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DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was
assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the
fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate.

President-elect Donald Trump promised during his reelection campaign that
he would declassify all of the remaining government records surrounding the
assassination if he returned to office. He made a similar pledge during his
first term, but ultimately bended to appeals from the CIA and FBI to keep
some documents withheld.

At this point, only a few thousand of the millions of governmental records
related to the assassination have yet to be fully released, and those who
have studied the records released so far say that even if the remaining
files are declassified, the public shouldn’t anticipate any
earth-shattering revelations.

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“Anybody waiting for a smoking gun that’s going to turn this case upside
down will be sorely disappointed,” said Gerald Posner, author of “Case
Closed,” which concludes that assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

Friday’s 61st anniversary is expected to be marked with a moment of silence
at 12:30 p.m. in Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy’s motorcade was passing
through when he was fatally shot. And throughout this week there have been
events marking the anniversary.

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