The mystery photo I published earlier today was of the site of President Kennedy’s assassination.
The X on the pavement marks the spot where the fatal headshot occurred.
I visited Dealey Plaza recently during my trip to Dallas to give a talk on The Da Vinci Code.
During the talk, I explained that in the novel Dan Brown portrays the Catholic Church as conducting the largest conspiracy in world history.
Then I added, "Now, I don’t know if y’all have had much experience with conspiracy theories . . . here in Dallas . . . but I’m here to tell you about Dan Brown’s."
The audience appreciated the line a lot since Dallas has been the epicenter of conspiracy theories for the last 40 years as a result of the Kennedy assassination.
The last time I was in the area, I got to visit the 6th Floor Museum of the former Texas School Book Depository (where Lee Harvey Oswald is alleged to have shot the president from) and which presents the Warren Commission version of events.
This time I got to go to another, rival museum a couple of blocks away: the Conspiracy Museum, which presents or tries to present . . . well . . . every other side.
It also has displays on other alleged conspiracies, including the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln (the last of which is known for certain to have been an actual conspiracy, though the question of who was behind it is still debated).
I also got some better pictures of Dealey Plaza than those I posted last time, so I hope to post those soon.
In addition, I took a number of other photos on the trip and will be posting some new mystery photos soon.
