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. The national archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with. The government is releasing thousands of longsecret files on kennedy s murder. Kennedy, left, in 1962, and his assassin, lee harvey oswald, on his way to being interrogated on nov. Oct 27, 2017 check out some of the most fascinating documents in the trove of 2,900 files related to john f. The vast majority of the collection 88% has been open in full and released to the public since the late 1990s. The jfk records act of 1992 ordered that all of the files related to the federal inquiry into john f. The files date from 1959 when lee harvey oswald sought defection to the soviet union.
This collection is a set of kgb documents given to president bill clinton in 1999 by russian president boris yeltsin. President trump has given the green light to the release of 2,800. Oliver stones 1991 film jfk closed with the following message. Nov 09, 2017 a huge trove of jfk assassination files reveal redacted president john f. John kennedy assassination lee harvey oswald kgb files. The national archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with the jfk assassination records collection act. Kennedy and recommended the justice department investigate further. Here are some tips for making sense of all the code names. This has been a rallying cry for many citizens over the years. Trump allows release of most but not all remaining kennedy assassination files president john f. The kennedy files the kennedy files history channel. Theyll be posted here on the national archives website. Oct 27, 2017 how you can view the jfk assassination documents. Kennedy waved from his car about one minute before he.
Kennedy waved from his car about one minute before he was shot in dallas on nov. The government is releasing thousands of longsecret files on kennedys murder. The national archives is planning to post the files online only. Here are the most interesting records on kennedy assassination, annotated. How you can view the jfk assassination documents cbs news.
Government releases classified jfk assassination documents. The files are are composed of pdf documents, wav sound files, and microsoft excel. 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. What are the biggest revelations in the declassified jfk. 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. New group of jfk assassination documents available to the. While many of the documents pertained to the cia and fbi investigations into the activities of oswald, the 24yearold. Trump allows release of most but not all remaining kennedy assassination files.
Trump allows release of most but not all remaining kennedy. Kennedy assassination records collection act of 1992 jfk act. If youre reading through the documents and you spot an interesting fact or snippet you think. Recap updates as kennedy files reveal lee harvey oswald might not have been real gunman. P16 2 jack sent this postcard of the capitol to his mother, rose fitzgerald kennedy, on his first trip to washington, d. 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. What will longsecret documents reveal about the kennedy assassination. 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. Oct 26, 2017 the national archives posted online thousands of documents related to the 1963 killing of president john f. Kennedy eight of the kennedy children, hyannis port, 1928. A congressional investigation from 19761979 found a probable conspiracy in the assassination of john f. Oct 25, 2017 the government is required by thursday to release the final batch of files related to kennedy s assassination. The files are are composed of pdf documents, wav sound files, and microsoft excel spreadsheets and are compressed using zip compression. Ich bin ein berliner i am a berliner delivered 26 june 1963, west berlin authenticity certified.