In adherence to President Joe Biden’s Memorandum,^[1]Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021 Memorandum on Temporary Certification Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy , Daily Comp. Pres. Docs. 1 (2021). This … Continue reading the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently disclosed previously withheld records regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. More than 13,000 documents recently released from the NARA are now searchable within HeinOnline. All records are required to be released by June 30, 2023. We will incorporate any new content into our collection as soon as it becomes available.

About the John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 is a public law passed by the U.S. Congress, directing the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to create a collection of records known as the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. The act stated that this collection must consist of all U.S. government documents relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, including any state or local law enforcement materials. The collection now consists of more than 70,000 documents, including FBI, CIA, and other government agency materials relating to the event. 

HeinOnline has organized and indexed all of this material to make all released documents easy to navigate and use. Find it all in our John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection, along with supplemental material such as books, hearings, other related works, and scholarly articles on the topic. 

Interactive Data Charts

Use the interactive pie charts featured in this database to easily locate and understand the organization of NARA documents.

Interactive Bar Chart

View an interactive bar chart that illustrates the amount of documents published in a particular year.

Scholarly Articles

Access a number of relevant scholarly articles that discuss the assassination, linked from our very own Law Journal Library.

Other Related Works

Find relevant books that analyze the subject, as well as congressional hearings and other government documents.

Take Your Knowledge to the Next Level

The John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection isn’t the only place you can learn about this assassination. We used the United States Congressional Serial Set to dig even deeper into this story and its resulting investigation. Learn more below.