Conversation with Josiah Thompson

Dr. Josiah Thompson

Alan Dale speaks with Josiah Thompson, a distinguished author, investigator and educator. He is a former professor of Philosophy at Yale and Haverford College. In 1966 he was the author of an incisive commentary on the work of Richard H. Popkin's reconstruction of President Kennedy's assassination published in the New York Review of Books. And in 1967, his landmark work, 6 Seconds In Dallas became one of the decade's most balanced and influential examinations of the assassination. He is the author of two books on Kierkegaard, and in 1998 he published a memoir of his experience as a private investigator, Gumshoe: Reflections In A Private Eye. He is the subject of a series of interviews, referred to as Op. Docs, conducted by Academy Award winning documentary film maker, Errol Morris, and made available through the New York Times website. His latest, as yet unpublished, book is Last Second In Dallas. Listen now.

AND THE AWARD GOES TO

This year's conference banquet recognized several award winners who have shown remarkable creativity, professionalism and courage. We wish to honor their work and dedication to the search for truth. The following are this year's winners.

Pioneer Award

In appreciation for your lifetime of searching for the truth in the study of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Jerry Policoff, Activism, Independent researcher and journalist, Lancaster, PA; Executive Dir., Assassination Archives & Research Center

Legacy Awards

In appreciation for your permanent additions to the record of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

William Law, Bethesda Witnesses, Alan Rogers, Larry Haapanen

New Frontier Awards

In appreciation for your contribution of new evidence and furthering the study of theassassination of President John F. Kennedy

Pamela Brown, Limousine studies

Bill Kelly, JFK Act Releases

Courage Award

The Bethesda Witnesses:

Dennis David, Jim Jenkins, Paul O'Connor, Jim Sibert

Teachers of the Year

Michael Dellerba & Ed Smith

Michael and Ed developed a 24-day historical investigation lesson that required 10th grade students to explore, examine, and critically question The Warren Report on the JFK assassination. The lesson was a culminating activity meant to demonstrate a student's ability to think like a historian, which they had artfully woven into curriculum throughout the year. In this activity, students took the persona of the grand jury analyzing evidence sited in The Warren Commission, and were charged with the task of determining who ultimately shot JFK. The teachers are working towards a district-wide program being introduced in each high school.

JFK Lancer
Southlake, TX

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