Topic: Henry Marshall

The suspicious death of agricultural official Henry Marshall is discussed as a key moment in the LBJ cover-up. Marshall, who refused a bribe to ignore the cotton allotment fraud, was found dead with five gunshot wounds to his back, yet his death was initially ruled a suicide. The segment references Barr McClellan's book, "Blood, Money & Power," which details LBJ's use of violence and blackmail to maintain his political empire.

The program premieres the full audio recording of a conversation between Billy Sol Estes and Clifton C. Carter. In the tape, Carter admits that LBJ ordered the "embarrassment" of Kennedy to be handled and discusses the mysterious deaths of 17 people, including Henry Marshall. The two men reflect on LBJ's belief that he was "destined to rule" and the heavy toll his actions took on his associates.