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WE ALL ARE PROFOUNDLY SADDENED OVER THE TRAGIC
EZATE OF YOUR HUSBAND AND OFFER our DEEPEST Sz

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TO YOU AND OUR CHILDREN, HIS PASSING LEAVES A GREAT
VOI f TSE EEARTS OF THE ENTIAS NATION, AND WE PRY THAT
GOD'S COnUCRTING HAND WILL HELP SUSTAIN YOU IN: YOUR

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ky pertienent thanks for your lester
oF the loth. :

I will mail you some beckground per-
sonal knowledge abdcut the subjéct of my 4th paragregh

of 7 November.

How. I'd loved to have been even a
little bug in your rug - listening end chuckling -
during your press "interview? with an agent of the
Weshington Post...27 November. |

If you heve a copy I cen heve in ny
library - for personal use and enjoyment in the coming
yeers ~ of the transcript of thet cuestion- cnd-ansvwer
sniightenrent ( which y to heve been very

briefed in most hevspevers, maybe Decause it wes an
"exclusive"or the vost }) I would value having is. If
rou a copy I can keep, meybe a copy I caz borrow end
return to you. —

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Memorandum for Messra, Tolson, DeLoach, Sullivan, Bishop June 19, 1969

Mir. Noyes continued that it was his understanding that I had no
objection to his using this -- is ito.k. for them to identify the FBI as

the source or flatly say it on their own. J told him I would rather he fatly ©
82id it on his own, but I anticipate similar requests from other sources that
I would not be as frank with as Ihave been with him. Mr. . Nogew anid o-kss
that he thouzht this is a wise thing for me to do. :

He said if I had one more minute, he would Like to tell me one
reason shy he happened to be interested in this thing. Hesaid he had some
youn; people with whom he was friendly who were involved in a wedding

this weckend and the boys and girls all ended up at his house after the thing
and he did not know whether they had read Rowan's column, but they! were
talking about the fact how dreadful it was that the FBI would have presumed to
tap th: pone or keep an eye on Martin Luther King, a greathero. He said ~
after listening to this for about an hour and a half, he told them to hold on

a minute, that it was his understanding that the Bureau had been checking on *‘
King because there had been allegations that he had been in touch with :
recognized or potential communist agents and the reason nothing was ever
released or done about it was that after checking into it, they became
satisfied there was nothing dangerous and he asked them what they would
thin of a Government that did not check into information that seemed to show
that communist agents were trying to work on a man in Martin Luther King‘a
position, He said these kids listened and were astounded that there might be
ensiher side to it, and he was telling me that this was taken by Bobby Kennedy
from the point of view of the generation gap. Mr. Noyes said he thought this
is an important story. I said he became a kind of Messiah for the generation -
gap and individuals who were pro-King and still are. |

T told Mr, Noyes that as to the matter of electronic installations,

Ihave never authorized an electronic installation of any kind at any time

excent with written approval of the then Attorney ( General and that goes right -:
down to today, I said I do not have authority to do it myself and I do not wank”

it zs I feel the Attorney General should be the one to approve or not approve °
electronic survelllances and we use it only in internal security cases and now
in organized crime, I said in organized crime, the authority has to be obtained
{rom the courts under the McClellan bill and in security cases -- espionage, -
communist activities -~ that is approved by the Attorney General, which is

SST iO RDNA NER A



November 19, 1970

The Honorable J. Edgar Hoover

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation
..2 Washington, D. C.

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Thought you might like to see the local paper's handling of the recent verbal
exchanges between you and Ramsey Clark. It appears the paper here used the AP
releases straight, although Ramsey Clark's wife was a local girl at the time of their
marriage.

Dear Mr. Hoover:

| think your characterization of Clark asa “jellyfish” was too kind. If we
followed his true thinking, then the lawbreakers and the violators would be dicta-
ting the policy for your department.

Thank you again for your long years of dedicated service to our Nation, and
lor always speaking your piece. | shudder at the prospects of what might happen
when Time saps your energy, and you are no longer able to provide the direction
and leadership that has made the FBI the epitome of decent, capable law enforce-
iment.

Very sincerely,

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Enclosure \

BAEK in! 46 pec 17 970”
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MOT PAINTES Of MAILED AT GOVERNMENT CRPENEE



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Memorandum
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To : Mr..Bisho>_ pare: 5-6-63
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_ FROM AZ Jones

sugjecT: DREW PEARSON
WTOP - CHANNEL 9
SUNDAY, 5-5-68 .

7
: Captioned individual's telecast on 5-5-68 was monitored
by a Special Agent of the Crime Records Division.

He predicted that United States Attorney David Bress
would soon be appointed/District Judge.

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Pearson also stated that Robert Kennedy is spending an
, estimated $750, 000 to insure victory in the Indiana Primary. The Xen-
:nedy forces have enlisted a large number of paid students to "hustle votes"
in Indiana, and according to Pearson, the reaction of the people in Indiana
has been unfavorable. Pearson stated that Kennedy's efforts -to “buy, the
; primary" are causing him to lose ground among the voters. if
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Pearson also predicted that sanctions against Israel;
Would be introduced into the United Nations for a vote and that the United
States would support the sanctions.

TOA Fi tn en aa hE

There was no mention of the FBI during this program.

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December 16, 1970

Mr. J. Edgar Hoover ,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Hoover:

I have been carefully reading your remarks regarding the '@
late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F&Kennedy. I >
find your public comments to be completely cut of order and
unethical. I believe you are using your position of Director
uf the Federal Bureau of Investigation to gain public hearing
for your biased and highly debatable opinions of leading Amer-
icans.

Fe ne A LR aR eck Ca

If you dare say that Dr. King did not deserve the Nobel
Peace Prize, that he was a liar or that Mr. Kennedy was at-
tempting to undermine your professional Standards, you must
say it as Director of your Bureau or be silent

Your comments, like Agnew's, are causing a greater rift td.
develop across our land. I suggest that you be more sensitivi— 8
to racial groups and the esteemed leaders in this nation. If V2
you must make such statements, make them as charges which car- %
iry some weight.

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lawyer

Robert F.

Kennedy had brought some-

thing new to the Depart |

mont of Justice. “I can'tre -
member,” he said, “when.
the depart:

well staffed at the sop
‘These guys don't have much
experience but they've got a
Jot of potential”

It is to this croup that the "*°

title of Edwin Guthman’
book refers. It comes from a
line in Shakespeare's “King |
Henry V" that Bob once

used in inscribing a drawin;
of the écpartment’s build-
ing: “We few, we happy few,
we band of brothers.” Rob-
ert Kennedy and almost all
the others in the top ranks
of the Department of Jus
tice felt That way about,
themselves in those three

hectic years of the early

1960s, The team and the.
teamwork was superb and”
Ed Guthman was at the cen -

ter of it
ter of it.

* Few public relations men:
—and that was what Guth- ;
man was for the department ;
are ever as deeply in-.
wolved in policy making as ;
meee ae

“Mewar ind few ever hve

‘the complete rapport with
the press that he estab-*
‘shed. Guthman almost al-
ways kn knew exactly what was
going on but he never male
led a reporter.

The book begins with”
Kennedy's first visit to Seat-
tle on the trail of Dave Beck
in 1936 where Guthman, then -
a -prize-winning reporter,
supplied some of the critical
first leads. 1t backtracks to
deal with Kennedy's view of |
his Job earlicr on: the. Me->
Carthy Coramittee anc then:

Washington years before
last conversation ia a room
at the Ambassador Hotel in.

eles Angeles, wherts-Guth-'
“mem acAR Tn” 1968 and

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WE BAND OF BROTHERS. By Edwin Cuan,
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Reviewed by James E. Clayton

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national editor pf the Jos

Walters
Sovere —t \,
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, Angeles Times.

Hjs book on some of the”
events he thus shared with
Robert Kennedy is much
lke his work in the depart.

tment—Iinformed, _—factual,.

: candid but always loyal to

his chief. He notes, again
again, that his is a”

. nedy but he constantly.

* struggles, as the good news-.
paper man he is must, to

. separate the facts he knows The Washington Post ,6

} from the emotions he feels “Tinie Herald

+ So the book comes as The Washington D:
+ lose to portraying Robert The

Kennedy, the man-as con- The ie Star (Washington) 2)

* trasted to Robert Kennedy, ‘ day Star (Washington)

the “pubic figure—aS any. Daily News (New York) \
“bonk , written. The Sunday News (New York) x
‘warmih, the compassion, on York Post
alty that those ‘near. Bob‘ ‘The New York Times S&S
“came to know is all there. Ie ‘The Daily World 4

hard for most
ae ‘new bim even. New Leader &
. moderately well to suppress ‘The Wall Street Jounal 3
a tear when Guthman Te’ e National Observer Oe |
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1971, He is expressing a strong desire to enter law enforcement
& has secured a great deal of literature.

