JFK Assassination Records

This guide provides access to the records relating to President John F. Kennedy's assassination and the subsequent investigation.

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records

Warren Commission

On November 29, 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order No. 11130, creating a Commission to report on facts relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Commission secured sworn testimony from witnesses, under authority of Senate Joint Resolution 137 (88th Cong., 1st sess.), enacted December 13, 1963. Beginning with its first witness on February 3, 1964, the Commission received testimony from approximately 550 witnesses, and received more than 3,100 exhibits into evidence. The testimony and exhibits are published in 26 volumes.

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Hearings from the Select Committee on Assassinations: JFK

Congressional Record

Assassination Records Review Board