Public Programs
Creative and engaging, our unique programs advance the Museum's commitment to community outreach, engagement and learning, and empower a diverse audience to understand how and why the past is still relevant.
For questions about any of our programs, please e-mail us programs@jfk.org.
Program Supporters
Museum programs are supported by American Airlines.
Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Reserve your ticket now for “A Conversation and Book Signing with Chris Matthews” - news broadcaster, author and political commentator. Moderated by KERA’s Lee Cullum, Matthews will discuss President Kennedy’s enduring legacy and the current state of politics in this momentous presidential election year.
The program will take place on the seventh floor at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on what would have been President Kennedy’s 95th birthday - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - at 7 PM. After the program, Matthews will sign copies of his latest book, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero.
Tickets are $25 each and should be purchased in advance by calling 214.747.6660 ext. 5517. Books are currently on sale at both Museum stores and online at store.jfk.org, and can be purchased on-site at the event.
Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero is based on personal interviews with those closest to President Kennedy, oral histories, documents from his years as a student at Choate and notes from Jacqueline Kennedy’s first interview after Dallas. Matthews examines the 35th president’s role in the genesis of the Peace Corps, his stand on civil rights, his push to put a man on the moon and his ban on nuclear arms testing.
As Matthews writes, “I found a fighting prince never free of pain, never far from trouble, never accepting the world he found, never wanting to be his father’s son. He was a far greater hero than he ever wished us to know.”
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The only full-time Tarrant County deputy sheriff in 1963, Fisher was on horseback outside the Hotel Texas on the morning of the assassination. President Kennedy was filmed and photographed with Fisher and his horse, Snuffy.
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This presentation uses archival footage, documents and photographs to shine light on some of the more persistent myths about the Kennedy assassination.
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Learn about some of the treasures in the Museum’s library collection and find out the best ways to access them in this interactive “how to” session. Bring your questions!
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See rare photos of Dallas’ 1964 desegregation protests, oral histories with members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and civil rights training materials in this program that sheds light on the Museum’s collections of civil rights material.
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Learn more about the Museum’s fascinating collection of Kennedy-related home movies and the people who filmed them. Then, test out some of the hands-on cameras that form part of our education collection.
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The closest civilian eyewitnesses to President Kennedy at the time of the fatal shot, the Newmans were on the north side of Dealey Plaza and shielded their small children after the shots were fired. They were then interviewed on live television approximately fifteen minutes after the assassination.
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The Museum launched a digital database to help researchers and students learn more about the Kennedy assassination. Find out which images, films and oral histories have comprised the “greatest hits” and learn hints for accessing them yourself.