He may be motivated by his four years in High School
observing the keeping of peace. & order in the school. Perhaps he
has absorbed some of Grandmothers, staunch loyalty towards the
work of The F,B.I.

Please Mr Hoover remain with us, as Director you

must have for your organization the same deep feelings of a mother
for her child. You were the founder.

A blessed, peaceful holiday season to you. Peace
to this troubled earth.

Iam

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p.s. Something has compelled me to write you this note &
congratulate you. (J.H.C)

TRUE COPY
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€ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON
od June 7, 1968
. Miss Holmes
Dear Mr. Hoover: . Misa Gandy

Attached is a statement concerning

a special ceremony to be held tomorrow at “y
4:00 P.M. in the Courtyard in memory of Z Nie
Senator Kennedy. - ; XN

I hope very much that you will be
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Novermbs> 27, 1970

Ca November 23rd I received your letter and very
much appreciate your supsort for my administration of the FBI.
se y ee ‘y

Communicctions such as yours are most encouraging and you may

sure Tam gratefel for your k:

your thoughtful-

ness in writing.

0 December, 1964, acknowledging his

to Director.

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F. Keanedy, dames Kelly end

ings and files in the Marilyn Monrce death case
contain certain facts and data in which the names of
Robert F. Keanedy aad Peter Lawford are mestionsd.

fa the book, “The Strange Death of Marilyn
Monrce,"* the name of Robert F.Keasedy is featured
and Peter Lawford is shown es a character reference
Wy Patricia Newcomb, Marilya’e press secretary,
who suddenly weat to Europe after Marilya's death
aad who was pet on the government payroll after ber
retora and was later assigned to an office next to
Bobby Kennedy's. Mise Newcomb had claimed that
be was with Marilys most of the twenty-four hours
preceding her death and, after Marilyn's funeral,
immediately flew to the Kennedy “‘compoend” at
Hyamsisport before deperting for Evrope where she

stayed for six months anti) all official investigations :

had ceased concerning Marilyn's death.

t In associating the bellowed name of Komedy
f with the Hollywood star, your editor was the sub-
| Ject of much vilification, even by the staid WALL
{ STREET JOURNAL. However, Mr. Spindel has stated
that his tapes and files (of which he till bas extra
copies) support the allegations in the book, and
even go much further. Mr. Spindel also stated that
the tape recording of Robert Kennedy, James Kelly
and himself, having to do with the Hoffa Case,
allegedly shows that Robert Kennedy offered him 2
bribe and that the facts have beea recorded in an
enpublicized government bearing.

} allegedly having tampered with a jury. There are in
i existence numerous affidavits showing that employ-
ees of the Department of Justice allegedly tampered
with the jury that was hearing the Hoffa case. The
{ Congressional Record of May 4, 1964, Page 9699
{ Sone the statement of Congressman Glenn Cunningias
of Nebraska in which he asked aad received per
mission to place iato the record an article which

pee in the Washiogtoe EVENING STAR of
entitled, “As Odor ot Police State

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Kennedy i is held responsible for illegal wiretapping
and federal snoopery over the mailofprivate persons.
Speaking of the Hoffe trial, Congressman Cunsing-
bam stated, “I would like to call to the attention of
my colleagues the unhappy fect that a aumber of
witnesses who are available to testify on pertinent
facts regarding the Hoffa trial have been subjected

to various pressures inclodiag threats of physical ~

violence, economic reprisal asd other forms of in-
timidatioa.”

¥f,es appears to be the case, the trial of Janes
Hoffa was a gross miscarriage of justice and the
result of a personal vendetta of Bobby Kennedy, the
truth should be made public. The case reeks of
wiretapping, tampering with the jury, bribery and
paid informers. Hoffa has offered a reward of $100,000
for evideace to preseat to the Supreme Cosrtthat

James Hoffe was convicted in Tennessee for ~

: HOOVER ve. ROBERT F. KEMIEOY
hes
dames Hoffa.ir. Spinde! alleged thet Connittes could this evidence

- | Attorney General approved the

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the sumerous witnesses available, it would
titled to this reward which could thes to
help the needy families of U.S. servicemen killed

in Vietnam by the comsunist VietCong to whom Bobly
Kennedy is willing to give his blood. . << -.

‘There fo litle dowbt hat J. Réger Boover

| would be willing to appear before the Loeg Com-

Bittes to present facts under cath to support his
allegations that Robert Kensedy, whee Attorsey
General, not osly knew about wire taps and elec-
tronic bugging, but actually increased the gunber
weed and listened in co some of them. A US.
Goveramest Memorandum, dated Auguat 17, 1961,
bas bees made public on the subject of “Microphone
Surveillances.”” It reads: “The Attoraey General
was contacted om the morning of August 17, 1961,

conceming the obtaining of leased lines from the
telephone company for use in connection with mi-
cropbose surveillances. This matter was discussed
with the Attorney Genera] and he wae shows a copy
of the proposed letter which would be esed. The
proposed procedure
im this regard and personally signed the attached
memorandum evidencing such approval.” —-. -

- The document with the persoual pignatere oo

Robert Kennedy reads as follows: “In connection

with the use of microphone sarveillasces it is fre W :

quently necessary to lease « special telephone line
in order to monitor such s surveillance.... -! In the
New York City area the telephone company has over
the years insisted that a letter be furnished to the
telephone company oa each occasion when a special

telephone line is leased by the FBI. It is required —_j

that such a lease arrangement be with the approval
of the Attorney General. Ia the past we have re-

stricted the utilization of leased lines in New York -

City to situations involving telepbove taps, ell of ©
which have been approved by the Attorney General...
We have aot previously used leased lines in coa-
aection with microphone surveillances..... f we

adjunct to our microphone surveillances (electronic
bugging), this type of coverege can be naterially
extended both is security and major criminal cases.
Accordingly, your approval of oa stilizing this
leased line arrangement is requested...” This
approval was gives by Robert Kennedy's pernieaal’
signature. ate

More information regarding “eeetapgiae’

enw
wes

{ contained ia a letter from Representative H.R. Gross

Rep.) of lowa to J. Edgar Hoover. The N.Y.
of Dec. 81, 1966 reported, “In a letter to J.
Hoover, Director of the Federe! Bureas of
gation, Mr. Gross referred to the long pending
of Otto Otepka.....Testimoay before the
Internal Security) subcommittee in November, 1
showed thet we. Otepka‘s phose fad bees t

city!
ete are ea reac imiariana inne tama hacen nada

with reference to the situation in New York City ——{:

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1:064M " “Gane 39, 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR MR, TOLSON
* MR. DE LOACH

RR, SULLIVAN C-
MR, BISHOP :
MAL

Mr. Newbold Noyes, Editor of The Evening Star called. He said
he thanked me very much for talking to him because he knew this was an
unusual kind of thing to hava happen,

Be said he wanted to ask me very seriously, but he was sure I was
farciliar with this and given thought to it already, but he wanted to rcport on
the bzic of their story that Wiscrnedg ta relcaze tho King vata ee
the Fol bad from Br. Robert Kenncdy, to release the King material; that
they are getting 2 great deal of static from people who are telling them --
they say they have this authorization, but they don't release it and don't show

toe) Se 4 rt ecm mem mn Pee ne
wet the documents are and many of these documents that have been releas:

in the post are fuzzy and d don't really show there was clear authorization to
do this acd in general there is a ncnJicporition on the part of the readers to

accent tas idea that Bob Kennedy actually did authorize the tapping of King's
phone, hie said, "Now I just want to ask you as seriously as I can to release
Gocuments, You have them. They do show, I presume, exactly what

*

itola Bor. Noyes that he authorized it in his own a hanturiting on
Octacr 10, 1905; it was installed November 8, 1963, and discontimed
Apri cu, 1965. I told bir. Noyes that, asa matter of fact, when Kennedy
We <.ttoracy General he requested that the telcphones of Dr, King be covered
Py cio ctroue device and was persuaded by our people not to do it in view of .
repercussions, then later he changed his mind and delayed
vrby,ng Gis matter up again until in October the authority was signed by him
in Li: owa Landwriting and it gave us the authority to do it and we discontinuod
it oa». aril 30, 1965, under the administration of Attorney General Katzendach, ‘>
hir. Noyes sald be understood and acxed if they could report this. I told him



‘MRS, ROBERT F. KENNEDY
GOOD SAMARITAN EOSPITAL
: 1813 SEATTO PLACE "~~
“E08 ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

ALL FBI PERSONNEL JOIN (THE NATION IN EXTENDING
DEEPEST ‘SYMPATHY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ON THE TRAGEDY _
“IN LOS-ANGELES THIS MORNING._W2 BOPE AND PRAY FoR YOUR -
HUSB/ {D'S SPEEDY RECOVERY. Ef MY ASSOCIATES OR I CANBE | ¢

OF HE22 IN THIS TRYING TIME, PLEASELET MEXNOW. ©” “  ¢
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NOTE: Fer call from the Los Angeles Cifice, Mrs. Kennedy will have

* a room at the hospital until he leaves, and the telegram should be oF

Teima —-———— directed there. _ : : .



