Investigation of Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Hearings Before President's Commission on Assassination of President Kennedy, Pursuant to Executive Order 11130 and S.J. Res. 137, 88th Congress

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, commonly known as the Warren Commission, via Executive Order 11130. These volumes constitute the extensive public record of the commission’s work, compiling the testimony of hundreds of witnesses, expert reports, and evidentiary exhibits gathered during the investigation into the tragedy.

Published in 1964 by the U.S. Government Printing Office, the series represents an unprecedented effort to provide transparency regarding a national trauma. The design adheres to the standard, austere aesthetic of federal legislative reports of the era, prioritizing legibility and historical documentation over stylistic flair. Upon release, the volumes served as the primary source material for both the official conclusion of a lone gunman and the burgeoning skepticism that has defined discourse surrounding the event for decades.