JFK November 22, 1963 RFK June 5, 1968 MLK April 4, 1968 Announcing....... THE SECOND ANNUAL MIDWEST SYMPOSIUM ON ASSASSINATION POLITICS State of Illinois Center, Chicago, April 1-4, 1993 There is cause for hope as we approach the 30th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the 25th anniversaries of the murders of Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The eventual release of the JFK records from the 1979 House Select Committee on Assassinations hearings is now a certainty, and for the first time in twelve years, we'll have a White House Administration that should be sympathetic to our cause. Now that George Bush has signed the JFK records legislation, he has until January 20 to appoint a 5-member review board to screen the HSCA documents for release. His appointments must then be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. If the Senate fails to ratify his recommendations, he'll have 30 days to propose a revised list of appointees. In any event, the release of this information should begin sometime in 1999. This, and a favorable political climate could lay the groundwork for another official inquiry into the case. Vice President Albert Gore is already on record as saying he believes JFK was murdered as a result of a conspiracy, and consequently, has also supported the release of the HSCA files. A more favorable political climate should also breath new life into the Robert Kennedy case. Perhaps sensing this, a group of former law enforcement officials, politicians, and celebrities earlier this year called for a grand jury investigation into alleged willful misconduct by the Los Angeles Police Department in the handling of the investigation in the murder of RFK. Thwarted by election year politics in late '79 and '80, the inquiry into the murder of Dr. King also stands to be renewed, given some funding and grass roots support. On the other hand, we seemed to be mired in "a revival of assassination lore." Oliver Stone's movie "JFK" has injected new life into the assassination argument, apparently at the expense of our political awareness. As we enjoyed renewed debate in the wake of the movie, the House and Senate Committees drafting the JFK Records Legislation Act were busy building clauses into the bill which may eventually limit the prospects for full and prompt disclosure of assassination records . . . . without any significant threat of organized political opposition from the independent research community. ----------------------------------------------- Sunday, April 4, 1993 will be the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ----------------------------------------------- At a time of renewed interest in the political violence of the 60's, this conference is an attempt to broaden the traditional assassination argument to include a review of the political means we must all work within to further our cause. A cause that must constantly battle assassination politics: the governmental, economic, cultural and media influences which shape the conduct and confusions of public and private inquiries into major acts of political violence. The Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Assassination Archives and Research Center (AARC), the Inquiry and Accountability Foundation (IAF), and the Global Committee Commemorating (Martin Luther) King Days of Respect (GCCKDR). The AARC will need money for administrative help to review, index, duplicate, and store 1-2 million pages of information that was not included in the HSCA's final published report. The proceeds will also be used to fund investigative research and legal initiatives into the murder of Robert F. Kennedy in hope of prompting an official reopening of the case. The IAF needs money to monitor an LA grand jury as it conducts its investigation, obtain affidavits from new witnesses, apply the latest technology to ballistics and acoustical tests, and find the mystery man thought to be a second gunman at the scene of RFK's murder. The GCCKDR will use their share to fund outreach and literary projects, civil rights activities, cultural workshops and historic observances. ******************SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ************************ Due to a special arrangement, a 3 to 4 hour dicussion of the medical evidence in the JFK assassination case will occur. Dr. George D. Lundberg, editor of JAMA, Dr. John Lattimer, Dr. Micheal West and Dr. Marc Micozzi will attend. They will present their opinions of the JFK autopsy as reported in the 1964 Warren Report and JAMA in May of 1992. We expect their observations will be largely supportive of the findings and conclusions of the JFK autopsy physicians, Humes, Finck and Boswell. After their presetation, an opposing team will present their viewpoint on the medical evidence. This team will be comprised of David Lifton, Wallace Milam, Roger Feinman, Dr. Cyril Wecht. Afterward, Q&A and rebuttal will be allowed under the control of an independent moderator. **************************************************************** HOST & MODERATOR: Jack Gordon, Ph.D. AARC and IAF board member; has taught college courses on American political assassinations. GUEST SPEAKERS In Alphabetical Order Rev. James L. Bevel Former