Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Hearings Before the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

This collection represents the exhaustive public record compiled by the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, colloquially known as the Warren Commission. Established by Executive Order 11130 in November 1963, the commission was tasked with investigating the events surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas. These hearings, spanning 26 volumes, contain the sworn testimony of witnesses, photographic evidence, and medical reports that formed the basis of the Commission's final report released in September 1964.

The design of these volumes prioritizes archival transparency, reflecting a mid-20th-century federal approach to government reporting and documentation. The series was designed to ensure that the primary source materials supporting the commission's conclusions were available for public scrutiny and scholarly review. While the commission's findings have been subject to intense public debate and varying degrees of historical criticism regarding its methodologies and conclusions, the volumes themselves remain an essential primary source for researchers investigating the period.