Biden Releases Message On JFK

Biden on early Wednesday made remarks regarding the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

In his remarks Biden stated Kennedy’s death was “a defining moment of deep trauma and loss that shocked the soul of our nation.”

He continued, “He called us to take history into our own hands, and to never quit striving to build an America that lives up to its highest ideals.”

The Biden admin previously released over 13,000 documents regarding JFK’s assassination but kept the raining 3% of documents redacted.

Biden reflects on John F. Kennedy assassination, 60 years ago https://t.co/moE6BqcbBk pic.twitter.com/KNoYi1UGD4

— The Hill (@thehill) November 22, 2023

Here’s what The Hill reported:

President Biden on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination with a message of hope about the future, writing that Kennedy’s death was “a defining moment of deep trauma and loss that shocked the soul of our nation.”
“In life and in death, President Kennedy changed the way we saw ourselves — a country full of youthful hopes and ambition, steeled with the seasoned strength of a people who’ve overcome profound loss by turning pain into unyielding purpose,” Biden wrote in a statement.

“He called us to take history into our own hands, and to never quit striving to build an America that lives up to its highest ideals,” he added.

Biden recalled his own experiencing learning about Kennedy’s death, describing the moment as one carved into the nation’s collective memory, saying, “I was in college and had just left class, joining other students glued to the news in silence along with the entire country.”
Biden described Kennedy’s death as having “awakened a generation,” noting Kennedy “set our nation’s compass firmly on many of the most consequential issues of the 20th century, from civil rights, to voting rights, to equal pay for women.”

“He led with calm resolve through the most dangerous moments of the Cold War. And at the dawn of a new decade, he called us forward to a new frontier, propelling us to the moon and beyond. He inspired a nation to see public service as a calling,” Biden said.

RFK Jr. is calling for the Biden admin to declassify the rest of the JFK files.

RFK Jr. petitions Biden to release final JFK assassination records https://t.co/piBQWL63a5 pic.twitter.com/lx6BXQCXCG

— New York Post (@nypost) November 22, 2023

Per The NY Post:

Longshot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is petitioning President Biden to release the final government records about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of his death.

“The 1992 Kennedy Records Assassination Act mandated the release of all records related to the JFK assassination by 2017. Trump refused to do it. Biden refused to do it. What is so embarrassing that they’re afraid to show the American public 60 years later?” a petition posted to the independent candidate’s website reads.

“Trust in government is at an all-time low. Releasing the full, unredacted historical records will help to restore that trust. In the spirit of transparency, in the spirit of democracy, we, the undersigned, call upon President Biden to obey the 1992 act and release the Kennedy assassination documents to the public.”

The petition has received more than 20,000 signatures since Monday.