JFK Assassination Records

JFK Assassination Records - 2017-2018 Additional Documents Release

2017-2018 Additional Documents Release

The National Archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act. The vast majority of the Collection (88%) has been open in full and released to the public since the late 1990s. The records at issue are documents previously identified as assassination records, but withheld in full or withheld in part. Learn more about the process on the JFK Assassination Records Processing Project - 2017 Update web page.

These releases include FBI, CIA, and other agency documents (both formerly withheld in part and formerly withheld in full) identified by the Assassination Records Review Board as assassination records. The releases to date are as follows:

July 24, 2017: 3,810 documents (read press release)
October 26, 2017: 2,891 documents (read press release)
November 3, 2017: 676 documents (read press release)
November 9, 2017: 13,213 documents (read press release)
November 17, 2017: 10,744 documents (read press release)
December 15, 2017: 3,539 documents * (read press release)
April 26, 2018: 18,731 documents * (read press release)

* Note: There are instances where multiple record identification numbers are associated with the same pdf. This is due to the fact that the files were scanned in batches.

About the JFK Records

Accessing the Records

The table below displays metadata about all the released documents. You can also download the spreadsheet as an Excel file (4.7MB).

To view or download a specific document, follow the link in the "Doc Date" column. The files are sorted by NARA Release Date, with the most recent files appearing first. The previous withholding status (i.e., formerly withheld in part or formerly withheld in full) is identified in the “Formerly Withheld Status” column.

