Learning From Declassified JFK Assassination Files
Dear Friends & Neighbors,
(Please click on red links & note magenta)
The President John F. 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. It directed the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to establish a collection of records to be known as the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. It stated that the collection shall consist of copies of all U.S. government records relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and that they are to be housed in the NARA Archives II building in College Park, Maryland. The collection also included any materials created or made available for use by, obtained by, or otherwise came into the possession of any state or local law enforcement office that provided support or assistance or performed work in connection with a federal inquiry into the assassination.
On January 23, 2025, President Trump signed executive order 14176 to declassify documents concerning Kennedy’s assassination, as well as those regarding the assassination of his brother Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr..[41] More than 60,000 documents were released two months later on March 18.[42][43][44]
- On March 18, 2025 at 7 PM EST, NARA released 32,000 pages in 1,123 PDF files[45]
- On March 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM EST, NARA released 31,400 pages in 1,059 PDF files[45]
- On March 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM EST, NARA released 13,700 pages in 161 PDF files[45]From March 18, 2025 to March 20, 2025 the NARA released 77,100 pages in 2343 PDF files (7.049 gigabytes)[45]
- From March 18, 2025 to March 20, 2025 the NARA released 77,100 pages in 2343 PDF files (7.049 gigabytes)[45]
On March 18, 2025, the National Archives released over 63,000 pages of documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, following an executive order by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2025. Wikipedia, l’enciclopedia libera+8AP News+8Houston Chronicle+8
These documents provide new insights into several aspects of the assassination:The White House+7The Associated Press+7news+7
-
Lee Harvey Oswald’s Activities: The files reveal extensive CIA surveillance of Oswald prior to the assassination, detailing his time in the Soviet Union, his attempts to obtain a visa in Mexico, and interactions with various individuals. Wikipedia+4Latest news & breaking headlines+4Al Jazeera+4
-
CIA Operations: The release includes previously redacted information about CIA covert operations, such as surveillance techniques and espionage methods from the mid-20th century. New York Magazine+1news+1
-
Governmental Relations: Documents highlight President Kennedy’s distrust of the CIA following the Bay of Pigs invasion and his consideration to dismantle the agency, reflecting tensions between the presidency and intelligence agencies during that period. Latest news & breaking headlines
While these records offer enhanced clarity on certain events surrounding the assassination, they do not provide definitive evidence to resolve longstanding conspiracy theories. Historians and researchers continue to analyze the material, aiming to deepen the understanding of this pivotal moment in American history.Wikipedia+10news+10The White House+10
The records reveal further how much the Central Intelligence Agency observed Lee Harvey Oswald before the shooting.[46] A note by Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. shows the Central Intelligence Agency’s huge presence in US embassies, even in France.[46] Jefferson Morley, a former Washington Post reporter, “said there are further documents in the National Archives yet to be released, and others held by the CIA and FBI that have not[44] yet been accounted for”.[46]
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
Over the last six decades after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, speculation and conspiracy theories have left people wondering if there was more to what happened. After President Donald Trump signed an executive order declassifying around 63,000 additional pages, some wonder if what has been uncovered really changes what we already know? NBC’s Ken Dilanian shares the Sunday Focus, in the video published on March 23, 2025, by TODAY, as “JFK files declassified: Does it change what we already know?” below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, the federal government began releasing what could be the final trove of documents delving into the assassination. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian has a closer look at what experts are searching for and the new clues they are analyzing in the latest release, in the video published on March 23, 2025, by NBC News, as “Inside the search for clues in newly Released JFK files“, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
As more unredacted information is released as part of a document dump related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, we’re learning more about clandestine operations that were also underway at that time. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber takes another deep dive into the latest documents with University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato, in the video published on March 25, 2025, by Law&Crime Network, as “7 CIA Secrets Revealed as JFK FILES Pour In“, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
The U.S. government this week released thousands more records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, long a source of fascination and intrigue. This is the final batch of JFK files after the federal government began declassifying documents in the early 1990s. While these latest files contain no major revelations about the assassination, they do include many previously redacted details about “the CIA global effort to influence elections, sabotage economies, overthrow governments,” says Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst with the National Security Archive, a government transparency organization and research institution. “Now at least we know what was being done in our name but without our knowledge.” in the video published on March 21, 2025, by Democracy Now!, as “Declassified JFK Assassination Files Expose Covert CIA Operations from the Vatican to Latin America“, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
The John F. Kennedy assassination files released this week revealed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers. Presidential historian James Robenalt joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall discuss the latest developments with the files, in the video published on March 22, 2025, by LiveNOW from FOX, as “What are we learning from the new JFK files?|LiveNOW from FOX“, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
A key adviser warned President John F. Kennedy after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 that the agency behind it, the CIA, had grown too powerful. He proposed giving the State Department control of “all clandestine activities” and breaking up the CIA. The page of Special Assistant Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s memo outlining the proposal was among the newly public material in documents related to Kennedy’s assassination released this week by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. So, too was Schlesinger’s statement that 47% of the political officers in U.S. embassies were controlled by the CIA, in the video published on March 22, 2025, by NewsNation, as “JFK files: What is the Schlesinger memo?|NewsNation“, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
Ryan and Saagar are joined by Jefferson Morley to discuss the latest on the JFK files, in the video published on March 25, 2025, by Breaking Points, as “JFK EXPERT: CIA Plot FURTHER EXPOSED in New Files“, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
The newly-#declassified versions of the #JFK documents shed light on granular details of mid-20th century #espionage that the #CIA had fiercely fought to keep secret. President #Biden and President #Trump had accepted those arguments, until now, in the video published on March 19, 2025, by ABC7, as “JFK files released – key takeaways, summary “, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
The Spectator’s columnist Douglas Murray joins deputy and US editor Freddy Gray to discuss his recent column on why the JFK conspiracies just won’t die. They also discuss the moon landing, the emergence of American self-hatred, and the return of the post-truth era, in the video published on March 27, 2025, by The Spectator, as “Douglas Murray on the JFK files, where Covid came from & conspiracy culture“, bel0w:
Gathered, written, and posted by Windermere Sun-Susan Sun Nunamaker More about the community at www.WindermereSun.com
We Need Fair Value of Solar
~Let’s Help One Another~
Please also get into the habit of checking at these sites below for more on solar energy topics:
www.kiva.org/team/sunisthefuture
www.facebook.com/sunisthefuture
