• Thousands of classified files on the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released to the public Tuesday.
• The release follows an executive order signed by President Trump on Jan. 23.
• Trump stated that the families of those assassinated and the American people deserve transparency and truth.

Thousands of classified files related to the JFK assassination were released on Tuesday by the Trump administration, offering researchers and the public a glimpse into previously unseen files.

President Kennedy was fatally shot on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas while riding in a motorcade with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy, and Texas Gov. John Connally and his wife, Nelly Connally. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Parkland Memorial Hospital and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into office aboard Air Force One at Dallas Love Field.

Since then, Kennedy’s murder has repeatedly been the subject of intense speculation, with conspiracy theories and questions about what the government knows. Despite the Warren Commission finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the months after the assassination, a 1970s congressional committee examined the case again and found that it was possible more than one person fired shots.

Whether you’re a history junkie, interested in the conspiracies or just curious, here’s where you can find the new files.

Where can I find JFK assassination files?

Looking to read the JFK files yourself? You can find them on the National Archives website.

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How many files on the JFK assassination were released?

A little over 2,000 files were released, totaling more than 63,000 pages.

According to USA Today, the documents’ contents, and whether they contain any previously unreleased information, are not immediately clear. Historians have said they would need time to assess the flood of files to understand if they significantly differed from previous releases. 

Why did Trump release files on the JFK assassination?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 23 to release government documents related to the assassinations of Kennedy, as well as Kennedy’s brother and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

“Their families and the American people deserve transparency and truth,” the order states. “It is in the national interest to finally release all records related to these assassinations without delay.”

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“A lot of people are waiting for this… for years, for decades,” Trump said when signing the order, adding: “And everything will be revealed.”

JFK’s speech at the University of Michigan and the Peace Corps

According to the University of Michigan, on Oct. 14, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy, who was running for president at the time, gave an unprepared campaign speech to students on the steps of Michigan Union.

In the speech he challenged students to devote a few years of their life to working in developing countries.

After the speech, 1,000 University of Michigan students signed a petition calling for the establishment of the Peace Corps program.

Today, the U.S. government agency sends volunteers to international communities to address local concerns. The organization has sent more than 240,000 volunteers across 60 countries since it was established in 1961.

Kennedy’s limousine on display at the Henry Ford

The presidential limousine in which Kennedy was riding when assassin Lee Harvey Oswald murdered him in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. The limousine was refurbished and used by presidents into the 1970s.

After its assembly at Ford’s Lincoln plant in Wixom in 1961, the limousine was sent to Hess & Eisenhardt, specialty vehicle manufacturers in Cincinnati, Ohio, which customized and modified it. The car had no armor plating or bullet-proof glass because, at the time, the emphasis was on visibility, not protection. During customization, the car was also extended 3½ feet in length and painted a deep metallic blue.

After Kennedy’s death, President Lyndon B. Johnson had the car be painted a traditional black.

Presidents Johnson and Richard Nixon used the vehicle as a parade vehicle, while Presidents Ford and Jimmy Carter kept it as a backup vehicle. The limousine was finally retired in 1977.

Watch coverage of Kennedy’s assassination

You can watch 32 hours of CBS television coverage of the Kennedy assassination on YouTube via David Von Pain’s JFK Channel.

CBS also maintains a web page with clips from the day of the shooting, as well as stories and documentaries.