The inspirational words and actions of Robert F. Kennedy came alive once more during a book lecture this month by his eldest child, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. She and biographer Richard “Rick” Allen drew from Allen’s RFK: His Words For Our Times, a 480-page book republished last year. They provided on April 10 at the National […]
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On the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group of over 60 prominent American citizens is calling upon Congress to reopen the investigations into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Signers of the joint statement include Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew
By Andrew Kreig // Two children of slain U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy are disputing the official account of his assassination 50 years ago, prompting renewed debate before the June 5 anniversary. Longtime law professor Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman raised the profile of the long-simmering controversy with Jackman’s front-page
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Those researching the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy are becoming increasingly worried that President Trump and hence the National Archives staff are facing pressures that could thwart the full release of assassination records.. By unanimous votes in the U.S. House and Senate in 1992, Congress enacted the so-called “JFK Act” mandating a long
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On July 24, 2017 at 8 a.m., the National Archives released a group of documents (the first of several expected releases), along with 17 audio files, previously withheld in accordance with the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. CAPA’s leadership applauds the release of records, including release on a rolling basis to advance research
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