June 20, 1968

Your letter of June 11th has been received. In
response to your inquiry, information contained in our files must
be maintained as confidential in accordance with regulations of the

Department of Justice. I regret Iam unable to be of assistance to

you,
Sincerely yours,
J, Edgar Hoover
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: # {also mentioned that we did not condone Pearson's article
in the least inasmuch as such an article could only serve to dry up our --
sources. I stated that despite this fact, however, the AG obviously knows: ~~.
that Bobby Kennedy was perhaps the only AG whose mme has appeared in

newspapers regarding electronic devices. I stated this was Kennedy's own
{ | fault inasmuch as he first raised the issue on a nationwide television ©
4

. program by attempting to Hie out of a question and, at the same time, putting
,| the FBI squarely in the middle. The AG quickly responded that Kennedy +
obviously had attempted to lie out of the King matter inasmuch as he, the
AG, had checked the record this morning and had ascertained that Kennedy...”
not only approved wiretaps in security and criminal cases but obviously had
approved microphone coverage that was placed on Hoffa's attorney. a
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av asked the AG if he had ever seen Rogers name or is

. { Brownell's name in print regarding approval of electronic devices, He stated
. he had not. I told him the only time Katzenbach's name had appeared in
——--} print was when he had issued his-own personal press release attem to
jcefend Bobby Kennedy in his fight with the Director. . .
wan IT — - Seay fate ‘sadness annonce
. The AG asked me if I had any idea as to the source of Pearson's ae
information. I told him such information could have come from any of different Ko
places, the Department of Justice, the Vice President's office, the White ef
House, or such a column could have been inspired through political motivations. 3:
:| I stated that there obviously were people in the Department of Justice who
“were anti-Kennedy and who favored other political candidates. He asked me
bY if I meant Ed Weisl, Jr. I told him I did not mean any specific person, He
aa stated that none of his people could have known the dates which had been 3.
mentioned in the column, I told him that there was only one date in the
column, which was correct, and as a matter of fact, many of his people could
have known this specific date, particularly considering the number of Depart-
ment of Justice people who had been briefed regarding the necessity of
establishing immunity for our Agents in Las Vegas and elsewhere. The AG
yhad no reply to this. He merely smiled and stated that finished everything
ybe desired to discuss and he hoped he had not prevented me from filling an
engagement for lunch,

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cn ape ee

\ . K The fact remains that the hue and cry concerning usage of
a ia
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¥ vice, and other agencies |
Jectronic devices by the FBI, the Internal Revenue Ser > ne
never would have arisen in the United States if it hadnot been for Ramsey

in Federal
ix i there should be exposure of usage of such devices in
. court a This precipitated all of the publicity before the American public.



. line on this is that Mr, Tolson wrote (Carl) Rowan about his slanderous colamn
last Sunday and he, Rowan, wrote back in which he asked a series of eight or —
nine questions, such as, did we tap the telephone of a half dozen leaders ite

Veilsina of the NAACP, Farmer, eight or nine cthere, Abernathey; or if we
bad tepped the phones of a Congressman; and various other things. Mr. Noyes
said he was not asking all thst. I told him he could certainly print what I esy
 beczase we are writing back to Rowan today that since he did not seek any facts
before printing his column, he was not entitled to any information from us at
this time, but as to the question he has asked, the dates that these wiretaps
were Ca, I have the original copy of it on my desk, It was signed by Kennedy
in his own handwriting on October 10, 1963. oO

Mr. Noyes said if I bad one minute, could he repeat back to me what
be unJerstood I had said to him s0 there would be no misunderstanding and also
couid he tell me that be was adding into it some details that he thought they
elreacy understood about this from other sources they have talked to,

Ke said it was his understanding that in June, 1968, Mr. Kennedy
did suggest through a liaison man that be had with me, that I should keep an
cye oa Hiartin Luther Eing because of his association with people that he,
Fovert Kenncdy, wes concerned about and he, Noyes, was particularly talking
about Stanicy Lavinson and a fellow named Jones, both of whom were supposed
to be of Marxist leanings and that the Attorney General was concerned about
iic3's relations wits these people and he thought it might be a good idea to put
ga clecironic surveillance device of some type into the picture to see what he
was doing; that the FBI suggested at that time that this would be a difficult -

thins to do because of the fact that King traveled around so much and there were _

a lot of political repercussions that might result; but then subsequently on the
‘ia ci Koversber (and I corrected him and told him October 7, 1963) -= on
viover 7, 1958, I reported, and this {s a memorandum from me to the
Gouzral, a foureparagraph document, that I had determined the feasibility of . -
esta) .caing taps on the telephones of the SCLC headquarters at Atlantaand =
New York and if he authorized it, I was prepared to go ahead and do it and that
came back to me, the memorendum, with his initials, I told him with his full _
name, Robert F. Kennedy. Mr. Noyes continued - o,k,“d by him. dating that -

10/16/63. 1 told Mr. ‘Doyesthat was correct, ai

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SUBJECT: | TELEVISED DEBATE BETWEEN PRESIDENTIAL
: . CANDIDATES SENATOR ROBERT F/ KENNEDY
AND SENATOR EUGENE J- MCCARTHY ———
AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY °
; “SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1968

2 Captioned debate was televised nationally and heard
. » locally through WMAL-TV, Channel 7, at 9:30 p.m. on 6-1-68,

Excerpts from'this program were published in "The New York
Times" of 6-3-68 and are attached herewith. The following is not
included in this material and is of interest to the- Bureau:

In response to a question, Senator McCarthy commented
: that he felt FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had held the position of
’ Director of the FBI for too long a period of time and should be replaced.
| Senator Kennedy indicated that while he may have had a few differences
1 with the Director at the time he, Kennedy, ‘served as Attorney General,
- he was not at this time going to play into the hands of those who were
t attempting to embarrass him politically. He said he would not discuss
! which individuals he would or would not keep in office should he succeed
. | in his efforts to be elected President. DVI— LES £-
, HoT reconsed~
At another point in the program, Amie Kenedy was

asxed if he could comment on the matter of wire Yate

Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., which had beancaised by~-eeiumnist

, Drew Pearson. Kennedy's vague answer mentioned the history of wire

} taps as a tool to protect our Nation's security and noted that the Attorney

* General had received original authority to authorize wire taps when .
President Roosevelt was in office. Kennedy said that he had never
authorized "bugging"; however, he had, on a limited basis, authorized

1 certain wire taps. He then noted that it would not be proper for him to
1 discuss those individual cases in which he had authorized the] placing of of

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+ APR 191968
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WArenlone-
245PM URGENT 4-19-68 CND

TO DIRZCTOR
FROM SAN DIEGO 2P PLAINTEXT
Y.

/
ROBERT KENNEDY. INFORMATION CONCERNING.

