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Executive Order 14176
Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Signed by Donald John Trump on January 23, 2025.
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 14176: Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-14176
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 14176: Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-14176.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_14176,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 14176: Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-14176}},
note = {Reference number eo-14176; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02116/declassification-of-records-concerning-the-assassinations-of-president-john-f-kennedy-senator-robert; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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