Great Peacemakers with Artist and Journalist Karen Blessen
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXKaren Blessen is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, illustrator and founder of 29 Pieces, an art organization that mounted the Dallas LOVE Project, the largest public art project in Dallas' history as a tribute to President John F. Kennedy. She illustrated the children's book, Peace One Day, about the creation of World Peace Day. A book … Continued
Documenting History with Allen Mondell
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXAllen Mondell has over 45 years of experience in television and film. He co-wrote, produced and directed the films seen in the permanent exhibition at The Sixth Floor Museum. He was serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone at the time of the assassination.
Reporting History with Pierce Allman
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXPierce Allman is a career journalist, working as WFAA-Radio’s program director in 1963 covering President Kennedy’s visit to Dallas. He was one of the first reporters inside the Texas School Book Depository after shots were fired at the Kennedy motorcade.
Shaping a President: John F. Kennedy and PT-109
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXJoin the Sixth Floor Museum and the National Museum of the Pacific War to learn about President Kennedy's service during World War II. Explore a PT-309 and a model of Kennedy's PT-109, then hear about how his time in the Navy helped shape his future. In the middle of World War II, on August … Continued