MICHAEL WAYNE, WASHINGTON, D. Ce. ATTORNEY, TELEPHONICALLY
ADVISED TODAY THAT HE WAS WITH THE ADVANCE PARTY HANDLING
SPEAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY WHO IS TO
ARRIVE IN SAN DIEGO TODAY. WAYNE ADVISED THAT IN VIEW OF
THE POSSIBILITY STOKELY CARMICHAEL MAY APPEAR IN SAN DIEGO,
THEREBY CREATING A POSSIBLE DISTURBANCE, HE WANTED TO INSURE

\
THAT THINGS WERE AS SECURE AS POSSIBLE INSOFAR AS SENATOR y
CY
KENNEDY IS CONCERNED. WAYNE PROVIDED HIS HOTEL ROOM AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER AND THE LOCATION OF SENATOR KENNEDY'S
HEADQUARTERS. HE PROVIDED NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION INDICATING

A DISTURBANCE BUT ONLY RELATED THE POSSIBILITY SINCE | pie ye /? -

127 4,
CARMICHAEL MAY ALSO COME TO SAN DIEGO. REC ve Alva

APR 28 1968
LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND APPROPRIATE MILITARY “agencies,

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AS HELL AS THE U. S. ATTORNEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE FACT
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UNITED STATES G NMENT >

Memorandum
To > MR MOHR_ pare: January 9, 1969
rom; N. P, CALLAHAN MW
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sugect: “DEDICATION OF BYST OF FORMER
a) SENATOR ROBERTKENNEDY
4b COURT A - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING

‘ . SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1969

.
: . Friendly sources in the Department of Justice have advised that
the Deputy Attorney General's Office is presently in the process of preparing
invitations to be sent out for persons to attend the dedication of a bust to be
erected near the fountain in Court A of the Department of Justice Building
on Saturday, January 18, 1969.

$
ot It is understood the bust is being donated by the Joseph P. Kennedy. i ;
- «Foundation and Senator EdwardXennedy will take part in the dedication 3
ceremonies and | allegedly several hundreds of persons are being invited to r ¥
the ceremony. Our source had no more specific details in regard to this . ; “
' matter at this time. “ p
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The above is submitted for information. ‘ }
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microphones as follows; be
hind baseboards; behind pow-
er outlets and electrical fix-
[rores; ventilating and heating
ducts (to be effective must be
concealed so that flow of air
will not strike or affect micro
phone); behind radia‘ors,
avoid intense heat; adjacent to
service pipes; behind wells
“(place microphone as near sur
face of wall inside room as se-
-curity and time permits); in
heavy. and seldom-moved for
niture; in dummy telephones;
tn ornamental and large base
lamps; in large and seldom
used books; in calencar pads;
in picture frames; in doors,
locks,--door- knobs, etc; in
radio, television and intercom
munication sets,

“Existing facilities such as
telephones, public address sys-
‘tems, intercommunication sta-
itions, and speakers in radio
jana television sets may also be
used to perform the micro-
phone function.” .
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‘ MOOVER vs. ROBERT F. KENNEDY (een

efter his superiors suspected a was oupply(ing)
unauthorised meterial te J.G. ine, the sub-
committee councel.........Represestative Gross

wrote that the Otepks case indicates ‘the fact that
there was wire-tapping and eavesdropping during the
Keasedy Administration that had 20 connection with
the FB. but eppematly have the approval of
the highest political appointees of the Keanedy
|Admiaistration. °”

Paul Harvey bas stated: ‘Kennedy, as Atiorscy
General, did some persons) eavesdropping on coe-
versations mot involving national security.......
there were many times during Kennedy's tenure as
Attorsey General when J. Edgar Hoover refused
‘requests’ from his superior’s office. ‘We can't do
that, General!’ was often the Director's decision on
Some ‘sequest’ during those deplorable days when
the Justice Department was a shirt-sleeve part-time

“comel, part-time sursery, part-time | tosch-football

I[playpen.”

. Harvey informe es that: “eacagh confirming
files will be presented toany interested congressional
committee to disintegrate the Bobby Kennedy fea
clob."* There is a new Congress, having taken office
im January 10,1967. All have been eworm to defend
the Constitution of the United States; all should be
grateful that for forty-one years J. Edgar Hoover bas
done 2 magnificent job to belp hold back the com-
munist take-over of oer country. He is entitied,

_fregardless of political pressures, to have the full

truth brought out and his same and record cleared of
charges made by Bobby Kennedy. The American
public also is entitled to know some of the sordid
details of the career and activities of Bobby, the

carpet-bagging Senator from New York.

- twuly made it a guardian of the American érean.”

. gestapo-type activities of the ADL are exposed.

B wee is to eech as this that Siguund
Liviagstos 6 formation of a Nations] Cari-
cature Comuitiee. Buch a group was founded as the
Asti-Defamation League; and the ADL's unceasing
efforts to protect civil rights and civil liberties has

We dont know if Bobby really wrote this as be £:
does act seem to be able to say much if t hes not
been prepared for him is advasce by his “‘advisers,””
‘but be has signed his same to it. For the type
‘organization Bobby calls “guardies of the American
dream,” we can caly refer ou readers to cu issue
eatitled, “‘Kaow Your Enemies,” ia which the

Wire-tapping and electronic eavesdropping by
_ the government have become an abuse thet should -
” pe investigated aad those responsible for the abuse
exposed. Among those from whom the Loag Com-
mittee could learn much are Mr. George Ryan, President
of International Investigations, a nationwide private
detective agency; Mr. William Miller, vice president |
of the same firm (and a friend of Bobby Kennedy); :
Mr. William R. Cathey, chief special ageat of the
Southem Bell Telephone Company aad @ former =
F.B.L ageat; Mr. Otto Otepka of the State Department +
whose telephones were tapped; Mr. John Reilly,
formerly of the State Department who ordered that
phone tepping and who could supply the same of;
Mr. X of the C.I.A. who got the Otepka telephone |
tap tapes; Mr. Billy Hughes of the State Department; {
and, of course, Mr. Bernard Spindel who could play?
some very interesting tapes for the Commities.

orien emote

There is ‘ao doubt ‘but that the Manchester
book, ‘The Death of a President,** which has gotten
millions of dollars worth of free publicity, is meant
to glorify the Keanedys aad is particular Robert
Kennedy is said to emerge as a “‘bero.”’ Far from

- the book really being oat of Kennedy control, Robert -
Kennedy has been reported as stating: “It’s ow.
~ manuscript, and we can release it et ou leisure.”

The big furor over it will only increase its sales
and, since it reportedly makes President Jobnece
eeem like ‘‘some kind of a monster,” it is probably
planned to ase the book to torpedo Johnece end
push Bobby into the presideacy.

- Bobby has tried to make bimeelf the “leader”
of the “‘new left’? and has been playing up to al! the
student ‘‘dissenters.” He also courts the “‘minority
groups.” A new book concerning the B'nai B'rith
contains a Preface signed by Robert Kennedy is
which be states: “To read this laudable history (of
the B'nai B'rith) is to review some of the most sub-
lime moments im history........Aad it is instructive
to know how grudgingly even the minor forms of
man’s prejudices yield to reason. As late as 1908,
the author tells us, The Associated Press was
idontifying individuals charged with crimes as Jews.

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.RE: Televised Debate Between Presidential
- '- Candidates Senator Robert F. Kennedy

-_, and Senator Eugene J. McCarthy

wire taps. He said he did not want to let this opportunity go by, however,
without emphasizing that Martin Luther King was a fine American citizen

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MARTIN LUTHER x1 1B, IR. RMS Cretan esarnes

\DVISED APR. EIGHT LAST,

NNZDY HAD SEVERAL
TELEPHONES iNsTALLED IW THE West HUNTER BAPTIST CHURCH,

j CHESTNUT. AND HUNTER STS., ATLANTA, GA. THIS IS A NEGRO
BAPTIST cHurcx AND ACCORDING To SHATILES* INFO THE

TELEPHONES ES’ VERE INSTALLED Two OR THREE DAYS aco, KENNEDY _

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ALLESEDLY INSTALLED PHONES FOR USE oF KING FAMILY, RELATIVES

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STAFFED. BY PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY SENATOR KENNEDY.

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Washington, B.C. 20530
June 7, 1968

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EMPLOYEES

FORMER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EMPLOYEES
WHO SERVED UNDER ROBERT F. KENNEDY

Bob Kennedy began his legal career at the
lowest attorney level in the Department of Justice.
He served with distinction as the 64th Attorney
General of the United States.

He brought to this Department a rare sense
of dedication, an excitement in achievement, a
personal concern for all who serve here. He was a
mighty force for justice. His spirit is permanently
impressed in the mission of this institution,

We will remember Bob Kennedy in a special
ceremony in the Courtyard at 4:00 p.m., Saturday,
June 8, From there we will proceed to the curb on
Constitution Avenue to say farewell as his funeral
procession bears him past this place he loved and
served for the last time.

Ramsey Clark

ENCLOSURE

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‘BE to trai all police fore:

in thE United States.
§ Attorney Generat Clark is
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posed to this dec:

fhrgues, the FBI already has,

enough to do. If it took over

police training for every city,

it would have time for nothing

else; furthermore, would trend

even more toward = national
lice state.

