Tens of thousands of JFK assassination files are scheduled to be released, which could shed new light on the tragedy of 1963. Credits: Shutterstock, Christorney
President Donald Trump revealed that tens of thousands of JFK assassination files would be released on Tuesday, fulfilling his campaign’s promise to disclose information regarding the 1963 murder of President John F. Kennedy.
Speaking at the Kennedy Center on Monday, Trump said “people have been waiting for this for decades,” and that the material (approximately 80,000 pages) is not compiled.
FBI reveals additional 2,400 JFK assassination records
Last month, the FBI announced the discovery of approximately 2,400 additional records related to the assassination of Kennedy, discovered during a thorough search prompted by the president’s executive order. The documents were “previously not recognized as related to the JFK assassination file,” and were transferred to the National Archives and the Records Bureau (NARA) for non-transfer. The FBI has not revealed what is included in these records, but it emphasizes that their existence still stitches together a wide range of trobes of assassination-related material.
This declassification drive can be traced back to Trump’s first inauguration week when he signed an executive order calling for the announcement of his brother Robert F. Kennedy, for the “complete national intelligence” and 15 days under the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as well as the general order of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and for the oversight given him “complete national intelligence” and 15 days. JFK Records.
National Archives prepares to release millions of JFK assassinations
The National Archives has been at the heart of a process that lasted decades. In 1992, Congress passed the Assassination Record Collection Law President John F. Kennedy, demanding that all assassination-related documents be collected and finally released. Over the past 30 years, Nara has a significant portion of its collection (over 5 million pages) available to the public. Recently, in August 2023, the agency released a new batch of files, and in December 2022 it stated that over 97% of the JFK collection is accessible.
With Trump confirming Tuesday’s release, the stage is set to something that could be one of the biggest disclosures of assassination-related material in recent history. Both observers and researchers are keen to see whether these fresh documents provide new insights or simply confirm promising theories for a long time. In any case, this release presents a remarkable milestone in its continuous exploration for transparency about one of the most studied events in American history.
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