Alan Dale is a full-time professional jazz musician and band leader, a lifetime student of American history whose parents were active as supporters and volunteers in the political campaigns of John and Robert Kennedy, and the host of JFK Conversations with Alan Dale. He is the administrator of jfkessentials.com and is responsible for administration and editorial contributions for the Assassination Archives and Research Center (AARC). On behalf of JFK Lancer and the AARC, Alan has acted as host and MC of major assassination research conferences. To campaign for compliance in enforcing the JFK Records Act and ensure the scheduled declassification of JFK assassination- related files, he has joined with others in setting up 2017JFK.ORG.