JFK Assassination: Thousands of Declassified Documents Released
2025-03-20

The National Archives released tens of thousands of declassified documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Key revelations include a previously heavily redacted 1961 memo detailing CIA activities and tensions with President Kennedy, detailed records of CIA wiretapping of Soviet and Cuban diplomatic facilities in Mexico City, and surveillance related to Lee Harvey Oswald. The release fuels further investigation into the assassination and sparks debate about the CIA's role and government transparency.