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Article: HISTORIANS TAKE ON HISTORY CHANNEL SHOW.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- February 12, 2004
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The History Channel has asked three historians to review the credibility of a documentary it aired that claimed Lyndon B. Johnson was involved in the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Former Johnson staffers and family members have been demanding an independent investigation and a retraction of the allegations in the documentary. History Channel executives said they will broadcast results of their review.
``We appreciate the decision by The History Channel to appoint three outstanding historians to investigate the accusations,'' said Tom Johnson, chairman of the LBJ Foundation and no relation to the former president.
The History Channel aired the ...