JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues
5 days, 23 hours ago

JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues

Associated Press  

DALLAS — More than 63,000 pages of records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump, many without the redactions that had confounded historians for years and helped fuel conspiracy theories. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit “We have a lot of work to do for a long time to come, and people just have to accept that,” he said. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Before Tuesday, researchers had estimated that 3,000 to 3,500 files were still unreleased, either wholly or partially. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit “Nonetheless, this is the most positive news on the release of JFK files since the 1990s,” Morley said. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Trump, who took office for his first term in 2017, had said that he would allow the release of all of the remaining records but ended up holding some back because of what he called the potential harm to national security.

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New JFK assassination files: What was revealed about Oswald and CIA plots?
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4 days, 22 hours ago

New JFK assassination files: What was revealed about Oswald and CIA plots?

Al Jazeera  

New files released on Tuesday don’t shed new light on Kennedy’s assassination. The Trump administration on Tuesday released more than 2,000 files related to the assassination of former United States President John F Kennedy — a case that has fuelled conspiracy theories for more than 60 years. While there is limited evidence to suggest that the initial explanation surrounding JFK’s …

JFK Files: Why Were US Ex-President's Assassination Records Kept Secret? What Do 'Unclassified' Files Contain?
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5 days, 15 hours ago

JFK Files: Why Were US Ex-President's Assassination Records Kept Secret? What Do 'Unclassified' Files Contain?

ABP News  

The assassination of President John F Kennedy on November 22, 1963, remains one of the most shocking and controversial events in American history. While the Warren Commission, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing Kennedy, questions surrounding the circumstances of the assassination and its aftermath have long fuelled conspiracy theories. However, Wednesday's development, …

JFK Files Released: Classified Records On Former US President John F Kennedy's Assassination Are Out
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5 days, 17 hours ago

JFK Files Released: Classified Records On Former US President John F Kennedy's Assassination Are Out

ABP News  

US President Donald J Trump has ordered the full release of previously classified records related to the assassination of former President John F Kennedy. Trump’s Executive Order 14176 stressed the importance of public interest in these disclosures, stating that withholding information about JFK’s assassination is "not consistent with the public interest" and that releasing these records was "long overdue". The …

Trump Releases JFK Assassination Files
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5 days, 17 hours ago

Trump Releases JFK Assassination Files

Hindustan Times  

The Warren Commission in 1964 found that President John F. Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, who acted alone. The secrecy around Kennedy’s assassination was in many ways ground zero for the idea of “deep state” bureaucrats acting secretly to undermine elected officials, historians say, an idea that has been crucial to Trump’s rise. Kennedy’s killing, U.S. dishonesty about …

JFK files unlocked: Trump's order releases over 31,000 pages of classified documents
5 days, 20 hours ago

JFK files unlocked: Trump's order releases over 31,000 pages of classified documents

Firstpost  

More than 1,100 files consisting of over 31,000 pages were posted on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot, Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas. File image/ AP Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. …

US releases final trove of secret Kennedy assassination files
5 days, 22 hours ago

US releases final trove of secret Kennedy assassination files

Raw Story  

by Chris Lefkow The US National Archives on Tuesday released the final batch of files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death. The move follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in January directing the unredacted release of the remaining files …

JFK files make explosive revelations: CIA secrets, mafia ties and second shooters
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5 days, 22 hours ago

JFK files make explosive revelations: CIA secrets, mafia ties and second shooters

India Today  

Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released on Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. The vast majority of the National Archives' collection of over 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination have previously been released. Trump …

Trump administration releases thousands of files on JFK assassination
5 days, 22 hours ago

Trump administration releases thousands of files on JFK assassination

Al Jazeera  

Scholars and historians are likely to spend months sifting through records for answers about former US president’s killing. United States President Donald Trump’s administration has released thousands of pages of government files about the assassination of John F Kennedy, setting historians and internet sleuths on a mad dash to uncover new information about one of the most seismic moments in …

Trump releases more than 2,000 new JFK assassination files: What we know
5 days, 22 hours ago

Trump releases more than 2,000 new JFK assassination files: What we know

Al Jazeera  

More than 60,000 new pages are now accessible. On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump’s administration declassified thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of former President John F Kennedy, whose death has fuelled at least six decades of conspiracy theories. Two days after JFK’s death, Oswald was shot and killed while he was being taken from police headquarters …

JFK files released: Where to download them – Find the link here
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5 days, 23 hours ago

JFK files released: Where to download them – Find the link here

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump has officially released tens of thousands of classified documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. A statue of President John F. Kennedy stands outside the State House, The National Archives said in a statement on Tuesday: “In accordance with President Donald Trump’s directive of March 17, 2025, all records previously withheld for …

