March 1, 2001: Henry Wade Dead

The Dallas DA who prosecuted Jack Ruby for killing Lee Oswald died today, at the age of 86. He is even better known for the famous abortion case: Roe v. Wade.

January 22, 2001: Monroe's JFK Birthday Dress to be Auctioned

The gown that Marilyn Monroe wore to JFK's 45th birthday party in 1962 will be auctioned at Sothebys, from Feb. 8 to March 1. If you have about $30,000 to burn, go ahead and toss in a bid.

October 6, 2000: Tina Sinatra Talks About JFK Election

In a 60 Minutes interview to be aired October 8, Frank Sinatra's daughter revealed (among other things) that Joesph Kennedy asked her father to enlist the Mafia to help JFK win the WV primary.

October 5, 2000: 6th Floor Museum to Add 7th Floor

The Sixth Floor Museum will double its space by expanding to the 7th floor of the former Texas School Book Depository. Additional exhibits will feature the American presidency, and not be focused on JFK's assassination. The new floor is expected to open next summer.

September 23, 2000: JFK Auction

Christie's East of New York will auction off some of JFK's personal possessions from his summer house in R.I. on October 10, 2000. The auction will be open to the public, and is expected to bring in $150,000.

August 30, 2000: JFK joins GI Joe

Hasbro revealed its JFK PT-109 doll, as part of the GI Joe line of action figures. The doll is expected to be popular with adult collectors, and will be issued in a limited edition. It should sell for about $35.

August 15, 2000: JFK Remembered at Convention & Media Events

Edward and Caroline Kennedy spoke to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, 40 years after JFK accepted his party's nomination in that same city. JFK was remembered, as was his policy agenda known as the "New Frontier". In other media news, look for the miniseries "Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis" to air on CBS during early November, and "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot" to air on NBC sometime during February 2001. Also, the movie "13 Days" about the Cuban missile crisis is due out in December 2000.

August 3, 2000: JFK and Marlene Dietrich

The publication of critic Kenneth Tynan's diary made news because it revealed that JFK had an intimate encounter with Marlene Dietrich in the White House during 1962. She was 60 years old at the time. Believe it or not?

April 27, 2000: Attorney for Jack Ruby Dies

Elmer Gertz was the attorney who won a reversal of Jack Ruby's conviction in 1966, but Ruby died in prison before the case could be retried. Gertz died in a Chicago nursing home at the age of 93.

January 26, 2000: Zapruder film donated

Heirs of Abraham Zapruder donated their first generation copy of the assassination film, and the copyright, to the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas. The original film is being stored in the National Archives, and 2 other first generation copies are held by the Secret Service.

January 21, 2000: Report released on bullet that killed JFK

Scientists reported that the bullet found in JFK's limo did not contain materials from Kennedy's or Gov. Connally's shirt. These findings do not support the existence of a second gunman.

November 22, 1999: Voice was not Oswald's

It was revealed that the voice on a CIA tape of a phone conversation between a man (who identified himself as Lee Oswald) and the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City was not Oswald's. There is now a question as to how many of the secret CIA tapes may still exist today.

October 27, 1999: JFK Film Discovered

The photographer who made an 8mm color film of JFK's final speech at the Hotel Texas on the morning of November 22, 1963, is being sought by TCU. The film was located by TCU archivists, and will be made public if the original owner cannot be found. Other black-and-white footage of the speech has been available to the public.

September 25, 1999: JFK Mistress Dies

Judith Exner died of breast cancer at the age of 65. In 1977, she wrote a book about her affair with JFK, entitled My Story. She was also associated with the Mafia and Frank Sinatra.

September 22, 1999: JFK Assassination in Music Video

Marilyn Manson recreated JFK's assassination in his new video Coma White. The video is currently being broadcast on MTV.

September 16, 1999: JFK Forger is Convicted

Lawrence Cusack was sentenced 6 to 8 years for forging love letters between JFK and MM, and bilking investors out of $7 million.

September 12, 1999: KGB fakes evidence that CIA killed JFK

In an book entitled The Sword and the Shield, it was reported that the KGB passed phony information to conspiracy theorists during the mid 70's, in an attempt to link JFK's assassination to the CIA. Below is a link to that book.

August 5, 1999: Russian documents released

The National Archives and Records Administration released the KGB and Soviet documents that were given to President Clinton by Boris Yeltsin back in June 1999. The item which received the most attention in the media was a note that Jackie wrote to Khrushchev, about a week after the assassination.

August 3, 1999: Zapruder's heirs get $16 million

The Government agreed to pay the heirs of Abraham Zapruder, the man who filmed JFK's assassination, the sum of $16 million for confiscating the film.

July 17, 1999: JFK Jr.'s Plane Missing

Although the tragic story of JFK's son does not belong on this web site, vintage JFK film clips, stories and photos were resurrected by the media, as a result. Our deepest sympathy goes out to both the Kennedy and Bessette families.