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:

* 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.

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.

JFK Table

Row NumRecord NumNARA Release DateFormerly WithheldAgencyDoc DateDoc TypeFile NumTo NameFrom NameTitleNum PagesOriginatorRecord SeriesReview DateCommentsPages Released
17951124-10266-1003407/24/2017In PartFBI12/02/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-36-43OHARA, CLAUDE M.SACFBISV05/22/2017
17952124-10266-1003507/24/2017In PartFBI11/24/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-36-44APPLEGATE, JAMES H.FBISV05/22/2017
17953124-10266-1003607/24/2017In PartFBI11/23/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-36-45APPLEGATE, JAMES H.FBISV05/22/2017
17954124-10266-1011107/24/2017In PartFBI12/29/1967
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT175-17-15MUDD, HERBERT K.SAC, SFFBISF05/23/2017
17955124-10267-1018307/24/2017In PartFBI02/09/1967
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-21-221SAC, PDDIRECTOR, FBIFBIPD05/22/2017
17956124-10267-1030207/24/2017In PartFBI05/15/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-67-473GEMBERLING, ROBERT P.DIRECTOR, FBIFBISA06/01/2017
17957124-10267-1038807/24/2017In PartFBI11/29/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-67-244DEFFENBAUGH, B. E. JR.SACFBISA05/23/2017
17958124-10267-1040007/24/2017In PartFBI11/30/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-67-256SAC, CGDIRECTOR, FBIFBISA06/01/2017
17959124-10267-1040707/24/2017In PartFBI12/02/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-67-263OGLESBY, WILLIAM E.SAC, SAFBISA05/23/2017
17960124-10267-1049007/24/2017In PartFBI09/26/1958
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENTCR 92-3327-22STEWART, W. ALBERT JR.DIRECTOR, FBIFBIHQ05/23/2017
17961124-10268-1028007/24/2017In PartFBI12/08/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-2931-63HOPKINS, EMIL E.FBIPG05/22/2017
17962124-10268-1028107/24/2017In PartFBI12/08/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-2931-64HOPKINS, EMIL E.FBIPG05/22/2017
17963124-10268-1033707/24/2017In PartFBI12/02/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-35-181SWEET, EDWIN L.FBIMM05/22/2017TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH
17964124-10268-1038807/24/2017In PartFBI11/26/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-35-245ERRION, THOMAS H.FBIMM05/22/2017
17965124-10269-1025607/24/2017In PartFBI11/27/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-56SAC, RHDIRECTOR, FBIFBIPH06/01/2017
17966124-10269-1030607/24/2017In PartFBI12/05/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-106SAC, PHDIRECTOR, FBIFBIPH05/22/2017
17967124-10269-1033107/24/2017In PartFBI12/06/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-132ERICKSON, BRUCE G.SACFBIPH05/22/2017
17968124-10269-1033407/24/2017In PartFBI12/16/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-135MURPHY, EDWARD A.SACFBIPH05/22/2017
17969124-10269-1033507/24/2017In PartFBI12/18/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-136ERICKSON, BRUCE G.SACFBIPH05/22/2017
17970124-10270-1000607/24/2017In PartFBI11/26/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT2055-01-14NEVIN, CARROL T.SACFBILV05/22/2017
17971124-10270-1000707/24/2017In PartFBI11/26/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT2055-01-15KINNEY, LOTESAC, LVFBILV06/01/2017
17972124-10270-1001407/24/2017In PartFBI11/30/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT2055-01-22SAC, CGDIRECTOR, FBIFBILV06/01/2017
17973124-10270-1002407/24/2017In PartFBI03/18/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT55-1-35PARKER, M. B.SAC, LVFBILV05/22/2017
17974124-10270-1008007/24/2017In PartFBI12/08/1976
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT55-1-109, 110SAC, LVDIRECTOR, FBIFBILV05/22/2017INC LHM, MEMO
17975124-10270-1010507/24/2017In PartFBI11/23/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-75-100GRIFFIN, HARRY L.SAC, LAFBILA05/22/2017
