J.F.K. Era

J.F.K. Assassination Records Archive – Previously Withheld JFK Assassination Documents Database

Background The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, is one of the most significant…

April 7, 2025

Operation Northwoods

Operation Northwoods was a covert plan proposed in 1962 by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of…

October 7, 2024

Operation 40

Background Operation 40 was a covert operation established by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1960 during the early years…

September 3, 2024

The Transformation of ‘Jake the Barber’: Inside the Pardon of John Factor by JFK

A document recently released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reveals the intricate details of a clemency request for…

November 9, 2023

CIA Inspector General Report on Operation Mongoose

Background From the document below: "This reconstruction of Agency involvement in plans to assassinate Fidel Castro is at best an…

December 16, 2020

The Withheld JFK Assassination Documents – July Release

Background The National Archives and Records Administration is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with the JFK Assassination Records Collection…

July 25, 2017

The Top Secret CIA Plans to Assassinate Fidel Castro / Operation MONGOOSE

Background Throughout his time as the President of Cuba, many attempts were made by the United States to assassinate Fidel…

July 6, 2016

Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba in the early 1960s…

February 23, 2015