JFK

There’s a long-held belief that after the death of Buddy Holly rock & roll lost its way until the arrival of the Beatles. Early '60s rock was still growing in popularity, but the airwaves were ruled by teen idols, girl groups and novelty songs. However, that’s not the full story. This could be seen as a time of innocence and tremendous creativity which shattered with the assassination of President Kennedy.

One image, taken seconds after President Kennedy was shot, captured the attention of news outlets all over the country. The agent in the center of the image is still coming to terms with that moment.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to television and film writer Hunter Ingram, who has watched many of the documentaries and specials released this year to mark the anniversary, and has recommendations.

In December 1991, Oliver Stone's movie 'JFK' dazzled moviegoers with its hyperkinetic editing, frantic pace, and speculative historical narrative. One critic says its ultimate legacy may have been to unleash conspiracy theory thinking into the mainstream.

They contain memos from meetings with informants, mostly of interest to historians and researchers. No evidence is expected that would put in doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman.

From Texas Standard . The federal government released some 2,800 documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Thursday. A...

The vast majority of what's being held secret is at the request of the FBI and CIA. The White House is establishing a six-month review process for those remaining records.

The film “Hidden Figures” tells the true story of Katherine G. Johnson , an African American mathematician who helped calculate the trajectories for…

Fort Worth Opera’s JFK gets its world premiere Saturday. It recounts President Kennedy’s last night on earth, which many may not know was in Fort Worth....

Gary Delaune was the first person to announce the shooting of President John F. Kennedy. But the story for the young reporter from KLIF in Dallas was just…