11/22/2023
Locals remember President Kennedy’s Fort Worth visit 60 years later
Locals remember President Kennedy’s Fort Worth visit 60 years later
John Fletcher still has the cardboard sign that says, “Hooray for JFK,” in faded blue glitter.
05/26/2017
Kennedys discuss JFK's legacy 100 years after his birth
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article152770474.html
Kennedys discuss JFK's legacy 100 years after his birth
John F. Kennedy's relatives discuss his legacy 100 years after slain president's birth.
02/28/2017
The Washington Post remembers Bill Paxton as a young boy who wanted to see the president. Thank you for your help and support with the JFK Tribute, RIP Bill Paxton. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/02/26/a-young-bill-paxton-wanted-to-see-the-president-he-did-hours-before-john-f-kennedy-was-shot/?utm_term=.f65c9a6473a2
A young Bill Paxton wanted to see the president. He did — hours before John F. Kennedy was shot.
Paxton, 61, died of complications from surgery, a family representative said in a statement issued Sunday.
03/21/2016
Landscape Architect & Specifier News featured the JFK Tribute in Fort Worth in the March 2016 edition. A nice article about the design of the Tribute in .
Landscape Architect & Specifier News - MAR 2016
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11/06/2015
Bill Paxton is in Sundance Square for the Lone Star Film Festival through the weekend! Bill discussed seeing President John F. Kennedy speak outside the Hotel Texas in with Good Morning Texas saying, "...we entered the crowd of 4,500 people. I was very close, about 40 feet away from the President. My dad took turns putting my brother and me on his shoulders. There was electricity in the air..."
09/22/2015
Fort Worth Opera just announced the details of a six-month long community conversation series titled JFK: Five Decades of Progress. Each talk will focus on a particular topic or issue important to President John F. Kennedy. Featuring leading experts in a variety of subjects including Congresswoman Kay Granger and noted journalist Bob Ray Sanders, among others, these candid dialogues will explore the impact of the president's legacy and will culminate with the world premiere opera JFK, by David T. Little and Royce Vavrek. Click below to RSVP today!
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08/06/2015
Single tickets for the 2016 Fort Worth Opera Festival are on sale now! Have you called to order yours? 877-396-7372 or visit www.fwopera.org!
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06/19/2015
Why not bring dad to a fellow great man's tribute on Father's Day?