The Creation of the Bill of Rights with Lackland H. Bloom, Jr.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn celebration of the 28th anniversary of The Sixth Floor Museum on Presidents Day, this special program featured constitutional law expert Professor Lackland H. Bloom, Jr. of Southern Methodist University. …
CSI Family Day 2017
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesEvidence from a recent crime + New technology applied to a cold case = Two crimes to solve! Do you have what it takes to be a Crime Scene Investigator? …
A Case for Conspiracy with Dr. Cyril H. Wecht
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesRenowned forensic pathologist, consultant and author Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, who has spent more than 50 years researching President Kennedy’s assassination, presented a multimedia lecture on key areas of the …
JFK: A Vision for America with Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesTo commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy, this program featured a conversation between the president’s nephew Stephen Kennedy Smith, noted historian Douglas Brinkley and …
Teaching Civil Rights from the 1700s through 2017 and Beyond
Old Red Museum 100 S. Houston Street, Dallas, United StatesThis workshop included primary source activities and guest speakers to put into context the struggle for equal rights from 1776 through today and looking onward. Teachers broaden their own content …
The Assassin’s Assassin: A Case Study of the Jack Ruby Trial
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesArmed with newly released documents from the original prosecution file, Judge Brandon Birmingham and criminal defense attorney/former Dallas County assistant district attorney Toby Shook told the story of the “trial …
From the Oval Office to Dallas Love Field: White House Correspondent Sid Davis Remembers
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn a special program marking the 55th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, former White House correspondent Sid Davis shared his memories of being in the Oval Office in October …
What Has the Government Been Hiding? 54 Years of Secrets & the Release of the JFK Records
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe JFK Records Collection Act of 1992 required the National Archives and Records Administration to release all withheld government files pertaining to President Kennedy’s assassination by October 26, 2017. Best-selling …
Mourning a President – A Conversation with Major William F. Lee: Memories of a Sentinel
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesAs a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. in 1963, Major William F. Lee participated in the Death Watch rotations – sentry duty by the U.S. Armed …