2013 Living History Series – Major William F. Lee
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXWhile a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1962, Major Lee served on the "Death Watch" for the late President Kennedy's casket at the White House and U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Watch the video on YouTube.
Assassination and Commemoration: A Conversation with Stephen Fagin, Conover Hunt and Lindalyn Adams
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXLearn 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 … Continued
2013 Living History Series – Ernest McMillan
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXDuring 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. Watch the video on YouTube.
2013 Living History Series – Buell Wesley Frazier
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXAn employee of the Texas School Book Depository, Frazier occasionally drove Lee Harvey Oswald to work, including the day of November 22, 1963. Frazier witnessed the assassination and was questioned extensively by Dallas investigators. Watch the video on YouTube.
2013 Living History Series – Dr. Thomas McConnell
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXA 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. Watch the video on YouTube.
2013 Living History Series – Walter Mears
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXA 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). Watch the video on YouTube.
Parkland Hospital – Trauma Room One Reunion
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXWithin six minutes of the shooting in Dealey Plaza, the presidential limousine carrying President John F. Kennedy and Governor John Connally arrived at the Emergency Room entrance to Parkland Memorial Hospital. A team of doctors worked in vain to save the life of the president. Join us for a panel discussion with Dr. Ronald C. … Continued
Program and Book Signing with Hugh Aynesworth
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXJournalist Hugh Aynesworth covered the Kennedy assassination for the Dallas Morning News. Aynesworth later worked for the Washington Times, Newsweek magazine, and ABC's 20/20. He shared memories of the assassination and signed copies of his book, November 22, 1963: Witness to History.
The Work of the Warren Commission, Half a Century On: Its Methods, Successes & Questions
SMU Mack Ballroom 3300 Dyer St., Dallas, TXThe President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy—known as the Warren Commission—was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1963. The Commission’s findings were submitted to President Johnson on September 24, 1964, and have been debated ever since. This unprecedented panel convenes several members of the Warren Commission staff to discuss their … Continued
2013 Living History Series – Ferd Kaufman
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TXAs 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. Watch the video on YouTube.