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.

Row Num	Record Num	NARA Release Date	Formerly Withheld	Agency	Doc Date	Doc Type	File Num	From Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments
54401	180-10145-10328	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-01-32	CIA		26	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
54402	180-10145-10329	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/03/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-01-33	CIA		24	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
54403	180-10145-10330	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/21/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-01-34	CIA		18	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54404	180-10145-10331	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-01-35	CIA		10	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54405	180-10145-10345	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-01-49	CIA		16	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
54406	180-10145-10347	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/01/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-01-51	CIA		29	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
54407	180-10145-10353	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/22/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-02-02	CIA		7	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54408	180-10145-10358	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/25/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-02-07	CIA		12	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54409	180-10145-10359	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/30/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-02-08	CIA		52	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54410	180-10145-10360	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/30/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-02-09	CIA		16	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54411	180-10145-10362	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-02-11	CIA		26	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54412	180-10145-10363	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-02-12		THIRD AGENCY COORDINATION	9	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30; Document referred to FBI for their review.
54413	180-10145-10366	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	07/11/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-03-01	CIA		6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54414	180-10145-10367	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	07/15/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-03-02	CIA		39	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54415	180-10145-10368	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-03-03	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30; Sensitive original withheld by CIA.
54416	180-10145-10370	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-03-05	CIA		34	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54417	180-10145-10371	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-03-06	CIA		55	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54418	180-10145-10380	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-04-09	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54419	180-10145-10381	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-04-10	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54420	180-10145-10384	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	09/28/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-04-13	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 30
54421	180-10145-10390	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/15/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-05-05	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54422	180-10145-10394	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	02/10/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-05-09	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54423	180-10145-10399	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/17/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-05-14	CIA	DDO FILE REVIEW	14	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54424	180-10145-10409	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	05/04/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-06-03	CIA		19	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54425	180-10145-10416	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	06/14/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-06-10	CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54426	180-10145-10423	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	03/09/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-06-17	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54427	180-10145-10430	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	11/08/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-06-24	CIA		12	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54428	180-10145-10434	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	12/05/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-07-01	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/16/2018	Box 31
54429	180-10145-10436	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	12/07/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-07-03	CIA		9	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/16/2018	Box 31
54430	180-10145-10440	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	12/17/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-07-07	CIA		11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54431	180-10145-10441	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	12/21/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-07-08	CIA		8	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54432	180-10145-10443	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	12/22/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-07-10	CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54433	180-10145-10446	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	55-07-13	CIA		124	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 31
54434	180-10146-10004	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-2N	CIA		2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54435	180-10146-10007	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-2Q	CIA		10	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/16/2018	Box 32
54436	180-10146-10021	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-2AE	CIA		1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54437	180-10146-10027	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-2AK	CIA		6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/16/2018	Box 32
54438	180-10146-10031	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-2AO	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54439	180-10146-10034	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-3A	CIA		26	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/16/2018	Box 32
54440	180-10146-10035	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-4	CIA		51	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54441	180-10146-10036	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-5	CIA		36	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54442	180-10146-10043	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-12	CIA		32	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54443	180-10146-10044	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-13	CIA		12	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/16/2018	Box 32
54444	180-10146-10047	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-16	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54445	180-10146-10048	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-17	CIA		14	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54446	180-10146-10049	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-18	CIA		11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54447	180-10146-10050	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-19	CIA		2	HSCA		03/20/2018	Box 32
54448	180-10146-10051	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	56-05-19B	CIA		2	HSCA		03/20/2018	Box 32
54449	180-10146-10053	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	57-01-01	CIA		8	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32
54450	180-10147-10004	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	06/19/1979 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	58-05-01	CIA		1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 32

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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