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The entrance to \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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Guests sit in a reflection room inside \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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A view of front pages from the Dallas Times Herald after President Kennedy\u2019s assassination \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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A photo shows the Dallas Times Herald newsroom at the \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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An interactive newsroom desk is setup for guests at the \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963 \u201cexhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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People view a large photo of the Lee Harvey Oswald assassination taken by Dallas Times Herald photographer Bob Jackson at the \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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Dallas Times Herald photo printing plates featuring photos taken at Parkland Memorial Hospital following the assassination of President Kennedy seen at the \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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A view of a large photo reproduction of trauma room one, including the original number placard, from Parkland Memorial Hospital where President Kennedy died, \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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Guests view \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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People check out \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
El\u00edas Valverde II\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
A White House press bus banner is seen on display at \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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Guests view front pages from the Dallas Times Herald after President Kennedy\u2019s assassination \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
El\u00edas Valverde II\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
Dallas was changed forever on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza, and journalists from the Dallas Times Herald were there to document history as it unfolded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Now the Sixth Floor Museum\u2019s new exhibition, “On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963,” offers a behind-the-scenes look at reporters and photographers who captured one of America\u2019s most defining moments. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to tell a deeply personal story,\u201d said Stephen Fagin, curator and oral historian at the Sixth Floor Museum. \u201cThe Sixth Floor provides this broad overview of the 1960s, the Kennedy assassination and the president\u2019s legacy. But this is an opportunity here to craft a more personal narrative following this small group of men and woman through the experience they lived on November and the subsequent days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The exhibition is the brainchild of\u00a0Fagin and the Sixth Floor Museum\u2019s Chief Experience Officer, Amanda Rutland. It took them seven months to create it. \u00a0<\/p>\n
It showcases 130 artifacts and photos from the weekend of the assassination,\u00a0curated to tell a story \u2014 with interactive activities \u2014 that focuses on the\u00a0Dallas Times Herald\u00a0newspaper.\u00a0And it follows the perspectives of journalists Keith Shelton, Darwin Payne, Vivian Castleberry\u00a0and Jim Lehrer, and photojournalists Eamon Kennedy and Bob Jackson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Dallas Times Herald was the longtime afternoon newspaper in Dallas, and it ceased publication in 1991.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe assassination was something that impacted people around the world, and the history that we now read about in our history books, that didn\u2019t materialize out of thin air,\u201d Fagin said. \u201cIt was gathered by the men and women of local newspapers, the local TV stations, the national and international reporters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Fagin says that the journalists during this time hit the ground with their notepads and their dimes for the pay phones. The first draft of history was written by those on assignment.\u00a0Fagin and Rutland want people to understand the significant role of journalism and the emotional element to it through this exhibition. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Museumgoers can explore all of the artifacts and participate in interactive activities throughout the exhibition. They can also pick up a specific reporter\u2019s press pass and follow their story. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Among the artifacts is a red sailor suit worn by a girl who was photographed at Dallas Love Field airport when the president arrived on Air Force One. That photo of her is adjacent to the dress.<\/p>\n
Another artifact is the notebook of reporter Keith Shelton, who was aboard a press bus in Kennedy’s motorcade. He was taking notes about an election campaign sign he saw among the crowd, and his notes were interrupted with two lines on his notepad, signifying when he heard the gunshots.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The interactive portions of the exhibit include a puzzle that shows a photo of the Times Herald’s Vivian\u00a0Castleberry covering a luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart, which was the president’s destination. Another interactive portion is the ’60s \u201cnewsroom\u201d where visitors can dress up as reporters, crop photos and even make a breaking-news call from across the exhibit. Plus, many more artifacts, photos, interactive portions and quotes from the journalists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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One of the standout quotes in the exhibition is by Castleberry, who was the\u00a0Times Herald’s women\u2019s news editor: “I hope I never cover another story of that significance, but I would not have been anywhere else on Earth while it was happening.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want this to be a timely exhibit and it\u2019s interesting that these journalists’ recollections still resonate even though some of them are gone now,\u201d Fagin said. \u201cThey speak to us across time and space and provide these very valuable and timely lessons about journalistic integrity and empathy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The exhibition is on display until March 28, 2027 and is included with museum admission at The Sixth Floor Museum at\u00a0Dealey Plaza, 411 Elm St., Dallas. Timed tickets can be purchased online for $24 for adults, $22 for senior citizens and $20 for youth. jfk.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The entrance to \u201cOn Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963\u201d exhibit at the Sixth Floor Museum on Wednesday, May…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":881376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,358,357704,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-881375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-dallas","tag-texas","tag-tp-tourism","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116784708984329020","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}