John F. Kennedy Archives

Home John F. Kennedy

President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline ride with secret agents in an open car motorcade shortly before the president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22nd, 1963.

News in Brief

The Newly Released JFK Files Lend Credence to a Few Major Conspiracy Theories

Last week, over 3,800 CIA and FBI documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released to the public. To put the release in context, we spoke with John Newman, a leading historian of the conspiracy.

Jack Denton

President John F. Kennedy speaks at a press conference on August 1st, 1963.

News in Brief

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Revisiting Kennedy's legacy 100 years after his birth.

Seth Masket

Social Justice

The Government Report as Book as Object

The Justice Department’s “Ferguson Report” will join a small number of significant public documents to be bound and sent to bookstores.

Lauren Kirchner

Social Justice

Bonding With Brinkley: How Viewers Reacted to JFK Assassination Coverage

A look at letters sent to NBC news anchors suggests viewers felt a strong emotional connection with the reporters bringing them the tragic news.

Tom Jacobs

Economics

Clearer Vision on the ‘Eyeball-to-Eyeball’ Cuban Missile Crisis

How close the U.S. and USSR came to mutually assured destruction (a term not then in vogue) during…

Michael Todd