In Killing Kennedy the authors narrate the events leading up to the assassination of President Kennedy as well as the event's aftermath. O'Reilly and Dugard also focus on the element of the growing Cold War, Kennedy's attempt to deal with the rise of Communism, and the potential threat from organized crime.[3]
Reception
Critical response to Killing Kennedy was mixed, with The New York Timeswriting that the book was at times disappointing but that it "picks up strength as it heads for its date with destiny".[4] The book has been criticized for a "lack of citation and occasional 'literary liberties'".[attribution needed][citation needed]
O'Reilly has stated that he and Dugard wrote the book to be "fun" and "to get people engaged with their country".[5] The book sold 118,000 copies in its first week.[6]
Another passage where O'Reilly claims he was present outside the Florida home of alleged conspirator George de Mohrenschildt when he committed suicide has been shown by several sources to be false, as he was known not to be in the state at the time.[7][8] In response, the publisher Henry Holt and Company issued a statement: "This one passage is immaterial to the story being told by this terrific book and we have no plans to look into this matter."[8]
1 2 Gold, Hadas (March 2, 2015). "CNN publishes O'Reilly tape". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved March 3, 2015. CNN has published a recording of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly from the 1970s that indicates he was not present outside the Florida house where an associate of Lee Harvey Oswald committed suicide.
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