When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963

When: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, 3 p.m.

Where: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, 411 Elm Street, Dallas

Cost: Free

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Authors and former news broadcasters Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix, and Wes Wise celebrate the release of their acclaimed book in paperback. Hear their first-person accounts of the JFK assassination and its aftermath, including how radio and TV news has changed through the decades, as they talk about “When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963. Program in Dallas County Commissioners Court (first floor, Dallas County Administration Building, formerly the Texas School Book Depository); booksigning in the Museum Visitors Center. Program is free and open to the public.

Information from the museum's site

Some nearby drink specials on Nov. 1st

Hickory House: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1.50 all beers
Tuk Tuk Asian Cuisine: 5 pm - 7 pm: $3 beer, $3.50 wine
RJ Mexican Cuisine: 11 am-7 pm: $4.00 Margaritas
T.G.I. Friday's (Dallas): 4 pm - 7 pm: $4 Long Island Iced Tea & signature margaritas, $3 premium pint features, $2 domestic pint features, $1 premiums / 11 am - 12 am: $2 Red Stripes
Sambuca (Dallas): 4:30 pm - 7 pm: $2 frozen Bellinis and domestic beers, $3 house wine by the glass, $4 wells, $5 martinis and $5 sushi rolls / 11 am - 3 pm: $5 martinis and $5 sushi rolls

Some nearby restaurants

Some nearby events on Nov. 1st

Circa Survive / Ours / Fear Before The March of Flames / Dear & The Headlights, Palladium Ballroom, 8 p.m.
Robert Bacigalupe, Sambuca (Dallas), 7:30 p.m.
Chi Omega Christmas Market, The Dallas Convention Center, time TBA
Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven Festival Week 3, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 8 p.m.

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Last updated Sept. 28, 2007

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