In this episode of Agency Archives, Cipher and Nova examine declassified intelligence files surrounding the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drawing from internal CIA and FBI documents, they explore surveillance efforts, investigations into suspected connections with anti-Castro Cuban exiles, and the scrutiny placed on Dr. King and Coretta Scott King. The episode also follows independent researchers who used emerging investigative tools and FOIA requests to challenge the Warren Commission and official historical narratives, revealing a tangled legacy of secrecy, intelligence operations, and unanswered questions.

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society.”— President John F. Kennedy, 1961Resources:

• https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/mexico/2025-05-19/jfk-files-detail-close-intelligence-collaboration-between-cia-and
• https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2025/4087-pr-16-25
• https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/00501594
• https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/00501592
• https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/00564613
• https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/00429268
• https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/00414467

In this special episode of Agency Archives, Cipher and Nova step outside the CIA archives to dig into the CIA’s involvement in destabilizing the Caribbean, breaking down secret operations, foreign influence, and what it all meant for the region.

“One of the principal functions of the CIA has been to destabilize governments.”
— Eric Williams, first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Resources:

• https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00845R000100190003-4.pdf

In this special episode of Agency Archives, Cipher and Nova step outside the CIA archives to explore the defining characteristics of fascism and the signs of its rise within a society. Drawing from historical context and current observations, they discuss how to recognize the warning signals and why understanding these signs is essential in today’s world.

"The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism."
— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Resources Used:

• https://aflcio.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/47_Adopted_CONDEMN%20RISING%20FASCISM%2C%20FIGHT%20FOR%20WORKING-CLASS%20UNITY.pdf
• https://www.keene.edu/academics/cchgs/resources/presentation-materials/characteristics-and-appeal-of-fascism/download/
• https://li.proquest.com/elhpdf/histcontext/CRS-1947-LRS-0003.pdf