GSX Daily: How the JFK Assassination Changed the World of Close Protection
From hand signals and index cards to earpieces and threat databases, the world of close protection has changed dramatically since the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963. In this special bonus episode of the SM Highlights podcast, sponsored by FiscalNote, hear from Stephen Fagin, curator at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, who shares how the assassination spurred a dramatic evolution in security\u2014both in Dallas, site of this year\u2019s GSX, and the world beyond. \n\nResources and Show Notes\nLearn more about sponsor FiscalNote here: https://fiscalnote.com/ \nDiscover the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: https://www.jfk.org/ \nRead the Warren Commission report on the JFK assassination: https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report\nRead more from Security Management about close protection for political figures: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2022/07/building-a-methodology-for-proactive-close-protection/ \nIf you\u2019re attending GSX and would like to learn more about threat assessment and extremism risks, check out the GSX Daily roundup on this theme\u2014including sessions to attend and vendor booths to visit\u2014here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2023/gsx-daily-2023/boosting-your-threat-assessment-savvy/ \nWant to learn more about GSX? Visit our site here: https://www.gsx.org/