Download or read book Truth is the First Casualty written by Joseph C. Goulden and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's note: Historians who walk through what the late President Kennedy called the "minefield" of contemporary events must tread carefully lest their own reputations, or those of perons about whom they write, be blown skyward by misstatement or misinterpretation. Truth is the First Casualty is a reconstruction of an event that will remain politically volatile for years; unsurprisingly therefore, the Johnson Adminsitration and its officials are anxious that as little as possible be said about it. ... Arlington, Virginia, April 16, 1969 [page 1].