How the Oswald Case Became a Bureaucratic Burden

How the Oswald Case Became a Bureaucratic Burden

Apr 30, 2025 | JFK

In the weeks following President Kennedy’s assassination, government agencies scrambled to trace Lee Harvey Oswald’s movements, motives, and official interactions. But by March 1964, as shown in document 194-10012-10400, some officials weren’t looking for answers-they...
How the State Department Crafted the

How the State Department Crafted the "Right" Answer on Oswald

Apr 22, 2025 | JFK

Document 194-10006-10316, released in the 2025 JFK files, shows how the U.S. State Department carefully shaped the language used to explain how-and why-Lee Harvey Oswald was allowed back into the country. The memo doesn’t explore the facts. It focuses on how to...