CAPA
Citizens Against Political
Assassinations
Washington, DC
Leaders in the JFK research
community will convene at the National Press Club during “Sunshine Week” in
March to underscore the historical importance of the scheduled release next
October by the National Archives of the final batch of declassified documents
about the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.
CAPA has reserved a
room from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, with the
flexibility to adjust according to schedules of the VIP participants.
· Discussants:
· David
S. Ferriero, Ph.D., Archivist of the United States, National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) or Martha W. Murphy, FOIA Public Liaison,
Executive Branch, NARA (invited)
· Cyril
H. Wecht, J.D., M.D., forensic pathologist, medical school professor, leader or
former leader multiple professional societies, author or co-author of nearly 50
books, CAPA chairman and former Allegheny County coroner for 20 years
What Might We Find In 3,600 New
Documents Based On Recent Revelations?
· James
H. Lesar, J.D., FOIA expert and president, Assassination Archives &
Research Center (AARC)
· David
Talbot, “The Devil’s Chessboard” and “Brothers” author, San Francisco Chronicle
columnist, CAPA advisory board member and Salon founder and former
editor-in-chief
· Jefferson
Morley, author of “Our Man In Mexico City” and other books, AlterNet Washington
correspondent, JFKFacts.org editor litigating JFK FOIA cases and former
Washington Post reporter
·
Russ
Baker, WhoWhatWhy founder and editor, media commentator, and author
of best-selling “Family of Secrets” and a forthcoming JFK book
·
Adam
A. Marshall, J.D., Knight Foundation Litigation Attorney, Reporters Committee
for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)
·
Andrew
Kreig, J.D., M.S.L., Justice Integrity Project director, author, and Citizens
Against Political Assassination Board (CAPA) board , ASNE, SPJ and National
Press Club member, moderator
Next Steps In Fact Finding
·
Lawrence
Schnapf, J.D., attorney and Citizens Against Political Assassination Board
(CAPA) board member, moderator
Meet the Authors - Attendees can
meet the prominent authors /speakers and buy books for signing.
Also, a special
tutorial session will be held on “How To Study the Kennedy
Assassination.”
Finally, CAPA will hold a reception at the close of the
program for speakers and CAPA members.
CAPA, a non-partisan research
organization (www.capa-hq.com),
is taking the lead in organizing this event to assemble a broad coalition of
media and research groups to co-sponsor and thereby underscore the importance
of the forthcoming disclosures. C-SPAN and other wide news coverage is
planned. # # #
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