strategist and aide to Martin Luther King present at the time of the MLK's assassination in Memphis. Walt Brown, Ph.D. Historian and former Justice Department special agent; author of the new book The People vs. Lee Harvey Oswald. John H. Davis Author of Mafia Kingfish and the Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster; expert on organized crime's role in the JFK case. James A. DiEugenio Author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba & and the Garrison Case -- the most recent examination of the Clay Shaw trial. Roger B. Feinman, J.D. Former employee at CBS News and expert on media bias, medical evidence and FOIA research in the JFK case. Gaeton J. Fonzi Journalist and former HSCA staff investigator; wrote and edited a major appendix for the HSCA's final report. Michael Goldsmith, J.D. Former HSCA staff counsel who investigated intelligence links in the JFK case. Judge Burt W. Griffin Former Warren Commission assistant counsel who investigated Jack Ruby's activities. Lawrence W. Haapanen, Ph.D. Professor of college courses on the JFK assassination; expert on intelligence links in the JFK case. Paul. L. Hoch, Ph.D. Co-editor of The Assassinations: Dallas and Beyond and author of the Echoes of Conspiracy newsletter. John Judge Co-founder of the Committee for an Open Archive; expert on the secret history of U.S. intelligence agencies. Robert Blair Kaiser Former New York Times reporter and Time Magazine correspondent; author of the new book RFK Must Die. James H. Lesar, J.D. President, Assassination Archives & Research Center; regarded as one of the top FOIA lawyers in the U.S. David S. Lifton Author of Best Evidence; expert on medical evidence in the JFK case and the activities of Lee Harvey Oswald. Edwin J. Lopez, J.D. Former HSCA staff investigator; compiled 375-page report on the activities of Oswald in Mexico City. Philip H. Melanson, Ph.D. Author of The Politics of Protection, The Inquiry into the Assassination of MLK, and The RFK Assassination. Robert Morrow Former CIA agent and author of First Hand Knowledge; the first person to claim a role in the JFK assassination. John M. Newman, Ph.D. Author of JFK and Vietnam; expert on the Vietnam War and East Asian history. Carl Oglesby Author of The JFK Assassination, Who Killed JFK?, and The Yankee and Cowboy War. Jerry Policoff Expert on media coverage of the JFK case. Andy Purdy, J.D. Former CBS News producer and HSCA staff counsel who investigated medical evidence in the JFK case. Jane Rusconi Research Coordinator for the movies "JFK" and "Marina's Story," editor of JFK: the Book of the Film. Dick Russell Author of The Man who Knew Too Much; expert on intelligence links in the JFK case. Gus Russo Advisor on Jack Anderson's "Who Shot JFK" and Oliver Stone's "JFK"; now writing book on the JFK case. David E Scheim, Ph.D. Author of Contract on America; expert on the role of organized crime in the assassination of JFK. Peter Dale Scott, Ph.D. Author of Crime & Cover-up and The Politics of Escalation in Vietnam; expert on CIA activities and the Vietnam War. Wayne S. Smith, Ph.D. Expert on U.S.-Cuba relations; now writing book titled The Kennedy Assassination and the Failure of the Fourth Estate. Anthony Summers Producer of "The Kennedy Assassination - What We Know Now that We Didn't Know Then?"; author of Conspiracy. Robert Tanenbaum, J.D. Former HSCA deputy chief counsel who assisted Richard Sprague in organizing hearings. Josiah Thompson, Ph.D. Author of Six Seconds in Dallas; expert on Dealey Plaza evidence and the Zapruder Film. William Turner Author of ~The Assassination of RFK: the Conspiracy & Coverup and co-author of the new book Deadly Secrets. Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D. Forensic pathologist; first to discover JFK's brain was missing from the National Archives in 1966. Gordon Winslow Historian, archivist and expert on exiled Cuban groups. --------------------------------------------------------------- ****Dates**** * Thursday, April 1, 1993 * Friday, April 2, 1993 * Saturday, April 3, 1993 * Sunday, April 4, 1993 --- the 25th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder --------------------------------------------------------------- ****Place**** Debates, Lectures and Panel Discussions * State of Illinois Center Assembly Hall LaSalle & Lake St., Chicago Reception and Dinner (Saturday Evening) * Bismarck Hotel Randolph and Lasalle Streets, Chicago --------------------------------------------------------------- ****Sponsors**** * Assassination Archives and Research Center * Inquiry & Accountability Foundation * Global Committee Commemorating King Days of Respect --------------------------------------------------------------- ****Registration Fee**** * $115 on or before February 27 * $150 after February 27 * $35 for Reception & Dinner * $50 for Promotional Tables -------------------------------------------------------------- ****Hotel Accommodations**** The Bismarck Hotel (One Block Away) * Single Occupancy Rooms - $58/Night * Double Occupancy Rooms - $69/Night * Triple Occupancy Rooms - $80/Night Add 14.9% City Occupancy Tax. -------------------------------------------------------------- To Register: 1. 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