TFX Program operation
also: F-111, TFX, F-111 project, TFK contract
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General Dynamicsorganization · 4Fred Korthperson · 3Fort Worthplace · 2John L. McClellanperson · 2Boeingorganization · 2Continental National Bankorganization · 2Bobby Bakerperson · 1Robert F. Kennedyperson · 1Billie Sol Estesperson · 1Dwight D. Eisenhowerperson · 1Lyndon B. Johnsonperson · 1
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▶ 54:24
Hold on. Okay, Fred Korth. He's involved in all of this, right? So, in the last few months of the administration of Dwight Eisenhower, the Air Force began to argue that it needed the successor to the F-105 tactical fighter, which became kno…
▶ 54:50
from an Air Force program to a joint Air Force and Navy program. And the reason that was done is because they're in charge of the Navy. They had one of their guys sitting as Secretary of the Navy. Three of the bids, so they kept sending the…
▶ 57:45
This created controversy as Korth had been a former director of the company. Korth also became involved in discussions of the TFK contract between Boeing and General Dynamics. Korth was a former president of Continental Bank, which had loan…
▶ 59:09
The TFX program involved the building of 1,700 planes and was worth $6.5 billion. Now, this is going on in 1962, leading up, and they're starting to investigate it. And all of this shit, again, you've got murders on one hand, you've got gov…
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On another hand, this is all brewing in 1962, leading into 1963. So on 12 December of 1962, LBJ visits Fort Worth to join in the festivities of General Dynamics, having been awarded the contract. So let me get down here. John McClellan, cha…
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continued looking into the activities of Billy Estes and Bobby Baker. During the investigation, it emerged that LBJ had been involved in political corruption. This included the award of the $7 billion contract to General Dynamics. And when …