Dr. Michael Kurtz, 50th Anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination (2013)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Public Affairs, News, Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-11-18
Duration: 00:28:31
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Kurtz, Michael L., 1941- | History | Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination | WARREN COMMISSION
Contributors:
- Kurtz, Michael Speaker
Description
A speech by Dr. Michael Kurtz before the Baton Rouge Press Club on November 18, 2013. Kurtz is a history professor at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond and a leading authority on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination, he discusses: the events surrounding the assassination on November 22, 1963; the shortcomings of the Warren Commission; the evidence supporting multiple gunmen; and credible conspiracy theories involving Fidel Castro, anti-Castro Cubans, the mafia, and the CIA.