Bill O'Reilly to unveil book on JFK assassination this fall

By: Lauren Moraski
Topics: Books

This photo shows the cover the book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.

(Credit: AP/Holt and Company)

(CBS) - Bill O'Reilly has already tackled the presidential assassination of Abraham Lincoln in his 2011 book, "Killing Lincoln." Now the Fox News host is taking on the death of John F. Kennedy in the soon-to-be-released book, "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot."

According to the Associated Press, O'Reilly says "Killing Kennedy" will "answer many questions" about the death of JFK, who was murdered on Nov. 22, 1963. The book is due out this fall.

"Killing Lincoln" was one of the best-selling books of 2011, with 1.5 million copies in print. O'Reilly will publish a children's version of "Lincoln's Last Days" in August.

O'Reilly appeared on NBC's "Today" show Thursday to discuss his upcoming book, but he mostly talked about recent comments he made about Whitney Houston.

Earlier this week, O'Reilly addressed the Houston's death on his show. "Whitney Houston wanted to kill herself ... the hard truth is that some people will always want to destroy themselves, and there's nothing society can do about," he said.

O'Reilly reiterated the controversial statements and blamed the media while speaking with host Matt Lauer, explaining, "I don't believe that anyone is a slave to addiction ... You have free will and you can get through the disease, as millions of people have chosen to do ... You don't have free will when you have lung cancer. You do have free will when you're a crack addict ... We, the media, looked the other way in the death of Whitney Houston. Everyone knew she was a drug addict for two decades."

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by niftyat50 April 26, 2012 1:49 PM EDT: Another book full of lies and inaccuracies like his Lincoln book?; Reply to this comment


by Perchboy February 16, 2012 12:08 PM EST: This is still topical because the assassination of our president remains one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th Century. Most Americans believe there was a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy and a US House investigation agreed.

Especially compelling are the many home movies surrounding the crime that continue to surface. Thousands of witnesses were on hand when President Kennedy visited Dallas and many brought cameras with them. Unseen home movies with possible evidence on the murder of President Kennedy have recently been discovered, untouched in attics and drawers nearly half a century later. The answer to the JFK assassination riddle is likely to be solved with such new evidence.

A new novel 11-22-1963: New Evidence reveals how more movies surrounding the JFK assassination could surface. For more, visit http://11-22-1963.com.; Reply to this comment


by expatriate2 February 16, 2012 10:47 AM EST: O'Reilly is only copying the work that Jim Bishop did decades ago with "The Day Lincoln was Shot," "A Day in the Life of President Kennedy" and "The Day that Christ Died." He is not privy to any inside information that would bring new details to readers but is merely a copyist with an inflated ego.; Reply to this comment