By Jonathan Marshall
October 19, 2017
Fifty-four years after the assassination of President
Kennedy, historians are still waiting to see whether
President Trump will approve the final release of secret records related to
that crime by the Oct. 26 deadline set by a unanimous Congress in 1992 with the
JFK Records Act.
Lyndon Johnson sworn in as U.S. President after John F. Kennedy’s
assassination on Nov. 22, 1963. (Photo Credit: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library)
Senior Republicans in both the House and Senate have called on the
President to “reject any claims for the continued postponement” of
declassification. “Transparency in government is critical not only to ensuring
accountability; it’s also essential to understanding our nation’s
history,” said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who
chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.
