In February, The Dallas Express reported the news that the FBI had stumbled across roughly 2,400 documents tied to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination—stuff nobody had seen before.
Until now, the documents had not yet reached the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) or the Assassination Records Review Board. Once they finally arrived, discussions resurfaced about what other information might still be available regarding the case.
Once they landed in the hands of the NARA or the Review Board, folks were itching to discover whatever the government had been holding onto about Kennedy’s death.
Several decades have passed since the 35th president of the United States was killed while traveling in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
The theories surrounding the assassination are endless. So, naturally, historians, researchers, and others are chomping at the bit to flip through the latest released documents, hoping for something new.
Curious yourself?
Visit the National Archives’ JFK Assassination Records Collection, where all the official documents on this topic are available.
The National Archives has put everything online for anyone to poke through. Dive into the JFK Assassination Records Collection page, and there you’ll find:
- Straight-up access to scanned docs
- Some background on what this collection’s all about
- Quick answers to the usual questions about how this stuff gets released
- A search tool to hunt down whatever specific thing you’re after
Ever since the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, the feds have been trickling out these files bit by bit. But finding thousands more this year has people wondering what else might still be tucked away and why it has taken so long.
Despite the various batches of files released over the years, many believe that the complete story surrounding Kennedy’s assassination remains untold.