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In a riveting novel rooted in one of American history's great ''what ifs,'' Jim Lehrer tells the story of two men haunted by the events leading up to John F. Kennedy's assassination. November 22, 1963. As Air Force One touches down in Dallas, ambitious young newspaper reporter Jack Gilmore races to get the scoop on preparations for President Kennedy's motorcade. Will the bubble top on the presidential limousine be up or down? Down, according to veteran Secret Service agent Van Walters. The decision to leave the top down and expose JFK to fire from above will weigh on Van's conscience for decades. But will it also change the course of history? Five years after the assassination, Jack gets an anguished phone call from Van's daughter Marti. Van Walters is ravaged by guilt, so convinced that his actions led to JFK's death that he has lost the will to live. In a desperate bid to deliver her father from his demons, Marti enlists Jack's help in a risky reenactment designed to prove once and for all what would have happened had the bubble top stayed in place on that grim November day. For Jack, it's a chance to break a once-in-a-lifetime story that could make his career. But for Van the

Who reads Top Down : A Novel of the Kennedy Assassination?

Author

Lehrer, Jim

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101108987

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.01 / 5 (266 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13