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Monday, June 8, 2020

Bob Dobbs’ Diaries: Dec. 14/1966 (Los Angeles)



Bob entered the restaurant knowing who he was looking for and what she looked like although he had never met her. Ah, there she is. She's sitting where she has a good view of the room. She's picking up on me right away.

Dobbs: Mae Brussell, I presume.

Brussell: Mr. Dobbs?

Dobbs: Yes. I wanted to meet with you about the Ramparts article on the Kennedy assassination you worked on behind the scenes with Penn Jones.

Brussell: Yes, there are a lot of potential witnesses dying. Why are you interested?

Dobbs: Penn Jones speaks very highly of your cross-indexing work on the twenty-six volumes of the Warren Commission and I'd like to help.

Brussell: I don't know you well enough yet so I won't let you near my files. But I welcome any new sources of information as long as they keep their distance. How does that sit with you?

Dobbs: That's not a problem. I know some witnesses who are willing to talk very, very quietly. But they know if there is one mistake, they are dead.

Brussell: They definitely would die. I understand that.

Dobbs: I trust you do. So I will keep you in touch.

Brussell: Look who just walked in.

Bob turned around slightly in his chair but Warren Beatty wasn't looking in their direction.

Dobbs: Do you ever get a chance to read novels?

Brussell: Oh yeah. I like Henry Miller. He lives near me up in Carmel and we've become friends. Have you read him?

Dobbs: Not yet, but I intend to.

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