Congressman Renews Call for Genuine Transparency in the JFK Files

Rep. Steve Cohen connects ongoing government secrecy to rising public mistrust

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) chairs the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Justice of the House Judiciary Committee. He represents the 9th district in Shelby and Tipton Counties, including the city of Memphis. (Credit: Greg Nash)

In a letter to President Joe Biden, Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee has renewed his call for the release of the remaining withheld files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The website of Rep. Cohen, the lone Democrat in the Volunteer State’s congressional delegation, announced the letter in a press release on Friday, Feb. 23. Noting the enduring public interest in the mystery surrounding JFK’s death, he cited the popularity of recent hit podcast “Who Killed JFK?,” hosted by filmmaker Rob Reiner and news personality Soledad O’Brien, as well as the sensational revelation of former Secret Service Agent Paul Landis that he found a bullet in the presidential limousine at Parkland Hospital (albeit, Rep. Cohen says erro…