Records concerning the motorcade, Dealey Plaza geography, the Texas School Book Depository, the Zapruder film, and eyewitness accounts of the shooting scene.
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Dealey Plaza, the site of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, is a central focus within the JFK Assassination Records Collection. Records detail the motorcade's route through the plaza, its geographical features including the Texas School Book Depository, the grassy knoll, and the triple underpass, and numerous eyewitness accounts of the shooting. The Zapruder film, a key piece of evidence capturing the assassination, is also referenced in the collection, with specific requests for its review by the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB).
The historical significance of Dealey Plaza stems from its role as the location of a pivotal event in American history. Investigations by bodies such as the Warren Commission, the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), and the Church Committee extensively examined the events that transpired there. These investigations, documented in the collection, sought to establish the facts surrounding the assassination and address lingering questions.
The collection contains a variety of records related to Dealey Plaza, including reports from the Senate, CIA, and HSCA, as well as inventories of files from the Rockefeller Commission. Documents include correspondence, testimony excerpts, and requests for specific materials like the Zapruder film. These records, many of which have undergone redaction, offer insights into the investigative processes and the information gathered concerning the assassination's immediate surroundings.
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CIA · JFK-M-17 : F24 : 2000.02.22.09:53:49:310044 : UNIT INDEX · Release: Redact
“Assassination Records Review Board, 1998. 693 chunks of full text indexed for search. Primary-source report published outside the JFK Assassination Records Collection; linked here for contextual reading.”
“ARRB · From: ARRB · To: CIA/HRG · JFK-M-20 : F25 : 20030731-973790 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · JFK-M-17 : F23 : 2000.02.22.09:39:37:780044 : UNIT INDEX · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: JOHN F. PEREIRA · To: J. BARRY HARRELSON @DA · JFK-M-18 : F9 : 2000.02.17.08:14:02:873044 : UNIT INDEX: · Release: Redact”