President Trump ordered the National Archives to release documents concerning JFK, RFK, and MLK's assassinations on his third day in office. He asserted it was time for Americans to know the truth. However, the article argues that these archives will not eliminate the longstanding speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding these events. Kennedy's assassination, in particular, has fueled modern conspiratorial thinking, highlighting deeper questions about American statehood and reality amidst a climate of Cold War paranoia. Suspicion was pervasive during this period, contributing to a cultural narrative that continues to resonate today.
The truth is that nothing in the archives is going to dispel the fog of hypothesis, rumor and speculation that swirls around these killings.
The Kennedy assassination was one of the shocks that pushed us over the line between skepticism and paranoia, part of the atmosphere of the Cold War years.
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