JFK Files

Declassified JFK Assassination Files – Public Dataset

This publicly accessible dataset contains key information from recently declassified JFK assassination files compiled by U.S. government agencies. The database includes references to Lee Harvey Oswald, CIA and FBI operations, and official government correspondence related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The dataset has been organized for searchability and transparency. Each entry typically contains:

  • Document title or subject
  • File reference number
  • Agencies involved (CIA, FBI, NSA, etc.)
  • Date of document or event
  • Summary or classification details

 

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The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, remains one of the most analyzed and controversial events in American history. While traveling through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, during a political trip aimed at unifying the Democratic Party, President Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in an open-top limousine alongside First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally.

 

Shortly after the shooting, Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested and charged with the murder. However, Oswald himself was killed two days later by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while in police custody—an event that fueled decades of conspiracy theories and public suspicion, as Oswald was never formally tried or able to testify.

 

To investigate the assassination, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Warren Commission, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren. After extensive hearings and analysis, the Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone and found no conclusive evidence of a broader conspiracy. Despite these findings, skepticism has persisted for generations, especially regarding the role of intelligence agencies and possible undisclosed involvement.

 

Declassification and Public Access

 

In response to widespread doubt and demand for transparency, the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 was signed into law by Congress. The Act led to the creation of the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), which was tasked with reviewing, organizing, and publicly releasing records tied to the case.

 

While the ARRB did not reach a definitive conclusion on the assassination, it made available thousands of previously classified documents, fueling ongoing research and investigative journalism.

 

In recent years, platforms like The Black Vault and other transparency-focused entities have digitized and indexed these documents—many of which were originally non-searchable—to allow the public to examine the JFK files in greater detail. This effort has resulted in a searchable archive spanning CIA memos, FBI surveillance, internal White House communications, and classified field reports.

 

What’s Inside the JFK Files Collection

 

This page compiles all publicly released JFK documents, including those declassified between 2017 and 2025. These records include:

 

  • CIA compliance memos, including the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from 1998
  • Full indexes of document releases from 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, and beyond
  • Thousands of pages of FBI reports, CIA intelligence summaries, and foreign surveillance logs
  • Searchable PDFs and bulk downloadable .zip files

 

Users can browse or download the collection below to conduct their own research into the JFK assassination, government secrecy, and the historical records that continue to shape public understanding of this pivotal moment in U.S. history.

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