3. Edgar Hoover will prob-
ably continue to lobhy on
{Capitol Hill, contrary to the
‘views of his boss, as long as
he personally occupies a
jracred position with the Presi-
am President Johnson, hav-

ng worked with Hoover when
{hes Johnson, was a Senator;
and having worked with brass
hats in the Pentagon to under-
cut the Seeretary of Defense
when he, Johnson, was Chair-
man of the Senate Preparcd-
yness Committee, understands
this type of undercutting. He
‘doesn't crack down on it.

Tt means, however, that the
fess? General Is not the

oss of the Justice Depart-
ent, and the Secretary of
Defense is not the bo:
Pentagon. This led to S
tary McNamara's recent resig-

fever and there is every Indi-

ation that the FBI has heen
rying to Induce Ramsey Clark
igo resign by tcliing the F
jent that Clark is soft on
Stokely Carmichael, black
power and crime in the strects.
Such is politics where you
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FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (center) exchanged
verbal blasts at each other. Clark, Hoover's boss
from 1967 to 1969, fired the first shot saying
in a new book that Hoover had a ‘self-centered
concern for his own reputation’ which led to the
FBI's sacrifice of ‘effective crime control.’

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“Hoover, in turn, told a Washington Post re-

porter that Clark was ‘a jellyfish’ and the worst
attorney general in the 45 years Hoover has
headed the FBI. ‘He was even worse than Bobby -
Kennedy,’ Hoover said. The assassinated senator

~ is shown at left in a March, 1968, photo,

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Mr. James T. Neagle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dear Neagle:

Your letters of April 18th and 22nd, with
enclosure, have been received. I want to thank you for
your thoughtfulness in keeping me apprised of events in
the Indianapolis area. I also want you to know of my

appreciation for your very kind comments,

Sincerely, «

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yA vo. J. Edgar Hoover

Dear Mr. Hoovers

Enclosed is a copy of a letter to the editor which was sub-~
mitted to the Richmond newspapers on Nov. 17. They only :
printed the first paragraph, so I am sending you a copy of
the complete letter. .

I realize that the letter 1
tremely-difficult for me to write about a weakling such as
_Ramsey‘Clark without getting a bit strong. I look about

at so many of-these “petticoat” men and wonder how the news
media of this nation can give them so much publicity and
exposure. However, I was a newsman long enough to realize
that bad things make good neWs ... so the oddballs and
misfits of America get more than their fair share of mileage

in newspapers and on television. ory b
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. were, two of the worst" but at least Bobby had a motive for
everything he did (presidential aspirations) ».«. but poor
stupid Ramsey Clark really believes all that trash that he
mouths so frequently".

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Thank God for you and the F.B.I. and other organizations
who strive so hard to keep this nation free and secure. We
need more and more and moré.

.

Thank you for so many years of dedicated service. Please stay
in there as long as you possibly can. The United States of .
America needs you and we pray that each generation will produce ]\
at least one man of your calibre.

Sincerely

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July 2, 1968

Although I would like to be of assistance in connection
with your letter of June 25th, we have no information which I can send
to you regarding the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Iam sorry I
cannot be of help.

Sincerely yours,

John Edgar Hoover
Director

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T. E. Bishops.

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FROM

JOHN TREANOR
MBER OF SENATOR ROBERT F.
IGNSTAFF

7H RENNEDY'S CAMPAIGN STAFF

SUBJECT:

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1 ASAC George Lake, Indianapolis Office, telephonically
advised on the afternoon of 4/3/68 that he had been contacted by one
John-Treanor, now in Indianapolis as an advance man for Senator

L Robert F. Kennedy. Treanor stated he was formerly associated
with the U. S. Attorney's staff in Washington, D. C., and is now
associated with Senator Kennedy's presidential campaign group.

Treanor advised ASAC Lake today that he had been in

a]
toe touch with the Indianapolis Police Department and had been told by
: them that the Kennedy rallies scheduled for April 4 in Indianapolis

might be subject to some violence simply to embarrass Senator

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_ . information of interest that mij
eCc7Vc-——— rallies in the Negro neighborhoods of Indiapapolis on April 4.

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, | one occasion requested the FBI to place a microphone on one of Jimmy Hoffa's :
attorneys, at one of the local hotels, I told him this was a correct fact.
‘He asked me what year this occurred, I told him it was in 1961. He asked 3
me the attorney's name. I told him I did not recall but would check and let |
. him know. He asked if the attorney was named Buffalino. I replied in j
the negative He asked if the attorney's name was Cheasty.__I told him.
| this was not a correct name, He asked that the name be obtained and that .

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Oc Weshington Bureau Clef ‘trom correct to icy after eae |

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WASHINGTON — The Inte” retained.

Rojert F. Kennedy could never GUTHMAN says that Kemnb-y sponert Kennedy and Hoover |
forgive the “extreme cook dy understood and “sym; vere on ai “Bob and Edgar’
'ness” that FBI Director J, Ed- thised to some degree” with 0/5 and conferred frequently
[gar Hoover displayed toward Mr. Johnson's need to estab- vite President Kennedy was
‘him as attorney general imume- Ush himself as President snd sive ang Robert Kennedy
‘diately after the assassisation a5 Democratic Party learler¥ soged for the FBI director
‘of President John F. Kennedy, without alienating the Keanédy :

‘heve tunch at the White House
according to a former Justice faction. alge with the President sew

{ludicate page, seme of
newspaper, city and state.)

Departmentaide.  _—_—_—Kennedy knew that bis own ora} times, Guthman writes. !--t-
_ Hoover's relations with Rob- Power had been radically re: sr a?
ert Kennedy changed “prace duced, Gi an r
pically overnight,” in that he would not likely be Mr, ff.

Guthm inanew Johnson's choice for vice pres- 7
ra bors," pt In 1964, ¢
farper and Rew. N.Y] NV prepared for that,” -
Gl Ken- thor says, “What he was ,-

sel
nedy as a press aide and ncw not prepared for, and what he |
is; national editor of the Lis could not forgive, was the ex- : =
Angeles Times, provides first treme coolness with which #*<
hand details ol she estranze [Hoover treated him  persan- femedy_—__ | Hoover_
ment between Hoover and/aly, practically overnight.”
Kernedy that was fueled by inate
“Hoover’s full understanding | OTHERS in the iis.
af President Johnson's fe2!- age Department repeatedly
ings” toward the aniamey fey oe ied with his grief in thy
HOOVER'S “instincts for en- weeks after the assassination,
himself with the nbwi“Hoover did nothing,” Guth-
mea of power” through pix man says.
changes af administraton The two men talked by

wete “unerring,” Guthman hone on business, occasion| 44
says _ fally, and once Hoaver went ta} 7 UY
After Join Kennedy's deith 'xennedy’s office to accept a] ~ w
Nov. 22, 1963, Guthmlan pitt of gold cuff links Kennedy
writes, “Hoover dealt directly had prepared for members of;

with the White House, Ignoring. his staff. Thereafter, the two
the attorney general's office 48 communicated “only. wher
bepleased.” necessary.

Guthmam charges that the unwilling or incapable of show-
FBI forwarded to Presicert ing ary compassion for Bob.”*

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Memorandum for Messrs. Tolson, DeLoach, Sullivan,’ Bishop” * Jane 18, 1969

asked immediately to release them textually. He said he thought I ought to do it.
I told him I would have to get the authority of the Attorney General for that.

Bir. Noyes said that is another problem, but the text ought to come out. He
said it is very well for me to say what is in them, but the text ought to come
out, I told him I realized that, He said he thought once before we had put out
photostats,

I told him a Congressman, Gross, made inquiry in regard to some
of Kennedy's authorizationsbefore he died and after he left the Attorney
Gencralship. I said he denied he had approved certain authorizations and J
sent to the Congressman Xerox copies of the authorization icned by Kennedy,
as he being a Congressman, I felt he was entitled to it, and/tiitn Attorney
General approved, I said in this instance, if we get a request from a Congressman
or Senator along the lines he indicated, I would submit it to the Attorney General

with my recommendation. Mr. Noyes said I was going to get an immediate
request -- within the next coupe of hours or as Boon as as he can get this out -e
from every news media for the text. I told him these were confidential ..
documents of the Department and can only be released as to the text by the.

