J.F.K. Assassination Records Archive – Previously Withheld JFK Assassination Documents Database
Background
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza.
Kennedy was allegedly fatally shot by a former U.S Marine, Lee Harvey Oswald, while he was riding with his wife, Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally’s wife, Nellie, in a presidential motorcade.
A ten-month investigation by the Warren Commission from November 1963 to September 1964 concluded that Oswald acted alone in shooting Kennedy, and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald before he could stand trial. Kennedy’s death marked the fourth (following Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley) and most recent assassination of an American President. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became President upon Kennedy’s death.
The Documents Collection
On July 24, October 26, November 3, November 9, November 17 and December 15, 2017, along with their final release on April 26, 2018, the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) released previous withheld records relating to the JFK Assassination. Upon this final release, the National Archive stated the following:
“All documents subject to section 5 of the JFK Act have been released in full or in part. No documents subject to section 5 of the JFK Act remain withheld in full. The President has determined that all information that remains withheld under section 5 must be reviewed again before October 26, 2021 to determine whether continued withholding from disclosure is necessary.”
The entire collection of all records released have been compiled below. Despite the files originally being released in a non-searchable format, The Black Vault converted 100% of the files to a searchable format. In addition, The Black Vault created a 3,032 page index file of the entire collection, with clickable links to download the files. This also can be downloaded below.
The MOU about the JFK Act
In June of 2021, NARA released to The Black Vault all drafts of the, “Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Continuing Obligations of the CIA Under the JFK Act.”
All drafts of the MOU [15 Pages, 6.2MB] – This PDF contains all draft copies of the memorandum of 1998 in Box 4 of the Files of K, Michelle Combs in a folder labeled CIA Compliance.
The Documents Released
Please Note: Due to the size of the following index, which is more than 47MB in size, we recommend to download (right click, save as…) the .pdf file to your desktop, and open it from there.
CLICK HERE FOR A COMPLETE INDEX OF DOCUMENTS RELEASED [3,032 Pages, 28.3MB]
https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/jfkrelease-2017and2018.pdf
https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/j-f-k-assassination-records/