I will be attending CAPA and hopefully attending other JFK conferences and promoting them. Lots of great speakers in Dallas this year!
Robert Morrow 512-306-1510
Web link: https://mailchi.mp/5b186df20d2b/update-for-2021-capa-conference-november-2021?e=b7b45d3f52
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GREETINGS FROM CAPA!
We hope all of you are in good health and doing well.
CAPA is planning an in-person conference this year, barring any unforeseen events. The two-day conference will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 1015 Elm Street, Dallas 75202 a few short blocks from Dealey Plaza, on November 20-21. There will be a banquet on Saturday night the 20th. Registration opens July 28th.
Here is what we have confirmed so far:
Since the JFK/Media Panel was so successful last year, we are planning on having it again with some new participants. We are planning to have a half-day on the subject of “The JFK Assassination and the Media,” a topic that has not been discussed and investigated by the mainstream media. Andrew Kreig will chair the panel. Participants in the panel so far will be Dr. Cyril Wecht, Russ Baker, James Wagenvoord, and Jacob Hornberger.
Tink Thompson and Gary Aguilar will speak about Tink’s new book, “Last Second in Dallas.”
Dr. Cyril Wecht will be our keynote speaker – topic to be announced closer to the conference.
James Wagenvoord will speak about his experiences working at Life magazine in 1963. He has much to share since he was at the epicenter of the magazine responsible for much of the news about the assassination. Title of the talk is “My LIFE Story and LIFE’s Life Story.”
Russell Kent, who spoke last year about the House Select Committee on Assassinations Forensic Pathology Panel, will speak about his new book, “JFK: Medical Betrayal.”
Stephen Jaffe is the last living investigator on the staff of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison in the 60's. Jaffe was also one of the producers of the feature film “Executive Action” in 1973. And, for the first time, for the CAPA audience, Jaffe will show a new documentary that he produced with his late partner, author and attorney, Mark Lane. It’s entitled, “A Rush to Judgment,” after Lane’s best-selling book and includes some rare interviews with witnesses Lane interviewed in 1966. It also includes historic new interviews. Jaffe will also show a brief, almost never seen documentary film about the making of “Executive Action” with interviews of the stars (Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan and Will Geer, as well as the executive producer Edward Lewis). Jaffe will take questions via Zoom.
David Montague was head of investigations for the United States JFK Assassination Records Review Board and will speak about his time in that position.
Andrew Kiel will speak on J. Edgar Hoover, LBJ, and the Secret Service presenting additional information not included in his previous talk.
We will be showing the documentary “Four Who Died” produced by Libby Handros about JFK, RFK, MLK and Malcom X.
We will also have a panel on the history and status of withholding of the JFK assassination records. David Montague will chair the panel; participants so far are Michael Nurko and Jacob Hornberger.
We are again planning a special day for high school, college, and law school students. This will be held online, as it was last year, on Friday, November 19. We want to get more young people interested in this tragic event that changed the course of our country and hopefully enlist them in our cause. We are planning a program that will give them the opportunity to see what President Kennedy was like as a person and a president and educate them about the truth of the assassination. The event will be free to students attending high schools, universities and law schools. If anyone has suggestions for schools or national organizations you think might be interested, please let me know and I will send out invitations. David Denton, History Professor at Olney Central College and head of the JFK Historical Group, will introduce the program and will be available to answer questions from the students after the program. The conference will last approximately five hours including breaks.
Also, as an added perk for our members, we will be having a mixer, for members only, from 6-7 pm before the banquet on Saturday at which the members will be able to meet and talk with the speakers, including Dr. Wecht. There will be a cash bar available during the mixer.
The Crown Plaza has reserved a block of rooms for CAPA attendees at the discounted rate of $109/night, plus taxes, for three nights, November 19 through November 21. Here is the link to reserve a room https://book.passkey.com/e/50219664. You must state that you are with CAPA in order to get the special rate. The cutoff date to reserve a room with the special rate is November 12th. To register for the conference, please go to our website, https://capa-us.org/. The fees for the conference and various options are provided there.
Please note that CAPA is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit Private Foundation, which means that your payment to CAPA is considered a donation and can be deducted as a charitable expense on your income tax return. As you can see on the CAPA website, annual dues to become a member of CAPA can be as little as $50.
Note: Feel free to send me any questions you might have but note that I will be unavailable from the 28th through August 3rd.
Thank you all for your support of CAPA and its worthy cause - Pursue the release of withheld records - Find the Truth - Seek Justice.
Best regards
Glenda de Vaney
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