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White House publishes JFK assassination documents
(MENAFN) The White House has released thousands of previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The National Archives uploaded approximately 63,000 pages to its website on Tuesday, with additional records expected to be published once digitization is complete.
“All records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released,” the National Archives confirmed.
Shortly after taking office on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents concerning the assassinations of JFK, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The release follows decades of speculation about possible government involvement in Kennedy’s killing. A 2023 Gallup poll found that 65% of Americans doubted the official investigation’s conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Among those surveyed, 20% suspected a conspiracy involving the US government, while 16% believed the CIA played a role.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump emphasized that “people have been waiting decades” for these documents and reiterated his commitment to transparency. He announced that around 80,000 pages of classified records would be made available to the public.
“I said during the campaign that I would do it, and I am a man of my word,” Trump stated.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) described the release as part of Trump’s broader effort to promote “maximum transparency” and rebuild public trust in intelligence agencies.
Historians, researchers, and journalists are expected to spend months analyzing the newly declassified files, which are listed only by record numbers without descriptions.
“All records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released,” the National Archives confirmed.
Shortly after taking office on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents concerning the assassinations of JFK, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The release follows decades of speculation about possible government involvement in Kennedy’s killing. A 2023 Gallup poll found that 65% of Americans doubted the official investigation’s conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Among those surveyed, 20% suspected a conspiracy involving the US government, while 16% believed the CIA played a role.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump emphasized that “people have been waiting decades” for these documents and reiterated his commitment to transparency. He announced that around 80,000 pages of classified records would be made available to the public.
“I said during the campaign that I would do it, and I am a man of my word,” Trump stated.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) described the release as part of Trump’s broader effort to promote “maximum transparency” and rebuild public trust in intelligence agencies.
Historians, researchers, and journalists are expected to spend months analyzing the newly declassified files, which are listed only by record numbers without descriptions.
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