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Assassination and Commemoration: A Conversation with Stephen Fagin, Conover Hunt and Lindalyn Adams

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

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 …

2013 Living History Series – Ernest McMillan

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

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. Watch the video on YouTube.

2013 Living History Series – Buell Wesley Frazier

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

An 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, TX, United States

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. Watch the video on YouTube.

2013 Living History Series – Walter Mears

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

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). Watch the video on YouTube.

Parkland Hospital – Trauma Room One Reunion

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Within 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. …

Program and Book Signing with Hugh Aynesworth

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Journalist 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, TX, United States

The 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 …

2013 Living History Series – Ferd Kaufman

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

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. Watch the video on YouTube.

When The News Went Live!

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Former KRLD journalists Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer and Wes Wise were joined by former KRLD photographer George Phenix as they discuss memories of covering the Kennedy assassination in a new edition of their book, "When the News Went Live: Dallas, 1963". Watch the video on YouTube.