JFK Assassination Records

JFK Assassination Records - 2018 Additional Documents Release

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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

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.

Accessing the Release Files

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	Pages Released
52351	176-10037-10454	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/16/2018
52352	176-10037-10456	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				12			03/12/2018
52353	176-10037-10457	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
52354	176-10037-10459	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				6			03/12/2018
52355	176-10037-10460	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
52356	176-10037-10470	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				6			03/12/2018
52357	176-10037-10485	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
52358	176-10037-10486	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				5			03/12/2018
52359	176-10037-10488	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
52360	176-10037-10491	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
52361	176-10037-10492	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				5			03/12/2018
52362	176-10037-10493	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				4			03/12/2018
52363	176-10037-10494	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				6			03/12/2018
52364	176-10037-10496	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				11			03/12/2018
52365	176-10038-10000	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				3			03/12/2018
52366	176-10038-10005	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				10			03/12/2018
52367	176-10038-10008	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
52368	176-10038-10032	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				4			03/12/2018
52369	176-10038-10035	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				7			03/12/2018
52370	176-10038-10036	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				24			03/12/2018
52371	176-10042-10000	04/26/2018	4/17/2018		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2			03/12/2018
52372	177-10001-10001	10/26/2017	In Part	LBJ	00/00/0000 [PDF]	REPORT			CHAPTER FOUR--PREPARATORY PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES	3	DOD	NSF, SUBJECT FILE, KENNEDY DEATH DEFCON PROCEDURES, BOX 20	08/18/2017	Doc. #1f, E.O. 12958, Sec. 1.5(a)	4
52373	177-10001-10019	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	11/27/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	FBI	CIA		6	CIA	NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9	03/16/2018	DOC. #27, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4)
52374	177-10001-10019	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	11/27/1963 [PDF]	CABLES	FBI	CIA		6	CIA	NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9	11/30/2017	DOC. #27, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4)
52375	177-10001-10030	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	11/26/1963 [PDF]	CABLES (USE FOR CABLES, TELEGRAMS, WIRES, AIRGRAMS)	BUNDY, MCGEORGE	CIA		2	CIA	NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9	11/30/2017	DOC. #30, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4)
52376	177-10001-10030	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	11/26/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	BUNDY, MCGEORGE	CIA		2	CIA	NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9	03/16/2018	DOC. #30, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4)
52377	177-10001-10033	04/26/2018	Redact		11/26/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		CIA		2	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #26, E.O. 12958. Sec. 1.5(c)
52378	177-10001-10039	10/26/2017	In Full	LBJ	12/26/1963 [PDF]	REPORT				1	WH	NSF, SITUATION ROOM FILE, SITUATION ROOM LOG, VOL. 2, BOX 1	06/09/2017	#186	2
52379	177-10001-10060	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	12/18/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. I, BOX 32	03/12/2018	DOC. #158
52380	177-10001-10060	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	12/18/1963 [PDF]	REPORT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. I, BOX 32	11/30/2017	DOC. #158
52381	177-10001-10061	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	12/13/1963 [PDF]	REPORT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	11/30/2017	DOC. #170
52382	177-10001-10061	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	12/13/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	03/12/2018	DOC. #170
52383	177-10001-10063	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	11/24/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	03/12/2018	DOC. #188
52384	177-10001-10063	12/15/2017	In Full	LBJ	11/24/1963 [PDF]	REPORT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	11/30/2017	DOC. #188
52385	177-10001-10064	12/15/2017	In Full	LBJ	11/23/1963 [PDF]	REPORT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	11/30/2017	DOC. #190
52386	177-10001-10064	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	11/23/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	03/12/2018	DOC. #190
52387	177-10001-10076	10/26/2017	In Full	LBJ	02/11/1964 [PDF]	MEMORANDUM	BUNDY, MCGEORGE			2	DOS	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, USSR, NOSENKO DEFECTION, 2/64, BOX 229	06/09/2017	DOC. #13, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4)	3
52388	177-10001-10080	12/15/2017	In Full		[PDF]
52389	177-10001-10089	04/26/2018	Redact		12/23/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	BUNDY, MCGEORGE	CHASE, GORDON		1	WH	#N/A	04/03/2018	DOC. #7, DOS, E. O. 12958, Sec. 3.4 (b)(6)	1
52390	177-10001-10089	04/26/2018	Redact		12/23/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	BUNDY, MCGEORGE	CHASE, GORDON		1	WH			DOC. #7, DOS, E. O. 12958, Sec. 3.4 (b)(6)
52391	177-10001-10173	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	02/25/1964 [PDF]	MEMORANDUM	RECORD	CLIFTON, C.V.	MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD	10	WH	SPECIAL FILE ON ASSASSINATION OF JFK, CURRENT, BOX 4	11/30/2017	One page is CONFIDENTIAL, FBI, Exempt under E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.4(b)(1), (b)(6)
52392	177-10001-10180	12/15/2017	In Full		[PDF]
52393	177-10001-10217	04/26/2018	Redact		11/23/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				71	WH	#N/A	02/20/2018		71
52394	177-10001-10297	12/15/2017	In Full		00/00/0000 [PDF]			OSD			OSD	NSF, FILES OF C.V. CLIFTON, MEETINGS W/ PRES., VOL. I, BOX 2		DOC. #21
52395	177-10001-10298	12/15/2017	In Full		00/00/0000 [PDF]			OSD			OSD	NSF, FILES OF C.V. CLIFTON, MEETINGS W/ PRES., VOL. I, BOX 2		DOC. #21A
52396	177-10001-10305	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	03/27/1963 [PDF]	REPORT		CIA		44	CIA	VP SECURITY FILE, CUBA, MISC. PAPERS, 5/61 & 11-12/62, BOX 9	11/30/2017	DOC. #2
52397	177-10001-10305	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	03/27/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		CIA		44	CIA	VP SECURITY FILE, CUBA, MISC. PAPERS, 5/61 & 11-12/62, BOX 9	03/12/2018	DOC. #2
52398	177-10001-10437	11/03/2017	In Full	OSD	11/30/1963 [PDF]	Memorandum	Chairman, JCS	McNamara, Robert S.	N/A	21			11/03/2017		21
52399	177-10001-10445	12/15/2017	In Full	LBJ	02/21/1964 [PDF]	MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD		MCCONE, JOHN		2	CIA	NSF, JOHN MCCONE MEMORANDA, MTGS. 6 JAN. 64-2 APR. 64, BOX 1	11/30/2017	DOC. #12
52400	177-10001-10445	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	02/21/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		MCCONE, JOHN		2	CIA	NSF, JOHN MCCONE MEMORANDA, MTGS. 6 JAN. 64-2 APR. 64, BOX 1	03/12/2018	DOC. #12

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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.

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