Format
1. The program begins with an introduction to the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, the founding of the Museum and the organization's collections.
2. Get a rare, live glimpse out of the former Texas School Book Depository's "corner window" where eyewitnesses saw a rifle after shots were fired and beneath which three shell casings were found by investigators.
3. Participants are introduced to the events of November 22, 1963: President Kennedy's arrival and motorcade through Dallas, and his subsequent assassination.
4. The Museum's oral historian, Associate Curator Stephen Fagin, welcomes the speaker and does a brief (10-15 minute long) introduction/oral history interview with the Living History guest. The introduction includes relevant photographs, films, documents and artifacts.
5. Participants are encouraged to become oral historians by asking their own questions throughout the session.
Objectives
1. Understand the mission of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.
2. Develop a familiarity with The Sixth Floor Museum's collection by exposure to its photographs, films, oral histories, artifacts and documents.
3. Become familiar with oral history as a primary source by watching and participating in a live oral history interview.
4. Recognize the value and limitations of oral histories by understanding that personal memories must be reinforced by other types of historical evidence (such as documents, films, photographs, etc.).
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National
N5-12 Social Studies
US History, Era 9 Standards 1-4
State Standards
5th Grade Social Studies 5.25a,e
6th Grade Social Studies 6.21a,e
7th Grade Social Studies 7.21a,d,e,g
8th Grade Social Studies 8.30a,d,f,g
US History 24c,e,f
US Government 21d