Interview · moment 11 of 23
Zapata Offshore and 'Mr. George Bush of the CIA'
from Dead President with Russ Baker · #125
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3 minGuest
Baker details how Bush's oil company Zapata Offshore never made money yet was funded by powerful figures and operated in landlocked countries, and reveals the declassified FBI document referencing 'Mr. George Bush of the CIA' during Kennedy assassination briefings.
- 37:06A Variety writer randomly discovers a declassified FBI document about JFK's assassination that mentions 'Mr. George Bush of the CIA.'
- 37:50George H.W. Bush was Vice President and running for president when this document surfaced.
- 38:29The CIA issues a rare public denial claiming it was another George Bush, which itself signals the stakes were extremely high.
- 39:04The researcher finds the other George Bush — not a prominent figure, but a low-level government worker.
- 39:28This other George Bush claims he was recruited by the CIA in 1960, then left a few months after the Kennedy assassination memo was produced.
- 40:02The low-level George Bush says he was like an intern working in records when he was involved in briefings about the Kennedy assassination.
George H. W. BushCIAJohn F. KennedyFamily of SecretsJFK Records Act of 1991