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JFK’s Final Hours in Texas

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

In 1963, Julian Read was the media representative for Governor John Connally, host of President Kennedy’s November visit to Texas. Read will discuss his new book, JFK’s Final Hours in Texas, in which he documents not only the immediate agony endured by the people in the epicenter of the tragedy, but also the continuing experience of …

2013 Living History Series – Bill and Gayle Newman (with sons Clayton and Bill)

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

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. Watch the video on YouTube.

Dallas 1963

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

Co-writer Steven L. Davis discussed and signed copies of his new book, Dallas 1963, an in-depth exploration of the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas. Moderator was KERA’s Jerome Weeks. Watch the video on YouTube.

Encore Performance of “Soundings: One Red Rose” by Steven Mackey

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

The Nasher Sculpture Center will present an encore performance of its commemorative Soundings concert, One Red Rose, on the seventh floor of The Sixth Floor Museum. One Red Rose was written by internationally renowned composer Steven Mackey for the Brentano String Quartet in honor of the anniversary of President Kennedy’s death. It was commissioned by the Nasher with Carnegie Hall …

2014 Living History Series – Maurice “Mickey” Carroll

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

A reporter for the New York Herald Tribune in 1963, Carroll covered the scene at Dallas police headquarters and witnessed the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. He co-wrote attorney Melvin Belli’s "Dallas Justice" (1964). Watch the video on YouTube.

2014 Living History Series – Eddie Griffin

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

A Fort Worth native, Griffin was outside the Hotel Texas when the Kennedys arrived on November 21, 1963. At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Griffin traveled across the country and became active with the Black Panthers. Watch the video on YouTube.

When Life Strikes the White House

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

The Sixth Floor Museum kicked off the symposium, "When Life Strikes the White House: Death, Scandal, Illness and the Responsibilities of a President," with a keynote lecture featuring syndicated columnist and lecturer Richard Reeves. Reeves is currently a lecturer at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communications and is the author of President Kennedy: Profile …

Assassination and Commemoration

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

As part of The Sixth Floor Museum’s 25th anniversary commemoration, Associate Curator Stephen Fagin presented a history of the Museum based on his recent book, “Assassination and Commemoration: JFK, Dallas and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.” Watch the video on YouTube.

2014 Living History Series – Rio Sam Pierce

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

A Dallas police officer for 27 years, Pierce was in charge of basement security on the day of Lee Harvey Oswald’s scheduled transfer to the Dallas County Jail. Pierce drove his vehicle up the Main Street ramp at the same time that some believe Jack Ruby gained access to the basement. Watch the video on …

CSI Family Day

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

The eighth annual CSI Family Day at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, set for Sunday, March 9, 2014, will give aspiring crime scene investigators a chance to learn modern investigative techniques for solving crime. Visitors will investigate a mock crime scene, receive a police report about what happened, and perform forensic analysis at …