Promotion of 50th Anniversary of JFK Breakfast Event: Event Program

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An Intersection
of History
50th Anniversary Breakfast
Remembering JFK’s Visit to Fort Worth
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“There are
no faint hearts
in Fort Worth.”
What everyone knows is this: On November
22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was
assassinated in Dallas, Texas. But not everyone
knows that before the tragic motorcade in
downtown Dallas, President Kennedy
visited Fort Worth.
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He was greeted by a passionate crowd that
braved the cold, rainy weather, prompting
the President to say, “There are no faint hearts
in Fort Worth.” Later, he spoke to the Fort
Worth Chamber of Commerce; In what would
be his final public speech, he praised the city’s
pivotal role in national defense and space
exploration efforts.
What happened next was a shocking blow –
to the country and the DFW area. For 50 years,
it’s been the source of tremendous sorrow and
the subject of endless speculation. But that’s
not why we’re here today. We’re here to
celebrate a moment in history that connected
our city to the world – a moment of inspiration,
of strength, of leadership.
Agenda
Welcome
Susan Halsey, managing partner
Jackson Walker L.L.P. and chairman of the
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Presentation of Colors
J.P. Elder Middle School ROTC
National Anthem
Texas Boys Choir
Introductions
Susan Halsey
Recognition of High Impact
Legacy Award Recipient,
Former Speaker of the House,
Congressman Jim Wright
Susan Halsey
Acknowledgment
Jim Wright
Keynote Speaker
Clint Hill, author and former U.S. Secret
Service agent, with Lisa McCubbin,
author and former journalist
Closing
Susan Halsey
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Video Presentation
Clint Hill
is a retired United States Secret Service
agent who will forever be remembered for his
courageous actions in the presidential motorcade
during the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Assigned to protect Jacqueline Kennedy, Hill
remained with Mrs. Kennedy and the children for
one year after the tragedy. Proudly and humbly
serving five presidents – Eisenhower, Kennedy,
Johnson, Nixon and Ford – Hill rose through the
ranks of the most elite protective force in the world
during the tumultuous time that encompassed
the Vietnam War; the assassinations of JFK,
Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy;
and Watergate. He retired in 1975 as assistant
director, United States Secret Service, responsible
for all protective forces. In 2012, he penned his
remarkable memoir, “Mrs. Kennedy and Me,”
which became a #1 New York Times bestseller.
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Lisa McCubbin
is the coauthor of the New York Times
bestsellers, “Mrs. Kennedy and Me” and “The
Kennedy Detail.” An award-winning journalist,
she has been a television news anchor and
reporter, hosted her own radio show, and spent
more than five years in the Middle East as a
freelance writer. Visit her at lisamccubbin.com.
Jim Wright
was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1922. A student
at the University of Texas, he left one week after
Pearl Harbor to join the Army Air Corps and flew
combat missions in the South Pacific during World
War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and
the Legion of Merit. After the war, Wright became
a successful businessman, state legislator (at
age 23), then mayor of his boyhood home,
Weatherford, Texas.
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He was elected to Congress from his native
district in 1954 (at age 32) and served 18 terms,
during which he authored major legislation in
foreign affairs, economic development, water
conservation, energy, and education. For a
decade, Wright was House Majority Leader before
becoming Speaker of the House. Following his
resignation in 1989, he began a nearly 20-year
career teaching political science at Texas Christian
University, where he still meets with students
several times each month. He is the author of “You
and Your Congressman,” “The Coming Water
Famine,” “Reflections of a Public Man,” and the
1993 “Worth It All: My War for Peace.”
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The
moments
that made
history.
Thursday, November 21
Friday, November 22
November 8, 2012:
11:45 p.m.
8:50 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
A Timeless Tribute
Air Force One lands at Carswell
Air Force Base. The city skyline
is ablaze with lights, the special
Christmas lighting having been
turned on early in honor of the
President’s late night arrival.
Despite the rain, a crowd
estimated at 5,000 gathers to
greet the President in the Hotel
Texas parking lot. He gives a
brief address to the appreciative
audience, claiming “There are
no faint hearts in Fort Worth.”
The Fort Worth Chamber of
Commerce hosts a breakfast event
honoring President Kennedy with
more than 2,000 of Fort Worth’s
most notable citizens in attendance.
The President gives what will be
his final public speech.
Breakfast concludes. Before leaving
for Dallas, the President and First
Lady rest briefly in their suite at
the Hotel Texas, which features a
special installation of artwork curated
by Ruth Carter Stevenson. The
installation includes work by Thomas
Eakins, Lyonel Feininger, Marsden
Hartley, Franz Kline, Henry Moore
and Pablo Picasso, among others.
The President says goodbye
to Fort Worth. A motorcade
that includes the President
and First Lady, along with
other politicians, reporters and
photographers, leaves the Hotel
Texas, turning north onto Main
Street before eventually heading
to Carswell Air Force Base for
their departure to Dallas.
Forty-nine years later, a
permanent tribute is established
in General Worth Square
featuring a bronze sculpture of
the President and a granite wall
with photos and quotes from his
historic visit to Fort Worth.
Sponsors
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Media Sponsor:
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Creative Sponsor:
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OmniAmerican Bank
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
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RadioShack Corporation
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& Frazier, LLP
Texas Christian University
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Hospital Fort Worth
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