Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Appendix II: White House Announcement of Special Commission

This appendix reproduces the November 29, 1963 White House press release announcing President Johnson’s appointment of the Special Commission to investigate President Kennedy’s assassination. The release notes the President consulted Senate and House majority and minority leadership prior to the announcement, lists the commission’s members, outlines that the commission will review all evidence gathered by the FBI and all information available to federal agencies, with cooperation from the Texas Court of Inquiry convened by the Texas Attorney General. The commission may conduct additional investigation as it deems necessary, and is tasked with uncovering all relevant facts and reporting its findings to the President, the American people, and the global community.

Appendix III: Public Law 88-202

This appendix reproduces the full text of Public Law 88-202 (S.J. Res. 137), a joint resolution approved by Congress on December 13, 1963, which authorizes the Warren Commission (established by Executive Order 11130) to compel witness attendance and testimony, as well as the production of evidence, for its investigation into President Kennedy’s assassination.

第二章 With the assistance of Agent in Charge Sorrels of the

This segment is fragment 5 of 52 from Chapter 24 of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy’s report, titled “chapter II. With the assistance of Agent in Charge Sorrels of the”. It covers the Commission’s statutory investigative authorities, procedural rules for evidence gathering and enforcement, the legislative history of its authorizing act, and Appendix IV containing biographical information and acknowledgments for Commission leadership, counsel, and staff.