Who is Lee Harvey Oswald? What has he done that the reader should know before beginning to read this novel? How does this book change the impression of what the reader should have already known about Oswald? What kind of a person was Oswald? What mistakes did he make in his life? How did these mistakes lead to his ultimate notoriety and death?

Who is Win Everett? Why does he come up with a plot to make an unsuccessful attempt on JFK's life? Who does he include in the plot? What does Win expect the outcome of this plot will be? Does Everett get what he wants? Why or why not? What does Nicholas Branch eventually learn about Everett? What does this suggest about the players in the novel? Who is the loan survivor? What does this say about him?

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