In the wake of the end of the Cold War and the passage of the 1992 JFK Assassination Records Collection Act, the U.S. Government has declassified an enormous number of formerly-secret documents. Among the most stunning are those pertaining to the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy and its subsequent investigations. The new records contain stark indications of conspiracy, and a great wealth of material concerning the hows and whys of the ensuing coverup. These documents also include startling “new” facts about 1960s foreign policy regarding Vietnam, Cuba, and the other frontlines of the war against Communism.
The revelations in these files remain largely unknown to the public at large. The reasons are complex, involving actual coverup activities, an unresponsive media weary of the unresolved questions, and the unwillingness of mainstream historians to come to grips with the reality of crimes and coverups by government and other institutions of American society.
The goal of this website and History Matters’ other offerings is to shed needed light on the darker aspects of post-World-War-II American politics, and in particular the tumultuous assassinations of the 1960s. The lies and myths about these assassinations have created what has been called a “black hole in history” which warps our understanding of the entire period. Ultimately, an inability to confront our real history endangers democracy and freedom.
~ Rex Bradford, from his introduction to History Matters. He is the President of The Mary Ferrell Foundation.
Lectures and Essays
18 October, 2013
C-SPAN: Rex Bradford, “Political Assassinations Revealed: The Church Committee” was a presentation at “Passing the Torch: An International Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.” The event October 17-19, 2013, was the annual conference of the Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law at Duquesne University.
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28 September, 2014
Rex E. Bradford
April 10, 2000
Video Essay: The Fourteen Minute Gap Parts 1 and 2
More Mexico Mysteries
Rex Bradford
May 2002
Lessons Learned from 40 Years of Coverup
Rex Bradford
Delivered on November 20, 2004 at the
Coalition on Political Assassinations Dallas conference
JFK and Steel, Bush and Oil
by Rex Bradford, 2 Sep 2008
Whispers from the Silent Generation
by Rex Bradford, May 2013
Putting Together the Puzzle of Lee Harvey Oswald
by Rex Bradford (2025)
(This is the introduction to Larry Hancock and David Boylan’s new book, “The Oswald Puzzle,” published by Skyhorse Press. It is reprinted with permission of the author.)
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Courtesy of The Mary Ferrell Foundation
JFK ACT RELEASES
State of the JFK Releases 2021
State of the JFK Releases 2022
State of the JFK Releases 2023
State of the JFK Releases 2025
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Interviews
JFK Conversations: Alan Dale speaks with Rex Bradford
Founder of History-Matters.com, he is an essayist and lecturer, Vice-President of the Assassination Archives and Research Center, and has published several document collections. He is a consultant, analyst, and the preeminent electronic archivist of JFK assassination documents. Rex Bradford is the president of The Mary Ferrell Foundation.
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Courtesy of Randolph Benson
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JFK Facts Podcast 7 – Rex Bradford – 19 July, 2021
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