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APRIL 12-16, 2000 &JOU'. Oave Special on, Iiornps Perry, Jim Omarlton, tiugh Pkynesvdortn, Buell Wesley Frazier Leavelle THE ASSISSINATION OF and iirn Four Days in November

5 Days/4 Nights Historian Guide: Conover Hunt Dallas, Texas

I (8001628-8542 November 22, 1963. It is a date that lives in the memory of Wednesday, April 12 millions around the world. the date that John F. Kennedy, Gathering day at the Hyatt Re- 35'h president of the United States, was murdered during a gency Dallas where we'll stay for the next four nights. Wel- motorcade In Dealey Plaza, a park in Dallas, Texas. Two come briefing and dinner that evening hosted by days later, the prime suspect in the assassination, HistoryAmerica TOURS and Historian Guide Conover Lee Harvey Oswald. was gunned down, in the Hunt. basement of the Dallas Police Department. Cu- Thursday, April 13 We spend the morn- mulatively, those four days in November ing at the Sixth Floor Museum. We changed world history, and established a will be wel- comed by Museum Director Jeff West. After a legacy of controversy that will endure into the new millennium. tour of the Museum, Archivist Gary Mack will Join us on a unique, detailed examination show seldom-seen video of local news reports. of this historic weekend in Dallas, where you The afternoon symposium will feature talks will visit rarely-seen private and public sites by Hugh Aynesworth, the only reporter to wit- associated with the assassination and its af- ness the assassination, cover the Tippit mur- termath, talk with original witnesses, and go der and Oswald's arrest at the Texas Theater; behind the scenes at the award-winning Sixth Jim Charlton, who will explain the history of Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the nations pre- Dealey Plaza and its designation as a National mier historic site dedicated to the life. death. Historic Landmark; and Conover Hunt who will times and legacy of JFK. Historian Guide Conover outline the organization of the Sixth Floor Mu- Hunt. who directed the effort to create the museum Following a group dinner at the museum, seum and preserve Dealey Plaza, will lead us. through the HistoryAmerica hospitality room at the Hyatt will the trauma and tragedy of the weekend. and offer participant objective guidance into a better understanding of be open for a late evening informal question and an- this complicated and confusing series of events. swer session with the historians. This combination tour and symposium is a first for Friday, April 14 The touring will begin, led by noted HistoryAmerica TOURS. We will not take sides on the issue of researcher and historian Dave Perry. The morning tour will President Kennedys effectiveness as a leader, his character, or consist of following JFK's motorcade from Love Field, through the reasons far his death. With the assistance of skilled inter- Dealey Plaza to Parkland Hospital. We'll have photo ops at preters and witnesses to the event, we will seek to gain a the Trade Mart and Walker shooting site. The afternoon tour more satisfactory answer to the question: What happened? will feature Dealey Plaza and Oswald's escape route from downtown. Dinner on your own tonight, followed by infor- TOUR INCLUDES: mal chatting in the hospitality room. Saturday, April 15 The final tour session • Historian Guide: Conover Hunt THEIIIS1I1RY CHANNEL in the morning will feature the Tippit murder site, all the known • Special Guests: Josiah Thompson. Dave Perry, Oswald Jim Charlton. Hugh Aynesworth, sites in Oak Cliff including the West Neely Street address where Buell Wesley Frazier and Jim Leavelle Oswald's "backyard photographs' were taken by Marina, and • Services of a professional tour director conclude at his murder site in the Dallas jail basement where • Deluxe transportation we'll meet retired Dallas Police Detective Jim Leavelle, to whom • Ail admissions to included features Oswald was handcuffed when shot by Jack Ruby. The after- • Four nights hotel accommodations noon symposium will feature an address by Josiah Thomp- • Four breakfasts, three dinners, welcome briefing son, author of the acclaimed Six Seconds in Dallas, entitled • All taxes. baggage handling & gratuities on "The Warren Commission and the Single Bullet Theory: A Revi- included features sionist Account," and an interview of Buell • Suggested reading list Wesley Frazier by Dave Perry. Frazier drove Oswald to work on November 22, COST: 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS 1963. The farewell dinner in Reunion Tower, fifty stories above Dealey Plaza, will be followed by a panel discussion with the S 1,295.00 Per Person — Double Occupancy experts and witnesses. S1,575.00 Per Person — Single Occupancy Sunday, April 16 Depart at your leisure following break- Cost per person without hotel: $1,010.00 fast. HistoryAmerica TOURS PO. Box 797687 HERMON FORM Dallas, TX 75379 4300} 628-8542

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