Courtesy of Rex Bradford, president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation: State of the JFK Releases 2025 This page discusses the state of the JFK Records Collection at the start of 2025, with particular focus on documents which remain partially or fully withheld from the public. This collection of records, numbering over 5 million pages, is housed […]
UN General Assembly adopts resolution to continue the UN inquiry into former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld plane crash
Courtesy of Dr. Susan Williams: On 24 December 2024 in the late afternoon New York time, the UN General Assembly adopted without a vote a Resolution to continue the UN inquiry led by Justice Othman into the possible causes of the plane crash in which former UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and fifteen others died in 1961. The […]
NIX FILM CASE SURVIVES DISMISSAL: ORVILLE NIX, JR., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES
11 December 2024 UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS DEFENDENT’S Motion to Dismiss is DENIED OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Orville Nix, Jr., seeks just compensation under the Fifth Amendment for an alleged taking of property: namely, a long-missing film of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Am. Compl. (ECF 39). The government moved to […]
9th Circuit Court Denies MFF Interlocutory-Style Appeal
Analysis by AARC president, Dan Alcorn 27 November, 2024 The 9th Circuit decision in the Mary Ferrell Foundation case opens a path for the government to escape scrutiny in the assassination of President Kennedy. Startling examples of this are documents pursued by AARC related to TSBD building owner D.H. Byrd and his associate Werner von […]
Book Corner: Board Selections
The AARC is proud to announce the creation of a new resource for those who are new to the study of America's political assassinations.
We begin a series of new posts by AARC Board members and associates designed to provide a basic introduction to essential books and learning materials associated with the continuing investigation of President Kennedy's assassination.
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Rex Bradford and the Mary Ferrell Foundation: State of the JFK Releases 2025
Courtesy of Rex Bradford, president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation: State of the JFK Releases 2025 This page discusses the state of the JFK Records Collection at the start of 2025, with particular focus on documents which remain partially … [Read More...]
An Important Announcement:
The Mary Ferrell Foundation announces the launch of an invaluable new research tool: The JFK Database Explorer. This is a new tool to aid researchers delving into the large body of JFK assassination-related documents known as the "JFK Collection", a substantial portion of which is viewable on this website.
The JFK Database Explorer, utilizing a copy of the National Archives' database of metadata known as "RIF sheets", allows for browsing, searching, and filtering of the entire set of records processed under the JFK Records Act.
 The JFK Assassination Archive disk and other AARC electronic document products are developed by History Matters. Visit our website: www.history-matters.com for more information and to order |
The Assassination Archives and Research Center is the largest private archives in the world which is dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and disseminating information on political assassinations.
