Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

What are the strongest historical connections between the Lincoln and Kennedy presidencies? Why are these correspondences interesting or significant?

How does this book assess the mind of Lee Harvey Oswald? What did he believe? How might his beliefs have dictated his actions? Are readers invited to draw parallels between Oswald and modern-day political assassins? Why or why not?

In the first two years of his presidency, how did Kennedy grow as a leader?

O’Reilly claims that he and Dugard present only a fact-based narrative of the Kennedy presidency and assassination. Do they succeed, or does bias enter their account? Why or why not?

How did the Civil Rights Movement shape the Kennedy presidency?

What roles did the CIA and FBI play in the lives of both President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald?

If sinister actors inside the US government conspired to assassinate President Kennedy, what might their primary motives might have been?

Consider the book’s treatment of smaller human details in its account of Kennedy’s life and death. Why do O’Reilly and Dugard focus on these minutiae to the degree they do? What do these details add to the narrative? Do they detract from it in any way? Why or why not?