Attorney General, a
Mr. Noyes thanked me:

Pie hy Wek IM Teh ENG

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I returned a call from Mr, Newbold Noyes and he told me he very

much appreciated my calling him back, He said he realizcd after we were .
- finished talking that there was this one rather crucial question that he had not ”

asked me and he did not know whether I could comment on it or not, but it
seemed necessary to ask it; namely, whether the investigation of Dr. King
did or did not reveal any suspicion of Marxist character. J told him I could not
answer that question to be quoted. Itoid him i covid say to him off the record
and for his own information it did but I could not be quoted on that. Mr. Noyes
said he understood and that I understood the thing that most concerned him was
the possibility that it cleared him in which case it seemed to him essential
that they put it in the story, but they will handle it exactly as it is, I said it
did not clear hin at all, but I cannot mention that because it would reveal the
confidential character of the investigation we made, Mr. Noyes again thanked -
me.

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of the transcript cf my reccat interview.

of you to write and I anorecinte
ishing me the information which you isk would be of

cur iiles cisclase he has visited Sur

talked to various Sureau officials “uritten 2 a number of ‘otters
in-past to Director and other Buresu officials.

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2.4. Fort Worth STAR-TELEGRAM Tuesday
cies

Floover Lamba

legrecs in
law or accounting. He even
wanted to discard the bache-
lor's degree as a require-
ment.

“In short. he wanted more
Nesro agents.”

* Hoover. said he refused,
and that Kenaedy brought up
the subject “half a dozen
times.” .

“T told him, ‘Now, Bobby. T

. have no prejudices. The FBI

Negra agevts, Indian

agents, Chinese agents and

all kinds of other agents.

ene who can meet the qualifi-

cations can have a jod, and

TH have it no other way.

eee

HOOVER SAID ke told
Kennedy that if he didn't like
Nat pasition, “why don't you
ANELG! Brother’ director? You
* not know it, but T can

at full salary, Now I
“f of my salary in tax-
isting me Money

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Clark

Iv IS TRUE, he said, that
students aften haven't been
able to make their views
known to college administra-
tions, trustecs and other gov-
er He said these

s communications
shculd be opened, and that
students should work vigor-
ously to make their views
known, but without disruption

* and intolerance.

The director said he was
disappointed to read in var-
ious publications that the FBI
concluded various things ©
about last spring’s shootings
at Kent State University in
Ohio. “The FBI never makes
recommendations or WS
conclusions," he said.
are a fact-finding egency.

Tt was the Justice Depart-
ment, he said, that concluded
National Guardsmen fired
tate students in panic during
a confrontation. But Hoover
said he was glad the Def
Depariment will
tional Guard training.

Nge
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TRUE COPY

June 11, 1968

Dear Mr. Hoover,

Recentl»I was told that it was a documented fact
that Senator Robert F> Kennedy had been a communist while he
was in college.

If it is so, why is it known to only some people ?
If it is not so, I would like to know for a fact, and try to stop
all this needless talk which I feel is helping to undermine the

country. +
Thank you for any help you might be able to give
me.
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were financing communists with
Bobby’s friend, Joha F. Reilly, of the State Depart-
ment, who arreaged to have Otto Otepka’s telephone
tapped illegally and who allegedly committed perjury
when be testified before the Senate internal Security
subcommittee and was therefore forced to resign. He
was sever prosecuted for perjury by his friesd Bobby
bat was actually given aacthercushy government job.

Bobby, who was taking his advice and, perhaps,
onde, from importaat leftists, had decided that
Lyndca dohssoa, then Vice President, should sot
be allowed another term is office. Bince it was
desired that LBJ should be replaced by amore accept-
able man, reportedly Arthur Goldberg, Bobby ander-
took to discredit LBJ with the investigation of the
Billy Sol Estes asd Bobby Baker cases. These
scandalous cases were to be used to prevest LBJ
from receiving the Vice-Presidential renominatice.
The assassination of Jobs F. Keanedy, however,
epset all these plans. LBJ was now the Presideat
of the United States, ia a position to remove Bobby
which he did with as mech epeed as protocol allowed.

After the assassisation of JFK, Bobby found
“himeolf in the position of being under the very mas
he had set out to destroy. While Bobby was Attorney

- Genera} it is ano secret that there was bad blood
between John Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI,
aod himself. NEWSWEEK wagazioe of December 26,

+1966, stated: “For years the bad blood ras silent.
‘and deep between Robert F. Kennedy and J. Edgar

; Hoover with only ao iseve to turn their cold war”

'

| __ 5. Edgar Hoover bad refused to allow the FBI

{to become involved is some of the matters that
Bobby, as Attorney General, wanted to handle. How-

jever, Bobby hed a specia) detail of mon working
under his direct supervision and bad a aatioowide
private detective egeacy ander confideatial com-
‘tract. This agency had contracts with other govera-
ment departments and was used to put in eavesdrop-
ping devices where the FBI would sct allow themselves .
to become involved. This private ageacy has offices
‘ina aumber of large cities and was especially active

{im the South. Their wiretapping activities became

{so widespread that Congressmen, Senators, sews-

;paperwen and many petrictic government employees

$had reasce sto believe that their telephones were

i tapped. _

Wot caly did Bobby Keusedy know of the #BI

. wiretaps which were used in national security and
: majq@t crime cases, bet be also knew of the wide-
* spread use of these practices by the Interna} Reve-
i aue Service, the Department of Health, Education
and Welfare, the Treasury Department, the Post
; Office Department and other governmeat agencies
* whose activities have bea brought to light by Sene-

+ tor Loag’s Committes. Is 2 frantic effort to preserve
ins public image, Bobby hae made the serious mis-
; take of trying to shift the blame for his own actions

well knows. LBJ ovtmansuvered him at the 1964

- “Ipeidentally Bobby claims that he will not make a

{would kill his political ambitions.”

———tonsaltant, did the bagging as an eight-man team of ——;

over to the FBI. Hoover, who has served
ender many presidents and Attorneys Genera! since
1924, ie not one to allow his department to be dis-
credited. This will have to be a fight to the finish.

‘Thet Bobby has his eye on the presidency ie

Convestion and many think that Bobby wil! have to
wait enti! 1972 but others advance reasone that he
@ill try for 1968. The publication, WASHINGTON
OBSERVER, states in its December 30, 1966 issue:

ven for the Presidency in 1068 but will wait for 1972.
However, sources close to him say that he is merely
following the usual Kennedy family strategy of always
aiming at two targets simultaneously and, at the last
moment, being prepared to make a lightening-like
decision to hit the target which is most opportune.
**One thing needling Bobby to make his stab at
‘the top job early is his wife, Ethel. When she fouad
out about his romance with the late Marilyn Mosrce,
she threatened to divorce him. Bobby hes been on
his good bebavior ever since, realizing that a divorce

By some coincidence the same date this story
reached the public, the residence and laboratory of
Bernard B. Spindel, a uationally knowa wiretapping
expert, were raided by police on charges of illegal
eavesdropping. The WORLD JOURNAL TRIBUNE
teported on December 18, 1966, “The entire nine-
hour police raid on the upstate home of one of 28
eavesdropping experts indicted Thursday was itself *
recorded on the expert's own equipmest, the World es
Journal Tribune was told yesterday.......Bernard B.
Spindel, a sationally knowa electronics security

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state police and officials from the office of FraokS. - :
Hogan, New York district attorney, searched his
home and isboratory at Keat Township is Patoam |
Connty.......°There was no seed for the search war
rant. This was a fishing expedition. They wanted
to find out exactly what we have and they must have

gous through $000 pieces of paper before they sft
gone through 6.000 pieces of paper

ebout 3:30 p.m.,’ said Spindel” _ .
On Wednesday, December 21, ‘1908, ‘the N. x.
TIMES reported that Spindel had “asked the N.Y.
State Supreme Court to force the District Attorney to
return hundreds of items allegedly seized in the
aide. The TIMES stated, “Ia an affidavit submitted
to the court, Bernard Spindel asserted that some of
the seized material contained ‘tapes and evidence
concerning circumstances surrounding and causes
of death of Marilya Monroe, which strongly suggests
that the officially reported chrenmatances of ber
demise are erroneous.” °° A

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In addition to the reforeace to Miss Moaroe in
the Spinde! affidavit, there was also a statement that
some of the ecized material contained an original
tape recordisg of @ conversation takes in @ car
{owned and operated by Mr. Spindel) between Robert

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‘Hoover. Blasts; oselaronett

