</s>Doc ID: 6878882 TOPSEECRET UMBRA DATE: 03/26/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: 144-10001-10054 RECORD SERIES : RECORD FILE FILE NUMBER :: AGENCY FILE FILE FILTER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FROM : NSA FRON : NCF TO : NCF 3/0/0/-CLD/T1076-63: TITLE : ROBERT KENNEDY VIEWED AS LEADING CONTENDER TO [R] DATE : DATE = 11/25/63 PAGES : 1 SUBJECTS : KENNEDYS ROBERT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: 1964 CHILE, DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY DOCUMENTS TYPE : REPORT CLASSIFICATION : CLASSIFICATIONS : CURRENT STATUS : 08/09/93 DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/09 /93 OPENING CRITERIA : DETERMINATION REQUIRED ORIGINALING AGENCY : COMMENTS : CONTAINS-SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION- [RJ - - ITEM IS RESTRICTED TOP SECRET UBRA Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS, OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MLK, JR. JR.

Summary:  
The document contains two entries related to Robert F. Kennedy's political prospects following President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The first entry (Doc ID 6878882) is an identification form for a record in the NSA file system, referencing Robert Kennedy as a leading contender for the 1964 Democratic presidential nomination. It notes Chilean diplomatic activity and includes redacted sections. The second entry (Doc ID 6678882) is a telegraphic message from New York to Santiago discussing succession planning after JFK's death, mentioning Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s term until January 1965 and Speaker of the House John McCormack as potential successors. It also references news of LBJ taking the presidential oath in London on November 22, 1963, at 1438 Eastern time. Both documents are part of declassified records under Executive Order 14176, which includes investigations into JFK’s assassination, Senator RFK’s death, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.  

Key People:  
- Robert F. Kennedy (brother of JFK, considered a presidential contender)  
- Lyndon B. Johnson (Vice President succeeding JFK)  
- John McCormack (Speaker of the House)  
- John F. Kennedy (assassinated president)  
- Richard Nixon (implied as a potential Republican candidate in 1964)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (U.S. government operations)  
- Santiago, Chile (diplomatic activity referenced)  
- London (location of LBJ’s oath-taking ceremony)  

Key Events:  
- Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963)  
- Lyndon B. Johnson’s inauguration as president (January 20, 1965)  
- Political succession planning within the Democratic Party for the 1964 election  

Key Organizations:  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- U.S. Department of State (implied through diplomatic references)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (implied via context of assassination investigations)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10054.pdf

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