National Archives releases nearly 1,500 confidential documents on JFK assassination
Thousands of documents on JFK's assassination declassified
Thousands of documents about the assassination of former president John F. Kennedy have been declassified. President of Accuracy in Media Adam Guillette joins FOX 5 to break down what this means for researchers and conspiracy theorists alike.
The National Archives and Records Administration on Wednesday released nearly 1,500 confidential documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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The government agency released the files via their website. Historians, political scholars and believers in a wide range of theories about Kennedy's assassination immediately began poring over the documents.
Many of the documents relate to Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Many files also reference tensions between the United States and Cuba, evaluating statements from leader Fidel Castro that allude to the possibility of Kennedy being in danger due to escalating aggression between the two nations.
NARA explained in a brief statement on their site that the institution was "processing previously withheld John F. Kennedy assassination-related records to comply with President Joe Biden’s Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the Temporary Certification Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, requiring disclosure of releasable records by December 15, 2021."
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The records are scanned and available individually as PDF files. The site also offers a text search for readers looking for key subjects or phrases.
"The National Archives has posted records online to comply with these requirements," the site explains.