Below and attached (Word document) is the tentative itinerary for the Dallas Trip. Remember, the cost is $740. Some have come forward about fund-raising AND I'll try to work on a cheaper, but not cheap, hotel). I know the area well.
I need to get the airplane tickets as soon as possible so I am asking for a -
DEPOSIT DUE Friday, Sep 19 $400
That will tell me if we have enough to arrange a better price for the group, too.
Other payment dates are -
Friday, Sep 26 $140
Friday, Oct 10 $100
Friday, Oct 24 $100
Dallas, Texas Field Study
Thursday, November 20 - Sunday, November 23, 2006
Thursday, November 20
Depart BUHS 10:15 AM
Arrive Bradley Airport 11:45 PM
Departure American Airlines Fl # 569 1:25 PM
Arrival Dallas/Fort Worth 4:53 PM CST
Arrival @ Gate 4:54 PM
Luggage @ Gate A16 5:30 PM
Transport to Hotel Lawrence 6:00 PM
Check in & visit Dealey Plaza 6:30 PM
To West End
Dinner West End 8:30 PM
‘Lights out’ 11:00 PM
Contact Mr. Holiday directly in Dallas
(Please, only if necessary)
802-558-7454
Friday, November 21
Breakfast at Hotel 7:30 AM
Workshop Session at Hotel 8:30 AM
Slide Tray #9
DVD – The Motorcade
Prep on Plaza eyewitness witness
Activity in Dealey Plaza
JFK Lancer Conference Registration at Adolphus Hotel
Eyewitness/Speakers Panel/Discussions
Tentative list
Abraham Bolden - was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For Bolden, it was a dream comes true. Both prior to and following JFK’s assassination, Bolden sought to expose and address the inappropriate behavior and negligence of Secret Service agents, only to find himself the victim of a sinister conspiracy that resulted in his conviction and imprisonment on a trumped-up bribery charge. A gripping memoir substantiated by recently declassified government documents, "The Echo from Dealey Plaza" is the story of the terrible price paid by one man for his commitment to truth and justice, as well as a shocking new perspective on the circumstances surrounding the death JFK.
Aubrey ‘Al’ Rike – was a 24-year-old employee of the O’Neill Funeral Home in 1963. He was in Parkland Hospital with Mrs. Kennedy and in Trauma Room 1 to handle the body of the dead president. He will describe what happened before the assassination and the shocking activities at Parkland, including the casket into which he put the President’s body.
Jim Marrs - a distinguished journalist and author of the “New York Times” bestseller, Crossfire-the Plot to kill Kennedy and of best selling books such as “Rule by Secrecy” and his 2008 book, “The Rise of the Fourth Reich”. Mr. Marrs is a fearless and gifted writer and researcher. He was a consultant to the film ‘JFK’.
DPD Detective Jim Leavelle – was the DPD officer handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald in the Dallas City Jail at the time that Oswald was shot by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby. Leavelle remains convinced, through his private conversations with Oswald, that Oswald did shoot President Kennedy and acted entirely alone.
Beverly Oliver – Beverly, the Babushka Lady, was 17 years old on the day of the assassination and stood near the curb on Elm Street, just feet away from JFK when the fatal shot was fired. She was one of the closest eyewitnesses to the assassination.
Linda Willis – a 14 year old girl at the time of the shooting, Linda stood at the corner of Elm and Houston Streets as the President’s motorcade drove by. As the car moved away in front of Linda’s eyes, she witnessed the murder. She remembers the sound of the shooting, “All I can say is, it was loud and there was lots of it.”
James Tague – a Dealey Plaza eyewitness at the Triple Overpass was hit by cement fragments from a missed shot at President Kennedy, but ignored by the Warren Commission.
Robert Groden and Mike Brownlow – Brownlow was an eyewitness in the plaza and Groden is an expert on the photographic and film evidence in this case. Groden was called to testify before the House Select Committee on
Assassinations in the 1970’s and has written several books on the assassination.
Lunch @ Lawrence/Ferris Restaurant 1:00 PM
Dealey Plaza complete activity eyewitness 2:45 PM
Oswald to Cab/ walking tour Commerce
To City Jail/Main to West End dinner 5:45 PM
Dinner in West End 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 22 (45th anniversary of the assassination)
Breakfast at Hotel 8:00 AM
Preparation session 8:30 AM
Move to Oak Cliff for Tippit shooting 9:00 AM
Return to Dealey Plaza –
Remembrance Ceremony 12:00 PM
Lunch in West End 1:00 PM
Sixth Floor Museum 411 Elm Street 2:30 PM
Testimonies 4:30 PM
Dinner in West End w/eyewitness 7:00 PM
Q/A Debriefing @ Hotel 10:00 PM
Sunday, November 23
Depart Hotel 6:00 AM
Arrive DFW Airport 7:00 AM
Breakfast at DFW Airport 7:30 AM
Departure American Airlines Flight 1916 8:25 AM
Arrive Bradley Airport 12:35 PM
Return to BUHS 1:00 PM
Arrive BUHS 3:00 PM