The files are are composed of pdf documents, wav sound files, and microsoft excel. The files are are composed of pdf documents, wav sound files, and microsoft excel spreadsheets and are compressed using zip compression. The government is releasing thousands of longsecret files on kennedy s murder. The kennedy files the kennedy files history channel. Government releases classified jfk assassination documents. P16 2 jack sent this postcard of the capitol to his mother, rose fitzgerald kennedy, on his first trip to washington, d.
Nov 09, 2017 a huge trove of jfk assassination files reveal redacted president john f. Recap updates as kennedy files reveal lee harvey oswald might not have been real gunman. The national archives is planning to post the files online only. The secret history of the kennedy assassination, wrote in politico that the new batch of files also contains a transcript of a 1976 interview by. The files date from 1959 when lee harvey oswald sought defection to the soviet union. Trump allows release of most but not all remaining kennedy assassination files. The jfk records act of 1992 ordered that all of the files related to the federal inquiry into john f. New group of jfk assassination documents available to the. The kennedy familys incredible journey through the corridors of power in washington, wall street and hollywood is one with great triumphs and glamour but one also layered with human frailty, folly and tragedy.
The vast majority of the collection 88% has been open in full and released to the public since the late 1990s. Jfk assassination records 2018 additional documents. Oct 27, 2017 check out some of the most fascinating documents in the trove of 2,900 files related to john f. A congressional investigation from 19761979 found a probable conspiracy in the assassination of john f. Here are some tips for making sense of all the code names. Kennedy waved from his car about one minute before he. Theyll be posted here on the national archives website. What are the biggest revelations in the declassified jfk. Trump allows release of most but not all remaining kennedy assassination files president john f. Kennedy and recommended the justice department investigate further.
Kennedy, left, in 1962, and his assassin, lee harvey oswald, on his way to being interrogated on nov. For the first time in tv history, a full ten hours of the kennedy files has been dedicated to americas most fabled and controversial family. What will longsecret documents reveal about the kennedy assassination. Oct 27, 2017 how you can view the jfk assassination documents. Kennedy waved from his car about one minute before he was shot in dallas on nov. If youre reading through the documents and you spot an interesting fact or snippet you think. How you can view the jfk assassination documents cbs news. New group of jfk assassination documents available to the public press release thursday, april 26, 2018 washington in accordance with president trumps direction on october 26, 2017, the national archives today posted 19,045 documents subject to the president john f. Text version below transcribed directly from audio and edited for continuity i am proud to come to this city as the guest of your distinguished mayor, who has symbolized throughout the world the fighting spirit of west berlin.
While many of the documents pertained to the cia and fbi investigations into the activities of oswald, the 24yearold. The national archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with. Kennedy assassination records collection act of 1992 jfk act. Oct 26, 2017 the national archives posted online thousands of documents related to the 1963 killing of president john f. This collection is a set of kgb documents given to president bill clinton in 1999 by russian president boris yeltsin. Oct 25, 2017 the government is required by thursday to release the final batch of files related to kennedy s assassination. John kennedy assassination lee harvey oswald kgb files. Trump allows release of most but not all remaining kennedy. This has been a rallying cry for many citizens over the years. Oliver stones 1991 film jfk closed with the following message. Ich bin ein berliner i am a berliner delivered 26 june 1963, west berlin authenticity certified. Kennedy eight of the kennedy children, hyannis port, 1928. Here are the most interesting records on kennedy assassination, annotated. The national archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with the jfk assassination records collection act.