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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy.
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#OTD in 1939, Lee Harvey Oswald was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Explore more about the life of this infamous figure and access images and artifacts in our online collections database: bit.ly/3MrfkCN
Image: Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum
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Interspersed with scenes of a family outing, this never-before-seen clip from a home movie taken by Chester Mzyk shows President and Mrs. Kennedy at Brooks AFB in San Antonio on 11/21/1963. #HomeMovieDay2022 is a great reminder to preserve our own visual histories.
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Members get more! Last month, members enjoyed a private tour of “Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People’s Campaign,” led by curator Stephen Fagin. Join today: jfk.org/membership/
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#OTD 1963 Linus Pauling (back row, right) was awarded the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against nuclear weapons. (The 1962 Peace Prize was held over 1 year) The award was announced the same day the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which Pauling fought for, went into force.
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#OTD in 1961, President Kennedy flew to Dallas to visit Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn at Baylor Hospital. Rayburn, the then-longest serving member of the U.S. House (48 years), would pass away the following month of pancreatic cancer.
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#OTD in 1963, President Kennedy signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty which prohibited nuclear tests under water, in the atmosphere, or in space. The president considered it his proudest achievement.
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Join us for a screening of Rising: The Hall of Negro Life followed by a discussion with filmmakers King Hollis and Lindell Singleton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, president of ASALH, moderated by Jerome Weeks, Art&Seek producer-reporter for KERA.
This unique photo shows Main Street just prior to the Kennedy motorcade on 11/22/1963. It was taken from the second floor of 1112 Main Street, directly above a Chinese restaurant, in between Murphy and Griffin Streets. Learn more about this photo here: bit.ly/3y6vOtQ
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Happy National Coffee Day! President Kennedy was known to drink black coffee. How do you like yours?
During the campaign, paper Coffee with Kennedy cups were given out at community meetings to generate voter support. Get a ceramic version of your own at store.jfk.org.
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In 1864 the Rio Grande shifted, moving the US/Mexican border south & creating a dispute over El Chamizal. In 1962 Pres. Kennedy & Pres. Mateos vowed to end the dispute which occurred on Aug. 29, 1963 with the signing of the Chamizal Convention.
Read more: historicalmx.org/items/show/178
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#OTD in 1962 ABC debuted "The Jetsons", a cartoon series that connected with the nation's interest in space travel and the Space Race as well as science and technology. The series had several inventions that are reality today. Which is your favorite?
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Thank you to everyone who supported the Museum during North Texas Giving Day! Your generosity will help ensure that all North Texas students can learn and engage with the Museum, and we are grateful for your support.
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It’s not too late to make your gift to our School Trip Scholarship Fund, giving underserved North Texas students the opportunity to visit the Museum & Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. Your gift will help hundreds of students in North Texas!
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TODAY is the day! Make a gift to the Museum and help us provide free or deeply discounted field trips to underserved North Texas schools on days the museum is closed to the public. Your gift will directly help fund our School Trip Scholarship Fund!
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North Texas Giving Day is this Thursday, September 22!
Help provide opportunities for underserved North Texas schools to visit the Museum. Your gift will support the School Trip Scholarship Fund helping schools visit for free or at a deep discount.
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The official British memorial to President Kennedy was dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II at Runnymede on 5/14/65. Seen here are 2 pages from the limited edition book of the dedicatory remarks printed privately for Mrs. Kennedy. Watch the Queen's remarks: bit.ly/3Lm9aD9
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Museum Members enjoy exclusive experiences, such as our upcoming private tour of Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, led by Museum curator Stephen Fagin.
Join today at jfk.org/membership to reserve a spot at this exclusive event.
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#OTD in 1962, President Kennedy said “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” This 1962 “Space Passport” from General Dynamics Astronautics encouraged future astronauts to reach for the stars.
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We are saddened to learn of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. This image shows the Queen and Prince Philip hosted President and Mrs. Kennedy at a dinner held at Buckingham Palace on June 5, 1961.
