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The national archives commendable efforts to make the new records available online notwithstanding, overall the release process has been disappointing and disheartening, rex bradford president of the mary ferrell foundation, which hosts one of the premiere sites for searchable, online jfk documents told whowhatwhy. The papers were posted online by the national archives in. Weeks ago they assured whowhatwhy that we were on the mailing list for updates, while unwilling or unable to give out any information regarding the timing of the release, the number of documents, or whether any executive branch agencies had requested. Nov 09, 2017 the national archives released,2 documents to the public as part of the president john f. The federal government just released thousands of documents related to the assassination of president john f. It directed the national archives and records administration nara to establish a collection of records to be known as the president john f. Oct 27, 2017 the shocking revelation comes as many of the longawaited secret john f kennedy assassination files were made public. Nov 03, 2017 the national archives released friday more than 600 additional documents related to president john. Files will shed light on a jfk shooting conspiracy but not the one you think the national archives are releasing tens of thousands of documents linked to kennedys assassination expect. Numerous government documents with potential bearing on president john f. Created in 2015 by ramon herrera, this database copy appears to be complete and accurate with one known limitation see faq for details. The following is a list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the national archives and records administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings.
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Hundreds of neverbeforeseen documents related to the 1963 assassination of president john f. Oct 26, 2017 the federal government just released thousands of documents related to the assassination of president john f. New group of jfk assassination documents available to the public press release friday, december 15, 2017 washington, dc. Trump delays full release of some jfk assassination files until 2021, bowing to national security concerns. Us national archives reveals the story of kgb agent linked to. Washington the national archives is releasing another 676 government documents related to the assassination of president john f. The act mandated that all assassinationrelated material be housed in a single collection in the national archives and records administration nara. Trump keeps some jfk documents sealed until 2021 as archives.
Of that batch, more than 15,000 documents which had been released previously. Kennedy, sparking a feeding frenzy among historians and. The national archives nara today turned down the request of a washington nonprofit public interest group to declassify secret records related to the assassination of president john f. National archives releases trove of classified jfk. Release of jfk assassination files is delayed as deadline.
Trump holds some jfk assassination files back, sets new 3. Now it appears there are thousands more yet unreleased. Thursday evening, president trump ordered 2,800 records released but decided that others should be withheld for. Files will shed light on a jfk shooting conspiracy but not. The national archives just released more than 2,800 previously classified records relating to the assassination of president john f. The national archives, for the first time ever, released a list of documents related to the assassination that are still shielded. Learn more about the declaration of independence, constitution of the united states, and bill of rights, and download highres images of the documents. Feds release thousands of secret documents on jfk assassination. National archives begins online release of jfk assassination records media alert monday, july 24, 2017 washington, dc. The national archives announced on friday it had released 676 records pertaining to the investigation surrounding the assassination of president.
National archives release first batch of 2017 jfk documents. Why did trump delay full release of some jfk assassination files. Jul 24, 2017 national archives begins online release of jfk assassination records july 24, 2017 by davidferriero, posted in nara records, open government today at 8 a. Kennedy assassination records collection reference system is an electronic index to many but not all documents from the jfk assassination records collection in the national archives. It directed the national archives and records administration nara to.
How you can view the jfk assassination documents cbs news. Us national archives to release remaining jfk assassination. President donald trump announced on wednesday that the national archives will release classified documents relating to jfks assassination on thursday. The national archives released 2,891 records on thursday related to the assassination of president john f. Several months ago, the national archives claimed that essentially all of the documents related to the assassination of president john f. Mar 01, 2018 several months ago, the national archives claimed that essentially all of the documents related to the assassination of president john f. Documents released by the national archives thursday illustrated the broad swath of the investigation into the 1963 assassination of president john f. National archives begins online release of jfk assassination.
The board, in turn, provides copies to the national archives and records administration nara. Oct 23, 2017 over time, more and more government documents from the jfk investigation have been declassified and released to the public. Kennedy assassination records collection act of 1992, or the jfk records act, is a public law passed by the united states congress, effective october 26, 1992. The documents chronicle united states history from 1776 to 1965. The pages you can explore here use a copy of the full rif database gleaned from the national archives website. The national archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with the jfk assassination records collection act. The archives released some 3,810 documents, 441 of which were previously withheld in full and 3,369 of which were released before but with partial redactions. The national archives released friday more than 600 additional documents related to president john. How to find the newly declassified jfk assassination documents. Almost 30 years later, congress enacted the president john f. The us national archives released a trove of records related to the assassination of john f. The first batch, which included 2,891 documents from the national archives related to kennedys 1963 assassination was published on.
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