Public Programs
Creative and engaging, our unique programs advance the Museum's commitment to community outreach, engagement and learning, and empower a diverse audience to understand how and why the past is still relevant.
The 2013 Living History Series commemorates the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy with stories from those who witnessed the assassination or other historic events of the early 1960s. The monthly series links the past to the present through firsthand accounts from reporters, law enforcement officials, doctors, military personnel and everyday citizens who witnessed or, in some cases, made history.
Watch the promotional video to learn more about the speakers in the series.
Each Living History program is included with Museum admission or is $10 for the program only. Advance tickets are strongly recommended as seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased online here up to one day in advance. A multi-series Program Pass, valid for any six Living History tickets, is also available and provides a $15 savings. (Tickets that are included with Museum admission are available the day of the program only, pending availability.)
For questions about any of our programs, please e-mail us programs@jfk.org.
Program Supporters
Assassination and Commemoration:
Learn about the history and development of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza during this special conversation between Museum Associate Curator Stephen Fagin and the Museum’s two key founders, historian Conover Hunt and preservation activist Lindalyn Adams. The program marks the publication of Fagin’s new book, Assassination and Commemoration: JFK, Dallas, and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, available for purchase exclusively at the Museum beginning May 24. A book signing will follow. Admission is free but tickets are required. Learn more.
2013 Living History Series
During the 1960s, McMillan was a prominent member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was an outspoken African-American activist attending Morehouse College in Atlanta at the time of President Kennedy's assassination. Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
An employee of the Texas School Book Depository, Frazier occassionally drove Lee Harvey Oswald to work, including the day of November 22, 1963. Frazier witnessed the assassination and was questioned extensively by Dallas investigators. Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
A Dallas native, Dr. McConnell was Medical Officer of the Day at the Pentagon on November 22, 1963, and was assigned duties at the White House, U.S. Capitol and Arlington National Cemetery that weekend. Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
A Pulitzer Prize-winning political reporter for the Associated Press for more than 40 years, Mears covered every presidential election from 1960 to 2000. He later wrote The Kennedy Brothers (2009). Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
A Pulitzer Prize-winning political reporter for the Associated Press for more than 40 years, Mears covered every presidential election from 1960 to 2000. He later wrote The Kennedy Brothers (2009). Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
As Associated Press photographer, Kaufman was at the Fort Worth breakfast and Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963. He took one of the first photos of Lee Harvey Oswald in custody and covered the Jack Ruby trial. Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
The Newmans were the closest civilian eyewitnesses to President Kennedy at the time of the fatal shot and were interviewed on TV immediately after the assassination. This will be the first time all four family members have appeared together. Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
Pigmans was a Pan Am stewardess aboard the White House press plane in the early 1960s and had met President Kennedy several times. She was at Dallas Love Field at the time of the assassination. Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
2013 Living History Series
Pigmans was a Pan Am stewardess aboard the White House press plane in the early 1960s and had met President Kennedy several times. She was at Dallas Love Field at the time of the assassination. Included with Museum admission or $10 for program only.
