |
1962 | 01:40:23,291 | 01:40:25,291 | ||
1962 | 01:40:23,291 | 01:40:25,291 |