Trump administration makes public thousands of files related to JFK assassination
6 days, 10 hours ago

Trump administration makes public thousands of files related to JFK assassination

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening. The vast majority of the National Archives’ collection of over 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination had previously been released. Here are some things to know: Trump’s order Shortly after he was …

March 18, 2025: Trump’s presidency, call with Putin, JFK files release
55 years, 2 months ago

March 18, 2025: Trump’s presidency, call with Putin, JFK files release

CNN  

President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot on November 22, 1963, in Dallas. Jim Altgens/AP/File President Donald Trump said yesterday “people have been waiting for decades” to see the 80,000 records related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination that he plans to release today. But one man who’s already …

Trump says he will release 80,000 pages of JFK files on Tuesday
6 days, 22 hours ago

Trump says he will release 80,000 pages of JFK files on Tuesday

Al Jazeera  

US president says files contain ‘a lot of reading’ about assassination that has fuelled conspiracy theories for decades. United States President Donald Trump has said his administration will on Tuesday release approximately 80,000 pages of files about the assassination of John F Kennedy, whose killing has fuelled conspiracy theories for more than six decades. Speaking at the Kennedy Center on …

Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records
6 days, 22 hours ago

Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration on Tuesday released thousands of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that it said had previously been classified. Trump said on Monday that “people have been waiting for decades” to see the 80,000 pages of records related to Kennedy’s assassination. Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia who …

Trump says JFK assassination files to be released Tuesday
6 days, 22 hours ago

Trump says JFK assassination files to be released Tuesday

Raw Story  

Donald Trump said his administration would be releasing Tuesday the remaining government files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death. On January 23, Trump signed an executive order calling for the declassification of the JFK assassination documents, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories …

U.S. President Trump says JFK assassination files to be released Tuesday
6 days, 23 hours ago

U.S. President Trump says JFK assassination files to be released Tuesday

The Hindu  

Previously withheld documents on the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy will be released on Tuesday, current officeholder Donald Trump said, after ordering such a move in January. On January 23, Trump signed an executive order calling for the declassification of the JFK assassination documents, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death. …

Haunting new photo that raises terrifying JFK question: Did he help seal his own fate in Dallas? MAUREEN CALLAHAN pieces together an outrageous cover-up
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Haunting new photo that raises terrifying JFK question: Did he help seal his own fate in Dallas? MAUREEN CALLAHAN pieces together an outrageous cover-up

Daily Mail  

Even if President John F. Kennedy hadn't been assassinated in 1963 at age 46, the sad truth remains: He was never going to live for very long. To the organizer of a charity fashion show she was due to attend, Jackie wrote: 'I just wouldn't want to leave Jack for the day or so as he's not allowed any other …

Everything we know about the JFK files set to be declassified under Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Everything we know about the JFK files set to be declassified under Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gerald Posner, author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK, …

FBI says it has discovered thousands of new files on JFK assassination
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1 month, 1 week ago

FBI says it has discovered thousands of new files on JFK assassination

Al Jazeera  

Law enforcement agency says about 2,400 newly discovered records are being transferred to archives for declassification. The FBI has announced the discovery of thousands of records related to the assassination of John F Kennedy following searches undertaken to comply with an executive order by United States President Donald Trump. The FBI said on Tuesday that searches had turned up about …

Donald Trump wants to release the remaining classified JFK assassination records. Here is why it's happening now
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump wants to release the remaining classified JFK assassination records. Here is why it's happening now

ABC  

United States President Donald Trump has been briefed on the potential release of classified records relating to the assassinations of former US president John F Kennedy, his brother Robert F Kennedy and civil rights visionary Dr Martin Luther King Jr, according to the office of the US Director of National Intelligence. "That is what Donald Trump has tapped into so …

FBI finds 2,400 new John F Kennedy assassination files after Trump's order
1 month, 1 week ago

FBI finds 2,400 new John F Kennedy assassination files after Trump's order

India Today  

The FBI found thousands of new documents related to the assassination of former President John F Kennedy after President Donald Trump called for the release of classified intelligence and law enforcement files about the 1963 shooting. As part of the same executive order, Trump also promised to release documents on the assassinations of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr …

FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records
1 month, 1 week ago

FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The FBI on Tuesday said it discovered 2,400 new records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order last month to release thousands of files. Jefferson Morley, vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination, called the …

FBI uncovers 2,400 JFK assassination files after Donald Trump's order: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

