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Highlights from the Dallas Municipal Archives

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

Dallas City Archivist John Slate focuses on the John F. Kennedy Collection, comprised of records from the Dallas Police Department. Transferred to the archives in 1989, the collection contains more than 11,400 documents and photographs, including homicide reports, affidavits, witness statements, fingerprint cards and mug shots, newspaper clippings and correspondence. Original artifacts from the archives …

Arresting Oswald: Memories from the Texas Theatre

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

Moderated by acclaimed journalist Hugh Aynesworth, who covered the Kennedy assassination as a Dallas Morning News reporter, panelists Paul Bentley and Jerry Hill talk about their roles as Dallas police officers involved in the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theatre on November 22, 1963.  

CSI: Dallas

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

Dr. Tim Sliter, chief of physical evidence for UT Southwestern Institute of Forensics, leads a panel discussion about the equipment and procedures used in modern forensic investigations and how they compare with those used in 1963 by Lt. Carl Day, who headed the Dallas Crime Lab when President Kennedy was assassinated.  

CSI: Family Day

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

The University of Central Oklahoma Forensic Science Outreach Program, under the supervision of Dr. Dana Rundle, presents an array of educational demonstrations and hands-on activities for families. Learn how forensic science is applied in the real world, including fingerprinting, DNA evidence and bullet trajectory analysis.  

Women in Law Enforcement

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

Krys Boyd, host of KERA-TV's Think, leads a discussion with Monica Smith, the first and only female president of the Dallas Police Association, and Shirley Gray, the highest ranking African-American female when she retired from the Dallas Police Department, about their accomplishments and challenges.

A Voice from History: Paul Bentley

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

Paul Bentley discusses his role as the chief polygraph examiner with the Dallas Police Department in 1963. Bentley was involved in the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theatre.  

A Voice from History: Jim Leavelle

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

Jim Leavelle talks about his role as a Dallas police detective immortalized in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Bob Jackson of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. Wearing a light-colored suit and a cowboy hat, he was handcuffed to Oswald and helped wrestle Jack Ruby to the ground.  

“Shooting Kennedy: JFK and the Culture of Images” with Dr. David M. Lubin

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

Lecture and book signing with Dr. David M. Lubin, author and Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art at Wake Forest University. Dr. Lubin has authored several books on diverse subjects, including a critical analysis of the film “Titanic.”  His 2003 book, “Shooting Kennedy: JFK and the Culture of Images,” examines the cultural impact of iconic images of …

Eyewitness to History: Jackie Tindel

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

As an adjustor for Travelers Insurance Company, Mr. Tindel often had to obtain accident reports from Dallas Police headquarters at Main and Harwood. On November 22, 1963, he stood at that intersection and filmed the presidential motorcade as it turned onto Main Street. Watch this video on YouTube.

When The News Went Live: Dallas 1963

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

Journalists Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix and Wes Wise recount their coverage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination and its aftermath, discuss how this tragedy brought live television to the forefront of news and how broadcast news has changed since 1963. A book signing event follows their presentation. Watch this video on YouTube.