17976124-10270-1022107/24/2017In PartFBI03/19/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-178BETTS, WILLIAM S.SACFBIPH05/22/2017
17977124-10270-1022607/24/2017In PartFBI04/03/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-184RATCHFORD, HAROLD M.SACFBIPH05/22/2017
17978124-10270-1023207/24/2017In PartFBI04/07/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT157-916-199BETTS, WILLIAM S.SACFBIPH05/22/2017
17979124-10270-1031307/24/2017In PartFBI11/23/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3114-41FOX, MICHAEL J.FBIMP05/22/2017
17980124-10270-1032707/24/2017In PartFBI11/27/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3114-60FOX, MICHAEL J.FBIMP05/22/2017
17981124-10270-1033007/24/2017In PartFBI01/07/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3114-62A, 62B, 62CEID, MALFORD O.FBIMP05/22/2017INC 2 MEMO
17982124-10270-1033907/24/2017In PartFBI02/04/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3114-73ROBERGE, MARY LOUSACFBIMP05/22/2017
17983124-10270-1034607/24/2017In PartFBI02/22/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3114-89HOLLINGSWORTH, GEORGEFBIMP05/22/2017
17984124-10272-1009107/24/2017In PartFBI11/29/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-35-88SAC, MMDIRECTOR, FBIFBIMM05/22/2017
17985124-10272-1009907/24/2017In PartFBI11/29/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-35-97HAYES, JAMES D.FBIMM05/22/2017
17986124-10272-1018407/24/2017In PartFBI11/27/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-75-315JOHNSON, LLOYD D.SAC, LAFBILA05/22/2017
17987124-10273-1022607/24/2017In PartFBI03/11/1976
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-116395-1548DIRECTOR, FBIAGFBIHQ06/05/2017INC LHM, MEMO, RECEIPT, 2 ADMIN PAGES
17988124-10273-1044207/24/2017In PartFBI03/27/1992
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89A-DL-60165-5SAC, DLSAC, HOFBIHQ05/23/2017INC 2 LTR
17989124-10274-1028207/24/2017In PartFBI11/25/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENTCR 100-201491-100SAC, CGDIRECTOR, FBIFBIHQ05/23/2017
17990124-10274-1030307/24/2017In PartFBI04/22/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENTCR 100-370093-17BOWE, ROBERT E.DIRECTOR, FBIFBIHQ06/01/2017
17991124-10274-1032007/24/2017In PartFBI03/20/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENTCR 97-4428-128KEIL, GIRARDDIRECTOR, FBIFBIHQ05/22/2017
17992124-10275-1017907/24/2017In PartFBI01/09/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-41-174ROBB, GEORGE C.SAC, OCFBIOC05/22/2017
17993124-10275-1028407/24/2017In PartFBI04/03/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3550-153, 154SAC, NYDIRECTOR, FBIFBIDE05/22/2017INC LHM, A/T
17994124-10275-1029607/24/2017In PartFBI04/21/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3550-165SAC, DEDIRECTOR, FBIFBIDE05/22/2017
17995124-10275-1035907/24/2017In PartFBI04/23/1964
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-75-396, 397SAC, LADIRECTOR, FBIFBILA05/22/2017INC INSERT, A/T
17996124-10275-1048607/24/2017In PartFBI11/30/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-36-53SAC, CGDIRECTOR, FBIFBISL06/01/2017
17997124-10276-1000507/24/2017In PartFBI11/26/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3550-49COOPER, ROBERT D.SACFBIDE06/01/2017
17998124-10276-1004407/24/2017In PartFBI12/31/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3550-95SHIRLEY, LEO C.SAC, DEFBIDE06/01/2017
17999124-10276-1004507/24/2017In PartFBI12/31/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT62-3550-96SHIRLEY, LEO C.SAC, DEFBIDE06/01/2017
18000124-10276-1020407/24/2017In PartFBI12/02/1963
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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT89-75-208GRAHAM, CARL E.DIRECTOR, FBIFBIWMFO05/23/2017

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).

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