Credit: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
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The nation’s official tribute to President Kennedy, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, opened in Washington, D.C. fifty-one years ago this week on September 8, 1971. This cloth pennant was a souvenir available to those who visited the Center in the 1970s.
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This 1961 photo shows President Kennedy at a commemoration ceremony for the Workmen’s Compensation Law Stamp, produced that year to honor the passage of the first Workman’s Compensation programs.
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In a 24/7-news-cycle-world, it is hard to believe that #OTD in 1963 the CBS evening news, anchored by Walter Cronkite, expanded from 15 minutes to a whopping 30 minutes. President Kennedy sat down for an interview with Cronkite at Squaw Island, Hyannis Port to mark the occasion.
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Thanks Good Morning Texas for visiting yesterday morning and sharing our new exhibit, Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign, with your viewers! If you missed it, check out the link below.
bit.ly/3cDdGAv
#1968CampaignForPoor
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"Perhaps it is this that is the key to the mystery of the death of President John F. Kennedy."
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"The best memory of this man would be to understand his deeds and thoughts and to translate them in policies and more importantly in the life of nations. He looked far ahead and he wanted to change a great deal."
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"His thoughts about peace and about how to live in the world. President Kennedy's remarks on June 10th 1963 at American University are of even greater importance today than then. Thirty-five years ago he already saw what we have come to understand only now."
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A translation of his original Russian reads:
"I’ve long been interested in the life of John F. Kennedy. He was certainly a great President of the United States. For us who live in a complicated time of transition of great importance is the vision of John F. Kennedy."
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We are sorry to learn of the recent passing of Mikhail Gorbachev at the age of 91. In 1998, we were honored to host the former Soviet leader for a tour of The Sixth Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza. He was so moved by the experience that he recorded his thoughts in our Memory Book.
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#OTD in 1963, 200,000 activists participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, including photographer Roland L. Freeman. Nearly 5 years later, Freeman documented the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. Listen to his story here: emuseum.jfk.org/objects/72998
Trauma Room One at Parkland Hospital was dismantled and put into storage by the federal government in 1973. Shortly before, Parkland technician Don Pyeatt took a series of color photos, documenting the space. This photo shows some of the equipment still in the room at the time.
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#OTD 1964 President Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act as part of the War of Poverty. The EOA created & enhanced several programs including Job Corps, VISTA & Head Start. Learn more about the War on Poverty in our new exhibit Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign.
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The Museum is a proud partner in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and museums across the United States. Last day to participate is Sept 4, 2022. Info & tickets at jfk.org.
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Collectibles firm Wittnauer Precious Medals Guild made medallions in the 1960-70s honoring notable figures and historic events. This 1973 sterling silver medallion commemorates President Johnson and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the centerpiece of the war on poverty.
"Never before has man had such capacity to control his own environment, to end thirst and hunger, to conquer poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and massive human misery."
- President Kennedy Address before the United Nations, 9/20/63.
Solidarity Now! exhibition now open.
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Opening Aug 13, 2022! The Poor People’s Campaign was the 1st nationally organized demonstration after #MLK’s death. For 43 days in May & June 1968, protestors demanded social reforms while living on the National Mall in a tent city known as Resurrection City. #1968CampaignForPoor
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We are sorry to learn that Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough has died at age 89. On November 22, 2013, McCullough visited Dallas and took part in the city's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.
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In preparation of President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965, the SCOPE project promoted voter registration and documented voter suppression in the South. Alabama native Robert Powell was among those who participated: emuseum.jfk.org/objects/72434
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PT-109 was destroyed on #OTD in 1943 and quickly became a symbol of John F. Kennedy’s heroism and leadership. This large PT-109 cake prepared for President Kennedy in West Germany on June 25, 1963 is just one example of the tributes he received related to the ship.
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Widespread belief in a conspiracy began almost immediately after the JFK assassination. This letter mailed to Jack Ruby's attorney in March 1964 suggested a conspiracy involving Ruby, Oswald, and others and even suggested the Ruby trial jury was manipulated by some type of “ray.”
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