Gen. Jokn NX. Mitchell, Hooy
Said, “There has never been an

‘
. : . attorney general for whom I'vej
Ramsey Clark | . era

‘st, sincere and very hu-|
man man.” nd hu

Ry. Attar . . TToover indicated bi
Ex-Attor ney Gener al . ot enc
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Depicted as ‘Jellyfish’ - Kennedy hs aig,
. . : was over standards of the FIRL|
WASHINGTON (AP)—FBI Director J. Edgar Hoov- “The trouble was that hens
describes former Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark as a “‘jelly- dy wanted to loosen up our|

"" and sdys he did not speak to the late Robert F. igamdards and qualifications: to
‘ennedy during his last six months as attorney general} ‘ard the requirement that]

A agents hold d
e Washington Post reported. accounting. He Seven ew or

Hoover, 76 and chief of the elite federal force for} discard the b: "
. the past 45 years, said in an interview with the Post! ry Tequirernent. Hee eee "|
published in Tuesday editions
that Clark was the porst at-Pscribed Clark as even worse! More Negro Agents
itorney gen everlihan the late Sen. Kennedy as| A “In short, he wanted
i Cork: was, Hoover is quoteaftorney seneral. Tn the last six Negro agents. T told him, ‘Now
as saying, “like a yellytish’ ‘ajmonths of Kennedy's tenure, Bobby, I have no prejudices,
eae over “sack Clarke Hoover said, be did not speak ta athe FoI has Negro agents, in
" cennedy. agents, Chinese
~ ter, former attorney general” But, Hoover added, “If there all kinds of other agents, ame
Noy contrast : ry dod “strong "2S a worse attorney general, it| jone who can meet the quaiifica-
Sman.” cs was Ramscy Clark. You never| pons fie have a job and rn
The i i knew which way he was goi other way.’ "*
! The article_said Hoover de- jto flop on an issue, Bong Hoover said he tot President
: Lyndon B. Johnson about the
‘Worse Tham Bobby’ confrontation with Kennedy and
“Ile was worse than Bobb! aid <jghrson told him: “Stand
(Kennedy)," Moover said, “At ¥ your guns.’
Yeast Kennedy stuck “by his| .
guns, even when he was .
wrony.”” . .
Clark, who was attorney gen- .
eral between 1967 and 1969 was .

equally ‘uncorplimentat io]
Hoover in a book to be released),
this week. .

In the book, “Crime in Ameri-\’
ca,” Clark scored what hel;
termed Hoover's “self-centered|
concern for his own reputation,”
and charged that the FBI “has),
$e coveted personal credit that)
it will sacrifice even effective!
f control before it will|t-
‘share the glory of its exploits.’

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TRUE COPY

November 18, 1970

J. Edar Hoover
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr Hoover,

You have my great admiration for your brilliant and

inspiring leadership of the F.B.1I. for so many years.

ae

- I whole heartedly support your views of the two ex-

Attorney Generals you mentioned in your November 16 interview.
Roberf-XKennedy was a fraud and an opportunist and I feel, did much
to foster much of the unrest rampant these days. Ramsay Clark is
a contemptible fool and a horses ass.

Congratulations on your great career and may you
continue to serve our country for many years.

. TM " ce -_

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MARTIN LUTHER KING
(Previous request for
electronic verage
by Robert Fo&Kennedy)
LE. OF INFORNATION BY DEPARTMENT

+ Ed Weisl, Jr. came over to see me at 4:15 p.m., 5/17/68. ~S

He asked me if the rumor was true that was going around Washington iva)

{to the effect that Bobby Kennedy had specifically asked the FBI

ito tap the telephone of Martin Luther King. I told Weisl I had not

heard this rumor. I asked him what prompted his question. He
eplied that he had heard about this several times and, as a matter
f fact, a statement had appeared in a recent newspaper article.

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briefed him regarding all activities pertaining to Bobby Kennedy's
requests for microphones and telephone taps during his tenure as
Attorney General. I stated this briefing, as he should recall,
concerned the basis on which the Department pleaded immunity in the
civil suit against our agents in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1 DONA Dn Wen

Weisl stated he remembered the briefing and, as a matter
of fact, this was when the information first came to his attention.
I asked Weisl why he was now asking me this specific question.

He replied because Drew Pearson had found out about this matter and
probably would print it in order to embarrass Bobby Kennedy.

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Pearson. He replied in the affirmative and stated his father,
Ed Weisl, Sr., had also discussed the matter with Pearson. Weisl
asked me if the FBI would have any objections to this matter being
brought out before the public. I told him it appeared as if the
matter had already been brought out before the public. I stated
he should keep several things in mind, i.e., (1) regardless of how
such an article was writton, a segment of the Negro population of the
United States would still feel very harshly toward the FBI and
(2) this would obviously cut off some of our sources of information.

Weisl rebutted this statement with the fact that Richard
Harwood of the Wasbington Post had vEe printed the fact that

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SANUARY 133, 1967

VOLUME x WO: 12

F 3. EDGAR HOOVER vs. ROBERT F. KENNEDY

soe Spee

_ A controversy of major proportions has devel-
ped which iavolves the truthfulness and integrity
of the adversaries. As U.S. NEWS AND WORLD
REPORT steted on December 26, 1966, ‘Now out ia
the open aad beading toward a public showdown is a
dispute that could prove important to the political
future of Senatir Robert F. Kennedy (Dee.), of New York.

° “The issue: Did Mr. Kennedy, whea be was U.8. ~

Attorney General, authorize the Federal Bureae of

Investigation to use electronic eavesdropping devices —

- which are knows as “bugs® ~ in making criminal
éavestigations?

“J. Edgar Hoover, longtime Director of the FBI,
eays Mr. Keanedy did.

“Mr. Kennedy says he dida't.

“Senator Edward V. Long Wen.), of Miseosri,
says be will favite both to teatify before his | oub-

soot

| commits which is iavesti;

wacy’ by electronic sacopin,

jag ‘invasions of pi-

The devious progress of Robert F. Kennedy to
tbe point where be can hope to win the presidential
aomination in 1968 started with the plans of aa ambi-
tious father. Back in the early 1930’s Joseph Kemedy,
‘Se. was a heavy financial contributor and a strong

what was going on there. Later ef at Oakland, Califor-
aia, be became a close associate of J. Robert

- Oppeabeimer aad a “group” operating at Ocklend.

Unfortunately, Joseph Jr. was killed, nellifying all

- the work that went isto building him up, so the sext

in line was called apoa. This was Joba who finally

. made the grade. John, of course, was aleo sent to
“the London School of Economics und was also a

epecia) protege of Harold Laski. Reportedly Joba
was act politically ambitious but was complying
with his father’s wishes when be embarked on a
political career after his etiat as a newspaper mas.

Robert Keanedy, however, was politically ambi-
tions but had to stay im the background while his
brother was being maneuvered into the presideacy.
Reportedly he was jealous and resentful and insisted
on being made Attorney Genera] whea his brother
became President. This JFK did against the advice

+ of wiser men than be and the American public was

shocked. The position of Attorney Genera) gave
Bobby sccese to confidential records and power
which be used to the hilt. He assumed more and
more power, injecting his influence and decisions
into other government departments, including the

— supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first ty ——Btate Department, Defense Department ami Treas-_

millionaire,

i for the presidency. Already @ ali
Kennedy Sc, hed an obse:

7 Keanedy fanily as @ political dynasty, mech ‘as
voyalty was created im the past, by seizing power.

"+" afer Franklis D. Roosevelt ascended to the

highest office in the U.S. Government ia 1933, Joseph’

... Kennedy, Sr. wae appointed to several government
H positions, finally becoming Ambassador to Great
| Britain in 1937. His oldest soa, Joseph, Jr., was
: originally selected for the political career which was

i $0 end in the White Hoose. Josep Jr.
Whites House. Joseph dr. was seat to

H .. ‘the Loadon 8 School of Economics (Fabiae Socialist)
* “" @ibere Harold Laski made him his protege, taking
him to Moscow to introduce him to the important
Soviet leaders. Laski, a Fabian-Socialist leader,
worked closely with Feliz Frankfarter who was respon-

2s sent to

sible for introducing Alger Hies isto government
: service as well an others of qestionable doyalty to

the United States.

2 woo i me
- dosepa dr. made the asual left-wing rousds Sa!

seem to be necessary for anyoae spices to become
Presideat of the United States. He went to Spain
_ during the Spanish Revolutioa, allegedly to study

wy Department.

