JFK Assassination Records

JFK Assassination Records - 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

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 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.

JFK Table

Row NumRecord NumNARA Release DateFormerly WithheldAgencyDoc DateDoc Type File NumTo NameFrom NameTitleNum PagesOriginatorRecord SeriesReview DateCommentsPages Released
53101176-10011-1006304/26/2018Redact07/23/1962
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT4CHIEF OF OPERATIONSHARRIS, BENJAMINMEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS12DOD03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):7/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-48
53102176-10011-1010104/26/2018Redact08/29/1962
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT14EXTRACT FROM PAPER SENT GEN. LANSDALE 29 AUGUST '621CIA03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):8/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-50
53103176-10011-1010104/26/2018Redact08/29/1962
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT14EXTRACT FROM PAPER SENT GEN. LANSDALE 29 AUGUST '621CIA03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):8/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-50
53104176-10011-1010604/26/2018Redact00/00/0000
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT16BOBJECTIVE B4WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):8/62:BOX 319
53105176-10011-1010604/26/2018Redact00/00/0000
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT16BOBJECTIVE B4WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):8/62:BOX 319
53106176-10011-1010704/26/2018Redact00/00/0000
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT16COBJECTIVE C4WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):8/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-50
53107176-10011-1010704/26/2018Redact00/00/0000
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT16COBJECTIVE C4WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):8/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-50
53108176-10011-1013504/26/2018Redact10/26/1962
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT1MAIN POINTS TO CONSIDER3WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):10/62-12/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-51
53109176-10011-1013504/26/2018Redact10/26/1962
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT1MAIN POINTS TO CONSIDER3WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):10/62-12/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-51
53110176-10011-1014404/26/2018Redact10/29/1962
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT5LANSDALE, EDWARDMEMORANDUM3CIA03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):10/62-12/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-51
53111176-10011-1014404/26/2018Redact10/29/1962
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT5LANSDALE, EDWARDMEMORANDUM3CIA03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(AUGMENTED):10/62-12/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-90-51
53112176-10011-1015204/26/2018Redact06/08/1961
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTTHE RECORDMEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD4WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(CI) MEETINGS:6/61-10/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-92-104
53113176-10011-1015204/26/2018Redact06/08/1961
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTTHE RECORDMEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD4WH03/16/2018NSF:M&M:SPECIAL GROUP(CI) MEETINGS:6/61-10/62:BOX 319:PENDING NLK-92-104
53114176-10030-1008504/26/2018Redact07/11/1970
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTORAL HISTORY WITH EDWARD LANSDALE BY DENNIS O'BRIEN123CITIZEN03/16/2018Pages 3-21 and 28-34 talk about the Bay of Pigs. Pages 96 and 98 have been sanitized.
53115176-10030-1008504/26/2018Redact07/11/1970
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTORAL HISTORY WITH EDWARD LANSDALE BY DENNIS O'BRIEN123CITIZEN03/16/2018Pages 3-21 and 28-34 talk about the Bay of Pigs. Pages 96 and 98 have been sanitized.
53116176-10030-1016804/26/2018Redact07/11/1970
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD G. LANSDALE12403/16/2018sanitized version
53117176-10030-1016804/26/2018Redact07/11/1970
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD G. LANSDALE12403/16/2018sanitized version
53118176-10030-1026104/26/2018Redact05/12/1961
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTMEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD6RICHARD GOODWIN PAPERS03/16/2018From the Papers of Richard Goodwin: Subjects, Cuba, Covert Action, Box 4, Item 3a
53119176-10030-1026104/26/2018Redact05/12/1961
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENTMEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD6RICHARD GOODWIN PAPERS03/16/2018From the Papers of Richard Goodwin: Subjects, Cuba, Covert Action, Box 4, Item 3a
53120176-10030-1042204/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT1603/12/2018
53121176-10031-1006904/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT703/12/2018
53122176-10033-1014504/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT1603/12/2018
53123176-10033-1015104/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT603/12/2018
53124176-10033-1015204/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT803/12/2018
53125176-10033-1016004/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT403/12/2018
53126176-10036-1000104/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT603/12/2018
53127176-10036-1000204/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT1003/12/2018
53128176-10036-1000504/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53129176-10036-1000604/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT403/12/2018
53130176-10036-1000704/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53131176-10036-1000804/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53132176-10036-1000904/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53133176-10036-1001004/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53134176-10036-1001104/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53135176-10036-1001204/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53136176-10036-1001304/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53137176-10036-1001404/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53138176-10036-1001504/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT1203/12/2018
53139176-10036-1001604/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT403/12/2018
53140176-10036-1001704/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53141176-10036-1001804/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53142176-10036-1001904/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53143176-10036-1002104/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53144176-10036-1002204/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53145176-10036-1002304/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53146176-10036-1002404/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53147176-10036-1002504/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT403/12/2018
53148176-10036-1002604/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT303/12/2018
53149176-10036-1002704/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT203/12/2018
53150176-10036-1002804/26/20184/17/2018
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PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT603/12/2018

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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