CAPA
Citizens Against Political Assassinations
CAPA Sponsors Judge John Tunheim at
NPC for Sunshine Week
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.
At the invitation of CAPA John R.
Tunhein, former chairman of the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) and
now chief U.S. district judge for Minnesota, will deliver a keynote address at
the National Press Club regarding the scheduled release by Oct. 26 of the
remaining sealed JFK assassination papers.
CAPA will also release statements by
the ARRB members and more than two dozen other experts, including three
surviving members of the Warren Commission staff, seeking full release of the remaining sealed records, as authorized by Congress in 1992.
Speakers at the forum include CAPA
chairman Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, J.D., M.D., the noted forensic pathologist, and
Dr. John M. Newman, Ph.D., a history professor, former Army intelligence
officer, and the author of "JFK and Vietnam" and “Oswald and the CIA”
and “Where Angels Tread Lightly” and “Countdown to Darkness.”
The forum in the press club's Zenger
Room is tentatively scheduled to begin with a news conference at 1 p.m. for
members of the news media, with admission for others as space permits. At 2:15
p.m., the forum will continue with additional presentations, author book
signings and networking for JFK researchers. Visit here http://capa-hq.com/ for more details, or contact
CAPA's organizer Andrew Kreig.
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.
The projected panels below can be
adjusted, including to create stand-alone keynotes. Sunshine Week extends
from March 13 to March 17, 2017 nationally and in Washington,
DC. Sunshine Week was created by the American Society of Newspaper
Editors (ASNE) and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) to
foster open government.
Keynote Dialog: NARA Progress In
Releasing Final JFK Assassination Papers By October, 2017 Deadline
· Keynote: The
Hon. John R. Tunheim, J.D., Chief U.S. District Judge, Minnesota, and former
chairman, Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)
· Discussants:
· John
M. Newman, Ph.D., author of “Oswald and the CIA” and other books, former
Army intelligence officer and assistant to the National Security Agency
director, and former University of Maryland professor
· 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)
· Nate
Jones, M.A., Director of the Freedom of Information Act Project, National
Security Archive, George Washington University
· 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)
· 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)
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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