January 24, 2025
That’s a big one. A lot of people have been waiting for this for a long — for years, for decades. And everything will be revealed.
President Trump upon signing an executive order to declassify the assassination files of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Why It Matters: The White House states that over five decades after their assassinations, “the victims’ families and the American people deserve the truth.” (White House) Both President Trump and President Biden made strides over the last eight years to release the records, and about 99% of them were released by 2023.
Timeline: Government officials have 15 days to present a plan for the “full and complete release“ of President Kennedy’s assassination files and 45 days for those of Senator Kennedy and Dr. King.
Did You Know? According to the National Archives, responsible for housing President Kennedy’s assassination records, there are over 5 million pages of materials related to his assassination — enough to completely fill a one-car garage.
Read More: Trump signs executive order to release more JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files (CNN)
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection (National Archives)
READ the executive order HERE (White House)
Image Credit: National Archives
by Stephanie Wagner, based in Florida