FBI uncovers 2,400 JFK assassination files after Donald Trump's order: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has uncovered around 2,400 secret records related to the assassination of former US president John F Kennedy that were never provided to a panel tasked with reviewing and disclosing the documents, an Axios report claimed. The revelation came as a part of the review triggered by US President Donald Trump's executive order seeking the declassification …

JFK assassination expert hints at the dark secrets that will be revealed when Trump releases files
1 month, 3 weeks ago

JFK assassination expert hints at the dark secrets that will be revealed when Trump releases files

Daily Mail  

A renowned JFK assassination expert predicted that the release of classified files related to the president's death may be set to 'embarrass' the CIA. Gerald Posner, who wrote noted biography on the assassination 'Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK', said Donald Trump's release of the files could send shockwaves through the agency. A renowned JFK assassination …

JFK assassination files: Explainer on Donald Trump's new declassification order
1 month, 3 weeks ago

JFK assassination files: Explainer on Donald Trump's new declassification order

India Today  

Millions of documents about President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination have been released to the public over the years, but there remain thousands still under wraps. Trump’s Executive Order Under the new directive, the national intelligence director and attorney general must devise a plan within 15 days to release the remaining JFK records. In a post on X, Robert F. …

Trump’s order to release thousands of JFK files could shed more light on 1963 assassination
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2 months ago

Trump’s order to release thousands of JFK files could shed more light on 1963 assassination

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Millions of documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas have already been made public, but President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of still-classified files. Here are some things to know: Trump’s order Thursday’s order directed the national intelligence director and attorney general to develop a plan within 15 days …

Kennedys at war over Trump's vow to release final JFK assassination files
2 months ago

Kennedys at war over Trump's vow to release final JFK assassination files

Daily Mail  

The Kennedy family has been wrought with fresh division over Donald Trump's decision to release the final classified files on John F Kennedy's assassination. Robert Kennedy Jr, who is nominated to be part of Donald Trump's cabinet, has long asked for the files of his uncle John F Kennedy's assassination to be fully released His approval of the files' release …

Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and Martin Luther King assassination files: Will we finally know the truth?
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2 months ago

Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and Martin Luther King assassination files: Will we finally know the truth?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has ordered the declassification of files related to the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr, hoping it may shed new light on decades-old controversies. File Image/Reuters United States President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of previously classified files related to the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy, …

Trump orders release of last files on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK
2 months ago

Trump orders release of last files on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK

Al Jazeera  

US president says ‘everything will be revealed’ about the JFK assassination that has fuelled conspiracy theories for decades. United States President Donald Trump has ordered the declassification and release of all remaining files related to the assassination of former US President John F Kennedy, the focus of popular conspiracy theories for six decades. Trump’s executive order signed on Thursday also …

Why is Trump releasing the last files on JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations?
2 months ago

Why is Trump releasing the last files on JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations?

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump wants to declassify remaining documents related to the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday, announcing that documents related to the assassinations of former US President John F Kennedy, his younger brother, Senator Robert F Kennedy and civil rights activist Martin …

Donald Trump pledges to release long-hidden JFK, RFK and MLK assassination files, ‘In the coming days…’
2 months ago

Donald Trump pledges to release long-hidden JFK, RFK and MLK assassination files, ‘In the coming days…’

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has vowed to release a set of long-hidden government files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. after he takes office in what he believes will be an effort to ramp up government transparency. Donald Trump pledges to release long-hidden JFK, RFK and MLK assassination files ‘in the coming days’ …

Trump to release John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files? says ’In the coming days...’
2 months ago

Trump to release John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files? says ’In the coming days...’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump during his pre-inauguration MAGA rally announced that he would release classified documents in the next few days regarding the assassinations of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. King and Robert Kennedy were both assassinated in 1968. A day before his official inauguration as 47th President of the …

Trump promised to release the last JFK files. But what could they reveal?
4 months ago

Trump promised to release the last JFK files. But what could they reveal?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Anybody waiting for a smoking gun that's going …

Unseen footage of John F. Kennedy's assassination is up for auction
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Unseen footage of John F. Kennedy's assassination is up for auction

NPR  

Unseen footage of John F. Kennedy's assassination is up for auction SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Earlier today, a recently surfaced 8-millimeter film that showed President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding toward a Dallas hospital moments after he was shot in November 1963 was sold at auction for over $137,000. LIVINGSTON: You can see the driver, and you can see Clint Hill, …

Trump promises to release all JFK assassination files as RFK Jr endorses him
7 months ago

Trump promises to release all JFK assassination files as RFK Jr endorses him

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump has vowed to task a presidential …

60 years later, JFK’s assassination still raises questions. These 3 docs have (some) answers
1 year, 4 months ago

