A Little Taste Of History

Well, you can't very well go to a city like Fort Worth and not get a taste of the history that encompassed this city. While awaiting for our plane ride back to sunny SoCal, my co-worker Michael and I decided to visit the Sixth Floor Museum. This museum is a tribute to John F. Kennedy, and to the memory of who he was and what he brought to our great Nation. Michael and I purchased the audio tour which details in timeline fashion the rise of JFK and the sudden tragic ending that left a Nation in mourning. They have memorabilia from the time such as the clothing the doctor's wore that fateful day and the newsreporters' equipment. It talks about the investigation and the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald, as well as the controversies surrounding the case. Along each step of the way there are personal accounts from people who lived it.

I think the most interesting part of this museum is that it is ACTUALLY the location in which Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly took refuge to wait and carry out his deadly plot. Lee Harvey Oswald waited on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building. You can even stand on the 6th floor and look out onto Elm Street and out towards the grassy knoll and imagine the presidential Motorcade driving down the street. It was eerie, but also very fascinating. After Michael and I had finished the tour inside the museum, we took a walk outside to the grassy knoll. It's surreal to stand in a place where something occurred that shook our nation to it's core. They said that within a few minutes 99% of the population of our Country knew that the President had been shot.

Interestingly enough, there is also a Conspiracy Museum located a short distance from the Sixth Floor Museum (although Michael and I did not have time to visit there) which I can only assume asserts that either Lee Harvey Oswald was not the shooter, or that he was not alone. I'll leave that up to you to decide.