We were introduced by a tour guide, and were given an audio-tour
device to aid us in our visit in the museum. Basically, what you did was
input a number depending on which area of the museum you are, and the
device would explain everything
about that section you are in. The
first section was a bit about JFK’s
history, stating what he did in his
duration as president before getting
killed. The thing that interested us
the most was that he was the one who
started or motivated the wish of
reaching the moon before 1970,
The ‘X’ represents where the last
because as we know, it was possible in
shot hit JFK, killing him.
1969 (which we find sad because he
couldn’t live to see what he ambitioned come true). Now, the most
important part of his history: his assassination. The museum explained the
events chronologically: he visited Dallas, and got killed. Then obviously,
investigations started, which declared a man named Lee Harvey Oswald
being the culprit; it didn’t stop there though, and here comes a really
interesting and incredible thing we saw in the museum: the FBI actually
conducted a staged-event of that
“In this museum, you will get to know the
day to find out if there was only one
story of JFK and the aftermath of the
assassination.”
sniper, and the results were
---6th Floor Museum Audio Guide
astonishing: 3D models an d a
blueprint with EVERY possible sound and echo that could have been made
with the sniper shots, which we found was impressive. Apparently, there
could have been shots coming from a place called The Grassy Knoll, which
was just in front of the presidential limousine, but it hasn’t been confirmed
by any trustworthy source. Shortly after the explanation of the
assassination, possible conspiracies and investigations, there was a brief
explanation of JFK’s legacy and the aftermath, which was vice-president
Lyndon Johnson becoming the new president of the country.
Ending our visit to this museum was hard since we determined as a
team that this was the most exciting visit of the trip, and some of us just
couldn’t stop doing circles around the museum reading and watching the
same video-clips over and over again. We did exit the museum with the
thought that this country, the United States of America, had one of the most
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