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Row Num	Record Num	NARA Release Date	Formerly Withheld	Agency	Doc Date	Doc Type	To Name	From Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments
53901	157-10011-10121	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	04/01/1974 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SECURITY	DEMPSEY, JOHN P., CHIEF, RESEARCH	REPORT	116	CIA	REPORT	03/12/2018	SSCI Box 221, Folder 10
53902	157-10011-10122	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	08/29/1974 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD	5	CIA	REPORT	03/12/2018	SSCI Box 221, Folder 10
53903	157-10011-10123	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	04/19/1974 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SECURITY	DEMPSEY, JOHN P., CHIEF, RESEARCH	CIA REPORT	40	CIA	REPORT	03/12/2018	SSCI Box 221, Folder 10
53904	157-10011-10124	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	09/14/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	FILE	BARON, FREDERICK D.	INTERVIEW WITH HARVEY, WILLIAM	13	SSCIA	INTERVIEW SUMMARY	03/12/2018	SSCI Box 226, Folder 8
53905	157-10011-10125	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	07/29/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			TESTIMONY OF THE AMLASH CASE OFFICIER	147	SSCIA	TRANSCRIPT	03/12/2018	SSCI Box 230, Folder 5
53906	157-10011-10170	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	06/26/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	FILES	MAXWELL, ELLIOTT	VISIT TO CIA WITH LISTING OF REQUESTED DOCUMENTS	5	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	03/12/2018
53907	157-10011-10171	04/26/2018	Redact		01/16/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			HOWARD HUNT EXAMINATION	2	SSCIA		03/16/2018
53908	157-10011-10171	04/26/2018	Redact		01/16/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			HOWARD HUNT EXAMINATION	2	SSCIA		03/16/2018
53909	176-10010-10002	04/26/2018	Redact		11/08/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEMO	4	WH		03/16/2018	POF:CO:Cuba, Security, 1961:Box 115
53910	176-10010-10002	04/26/2018	Redact		11/08/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEMO	4	WH		03/16/2018	POF:CO:Cuba, Security, 1961:Box 115
53911	176-10010-10095	04/26/2018	Redact		08/17/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			INFORMATION TELEGRAM	2	CIA		03/16/2018	NSF:CO:Cuba, Intelligence, Vol. I:Box 51
53912	176-10010-10095	04/26/2018	Redact		08/17/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			INFORMATION TELEGRAM	2	CIA		03/16/2018	NSF:CO:Cuba, Intelligence, Vol. I:Box 51
53913	176-10010-10102	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEMO	4	WH		03/16/2018	NSF:CO:Cuba, Miro Cardona (Inner Folder):Box 45
53914	176-10010-10102	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEMO	4	WH		03/16/2018	NSF:CO:Cuba, Miro Cardona (Inner Folder):Box 45
53915	176-10010-10134	04/26/2018	Redact		09/10/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MESSAGE	7	WH		03/16/2018	NSF:CO:Cuba, Miro Cardona, Material Sent to Palm Beach:Box 45
53916	176-10010-10134	04/26/2018	Redact		09/10/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MESSAGE	7	WH		03/16/2018	NSF:CO:Cuba, Miro Cardona, Material Sent to Palm Beach:Box 45
53917	176-10011-10152	04/26/2018	Redact		06/08/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	THE RECORD		MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD	4	WH		03/16/2018	NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(CI) MEETINGS:6/61-10/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-92-104
53918	176-10011-10152	04/26/2018	Redact		06/08/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	THE RECORD		MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD	4	WH		03/16/2018	NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(CI) MEETINGS:6/61-10/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-92-104
53919	176-10030-10085	04/26/2018	Redact		07/11/1970 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			ORAL HISTORY WITH EDWARD LANSDALE BY DENNIS O'BRIEN	123	CITIZEN		03/16/2018	Pages 3-21 and 28-34 talk about the Bay of Pigs. Pages 96 and 98 have been sanitized.
53920	176-10030-10085	04/26/2018	Redact		07/11/1970 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			ORAL HISTORY WITH EDWARD LANSDALE BY DENNIS O'BRIEN	123	CITIZEN		03/16/2018	Pages 3-21 and 28-34 talk about the Bay of Pigs. Pages 96 and 98 have been sanitized.
53921	176-10030-10168	04/26/2018	Redact		07/11/1970 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD G. LANSDALE	124			03/16/2018	sanitized version
53922	176-10030-10168	04/26/2018	Redact		07/11/1970 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD G. LANSDALE	124			03/16/2018	sanitized version
53923	176-10030-10261	04/26/2018	Redact		05/12/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD	6		RICHARD GOODWIN PAPERS	03/16/2018	From the Papers of Richard Goodwin: Subjects, Cuba, Covert Action, Box 4, Item 3a
53924	176-10030-10261	04/26/2018	Redact		05/12/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD	6		RICHARD GOODWIN PAPERS	03/16/2018	From the Papers of Richard Goodwin: Subjects, Cuba, Covert Action, Box 4, Item 3a
53925	176-10030-10422	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				16			03/12/2018
53926	176-10031-10069	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				7			03/12/2018
53927	176-10033-10145	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				16			03/12/2018
53928	176-10033-10151	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				6			03/12/2018
53929	176-10033-10152	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				8			03/12/2018
53930	176-10033-10160	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				4			03/12/2018
53931	176-10036-10001	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				6			03/12/2018
53932	176-10036-10002	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				10			03/12/2018
53933	176-10036-10005	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53934	176-10036-10006	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				4			03/12/2018
53935	176-10036-10007	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
53936	176-10036-10008	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53937	176-10036-10009	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53938	176-10036-10010	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
53939	176-10036-10011	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53940	176-10036-10012	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
53941	176-10036-10013	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53942	176-10036-10014	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
53943	176-10036-10015	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				12			03/12/2018
53944	176-10036-10016	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				4			03/12/2018
53945	176-10036-10017	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53946	176-10036-10018	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53947	176-10036-10019	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
53948	176-10036-10021	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53949	176-10036-10022	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
53950	176-10036-10023	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018

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Bulk Download of PDF and WAV files

You can access individual files by browsing the webpage above and selecting the link in the "Doc Date" column. You may also download the Excel spreadsheet above, which includes links to all of the files. If you need copies of all PDF and WAV files, you can request a compressed bulk download by emailing bulkdownload@nara.gov with “JFK Bulk Download” in the subject line.

Other Releases

Recent record releases are linked below (see agency postponement documentation for more information).

2025 Release

2023 Release

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2021 Release

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