60 years later, JFK’s assassination still raises questions. These 3 docs have (some) answers

LA Times  

In this Nov. 22, 1963, file photo, President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade shortly before he was shot in Dallas. I’ve always felt some incidental connection between the Kennedys and the Petries, of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which premiered in 1961, the first year of the Kennedy administration. Coincidentally, the age spread of both …

US National Archives Releases Thousands of John F Kennedy Assassination Documents
2 years, 3 months ago

US National Archives Releases Thousands of John F Kennedy Assassination Documents

News 18  

The National Archives on Thursday released thousands of previously classified documents collected as part of the government review into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Now that’s serious, but you’re not going to find the names of other conspirators in here.” The CIA said in a series of statements on Thursday that many of its records released in …

More than 13,000 new JFK files released; hundreds more held back
2 years, 3 months ago

More than 13,000 new JFK files released; hundreds more held back

Al Jazeera  

Record release not expected to give major revelations about the assassination of US President John F Kennedy nearly 60 years ago. Thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of US President John F Kennedy were released but many other sensitive records on the killing were kept secret for another year for “national security” reasons. The documents show the US …

US National Archives releases documents related to assassination of John F. Kennedy
2 years, 3 months ago

US National Archives releases documents related to assassination of John F. Kennedy

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. National Archives on Thursday released thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy shortly after President Joe Biden issued an executive order authorising the release that also kept hundreds of other sensitive records secret. Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally and his wife are …

Previously sealed JFK assassination files released via an executive order signed by Biden
2 years, 3 months ago

Previously sealed JFK assassination files released via an executive order signed by Biden

Salon  

Prompted by an executive order signed by President Biden, The National Archives and Records Administration released 13,173 documents on Thursday that shed further light on the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. As CBS points out in their coverage of the release of this new batch of documents, the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 called …

JFK assassination files: What we’ve learned so far from the 1,500 documents
3 years, 3 months ago

JFK assassination files: What we’ve learned so far from the 1,500 documents

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On 1 October, CIA agents in Mexico intercepted …

New Batch Of 1,500 JFK Assassination Documents Released
3 years, 3 months ago

New Batch Of 1,500 JFK Assassination Documents Released

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The documents include CIA cables and memos discussing Oswald’s previously disclosed but never fully explained visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City as well as discussion, in …

JFK assassination files released
3 years, 3 months ago

JFK assassination files released

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The profound national tragedy of President Kennedy’s assassination …

US releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination
3 years, 3 months ago

US releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The documents include CIA cables and memos discussing Oswald’s previously disclosed but never fully explained visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City as well as discussion, in the days after …

Classified JFK assassination files are released: 1,500 documents
3 years, 3 months ago

Classified JFK assassination files are released: 1,500 documents

Daily Mail  

More than 1,500 previously classified JFK assassination files have today been made public, including documents about killer Lee Harvey Oswald's contact with a KGB agent two months before the shooting. The documents released on Wednesday include memos detailing anonymous phone calls to the US embassy in Canberra, Australia, a year before the shooting, where the caller said the Soviet Government …

Biden delays release of JFK assassination files due to pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden delays release of JFK assassination files due to pandemic

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has …

New JFK Assassination Documents Delve Into Oswald's Trip To Mexico, Plans To Flee
7 years, 4 months ago

New JFK Assassination Documents Delve Into Oswald's Trip To Mexico, Plans To Flee

NPR  

New JFK Assassination Documents Delve Into Oswald's Trip To Mexico, Plans To Flee Enlarge this image toggle caption Jon Elswick/AP Jon Elswick/AP The National Archives released 553 new documents Friday related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. "Documents released Friday show officials questioned whether Oswald had been trying to get visas from the Soviet and Cuban embassies …

Will release all JFK files to end ‘conspiracy theories’: Donald Trump
7 years, 4 months ago

Will release all JFK files to end ‘conspiracy theories’: Donald Trump

Live Mint  

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he will release all files associated with the assassination of former president John F. Kennedy to end all “conspiracy theories”. Trump said this in a tweet a day after the National Archives, at his direction, released more than 2,800 secret files related to the assassination of Kennedy on 22 November 1963. In …

JFK files release leaves real-life whodunit unsettled
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files release leaves real-life whodunit unsettled

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Botulism pills. Some highlights: ___ HOOVER, WORRIED Just a few hours after Lee Harvey Oswald was killed in Dallas, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover dictated a memo saying the government needed to issue something “so we can convince the public” that Oswald killed President John F. Kennedy. Hoover said he and a deputy were concerned about “having something …

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