The Attorney General's office, ander Robert |

Kennedy, became the place where decisions were

made and foreign diplomats beat a path to Bobby’s -

office rather than the White House. Bobby, whose
pollsters must have said, “‘Go left, young man
bas indeed done just that with a vengeance. Being

politically wise, he has built a power structure cen-

fered around the Kennedy family, bringing several
members of the family into government service. We
eae caly hope that Teddy ant hie wife, who are

eae scaly that Te wife, whe ar

" mech more © attractive aod sympathetic, will aot

cross their ambitious brother ap for there are those
who can testify that it doesa"t pay, even those who
are anable to testify atall. =< -. -

Whea Bobby Kennedy, pipequesk tureed ‘Attor-

aey General, took office, the FBI was ordered to cut

down on its investigation of the Communist Con- ;

spiracy. The N.Y. TIMES, whes Bobby left the office

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allowed under the McClellan Bill, I conlinued that the Rowan article indicated

we were promiscuously continuing this sort of thing without regard to restrictions. ie
or rezard to authority, so the truth of the matter is, I have never ever authorized 5.
the irstelletion of a technical electronic device except with the approval of the eu
Attorney General in writing and we have on file the original docuzsents that

Support that statement.
Supper

Mr. Noyes said that when he first asked me, I said it was all right
to cite the Burcau for the authority and then J indicated I would rather have it
come from them directly. He said if,in order to give this the authority it :
chould have, it is necessary for him to cite me for the authority for some of -
this, is that o.k. with me. I told him that normally I would say no; that I
would defer to his judgement because he knows more about the matter of
Fevlic relations and public reaction, 1 told him I have been astounded at the
reaction on this thing. I said some of these magazines, like Newsweek,
which is owned by the Washington Post, carried the Cassius Clay testimony ~
in Tcoxas where he is on trial and where the use of the electronic device was
exposed, and they stated the Agent testified the taps were continued until
King's death, J said that is untrue and the Agent did not so testily. I said
in the King case, it was discontinued April 30, 1965. I told Mr. Noyes that
Sf he thought it would be to the best interest of public relations in clearing
up any really serious doubts newspaper people have, I would have no objection
to being quoted,

. Mr. Noyes said be thanied me and he thought I was making a wise
decision in letting it come out. Ho said he thought it may be one of the most .
ix. portant stories of the year.

Ag tes eta alee ACE

Ttold Mr, Noyxsthat when I read the Sunday paper and Rowan'’s
article I thought here is an individual who is a Messiah of the dissident left,
of which Rowan is a part, {rien of King's) notwithstanding te Kaew ell tha
who later became a great friend of King’s, notwithstanding he knew all the:
facts, as I kept him advised as well as every Attorney General since. 73

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suyecr, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR
LATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT F, KENNEDY _
4:00 P,M., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1968

At the Director's instructions, I attended the above-captioned
memorial service in the Department of Justice Courtyard on Saturday after-
noon, June 8, 1968, as the representative of the Director and the FBI.
About 300 people were present, all of whom appeared to be employees, or
families of employees, of the Department, The service was approximately
15 minutes late getting started and the sound system was so bad that” it was
extremely difficult for anyone to hear what was said, a .

The speakers consisted of dyforney General; former
Solicitor General Archibald Cox; a Judge; Sabet ie who was formerly in the
Department and a departmental attorney; John H. Davitt, a departmental
attorney who shared an office with Kennedy when the latter was an attorney
in the Department; and Thomas H. ,Williams, who was Kennedy's chauffeur
while the latter was Attorney General. Each spoke for approximately five
minutes on recollections of Kennedy. The FBI was not mentioned by any
speaker. The ceremony broke up at approximately 4:45 p.m.

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want to thank you for your Holiday Greetings and for your
thoughtfulness in writing. Your kind remarks are most encouraging
and your support certainly means a great deal to me.

You have my best wishes for a Merry Christmas
and a prosperous New Year.

Sincerely yours,
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ovember 18, 1970

Dear Mr. Hoover:

Just this brief word to encouage your own heart
and mind in these unpredictable days. Please Keep going, We
need you! -- and our nation needs you! vo

woe t a

You are 1000% correct regarding Sen. Kennedy
& Ramsey Clark. I-always had an abiding mistrust abdut cach
of .em. Particularly Sen. Kennedy, with his corrupt mouth
and subtle ways, I had no confidence in him whatsoever.

God bless! --Where with you Mr. Hoover!
Respectfully:-

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P.S I offten wished, I where priveleged to be an F. B.I. agent.

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eministraticn’ the t2p on Dr, King, and they
our column’ ordered it stopped.

that he had or} The King wiretap had been

to top the tele {requested by Attorney Gen-

teral Kennedy on July 16, 1963,

FBI at that time

gon primacy. }ground that Dr. King traveled
tring =: Wire-jioo much and that repercus-
‘ever, tae Ad-! sions in Negro circies would be|
5 0 upset Over bad Later, in October of 1963,
chat he Justice ixennedy prevailed and the
arted an offixalitan was placed on Dr. King’s
ef Pearson ard ltelephone.

Meanwhile, Rep. Joseph
Resnick (DN.Y) esked the
House of Representatives last
zn {week to investigste the case of

‘Ds. King's wiretap. Three

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jehampion of the liberals—then|
nobody is safe.”

: Referzing to Bobby Kenne-|
dy's lame reply to the King'
wiretap charges, made
through a spokesman, Resnick
“The American people
can hardly consider this ‘re-

cze. I suggest a hearing under
oath... No American wants.
‘Big Brother’ looking over his
shoulder, peeping through his
keyhole, or in on his
telephone,”

Backing him up, Rep. Joel-
son pointed out that when he
‘was a district attorney in New
Jersey be had to satisty a
judge very carefully before he
could issue a search warrant. 1

“This is a@ very sensitive
{area.” Joelson said, “and an

fAtcorney General of either
‘political party is subject to
{political Influences. If an At-
worney General can tap a wire
without any court order,
!merely on his own say-so, then

country is gone.” ~

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This column has now ob-

sponse by proxy’ an adequate --

Iticould aad actually would -imed a copy of 2 secret FBI
com isrder the FBI to bug the tele-maaual on the placing of se-
hone of a distinguished :*ret microphones. The instruc.
¢ of bis cseacsing- American like Dr. King is an |{#ns are most revealing, and
; Hetront to the causes to which [tacitly admit that listening de
sorzect. It was ‘Dr, King dedicated his life,” prices must be installed by ille-
1255, when ‘Resnick said. zal entry and trespass. The FBI

4 anj “If Martin Luther King’s |lnstructions follow: |
esjhome can be tapped—for no| “Bost microphone installa
apparent reason—by order of tions must be effected surrep-
one of the highest officials of |titiously, making the installa.

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Mr J. Edgar Hoover,
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Dear Mr Hoover.

Iam very happy & uplifted in spirit to read an article
in our Miami Herald that you are again speaking out in defense of
your Marvellous F,B.I. men. You have a tremendous almost over-
whelming job with the evils of the world in which we live to-day.

Perhaps the silent majority to-day does not hear from
you oftener, There is too much publicity given the evil ones, & those
who would destroy or attempt to destroy this land of freedom & plenty.

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My husband fought in Europe in World War I. When
hearing dissent from trouble makers, his greatest wish was to have
the power to send these mal-contenis for just one year to one of these
"Utopia countries".

I haven't written to you since 1964 when Bobby Kennedy
began flexing his power. I went through a soul searching experience
after his death. I became obessessed when he decided to become a
Presidential canditate.

I would pray several times daily, "Please God over-rule
in some way to prevent his election".

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No matter what I was doing, outdoors or indoors, I
would stop & go to my room & pray for his defeat.

His sudden tragic death hit me very deeply. I had not
prayed for his death, only for his defeat, Still it troubles me.

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the FBI had accumulated a number of tapes on King, as a result of
the utilization of microphones. Weisl stated that Pearson would
obviously indicate that Bobby Kennedy had ordered the FBI to take :
this action. I told Weis] that, nevertheless, certain Negro groups -
would still blame the FBI, whether we were ordered to take such . = ~

_ J action or not. —

. Weisl stated he , would ‘try to keep the ‘above matter from. -
being printed, if the FBI felt so strongly about it. I told him -—
we held no brief for Kennedy, in view of the shoddy way in which
he had treated the FBI; however, we did not want to be involved _
in any political maneuvers and action of this nature would most
certainly concern politics. Weisl stated he would try to keep
Jthis from appearing.

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“Richard Harwood did include in his recent article on the
Director a statement that the FBI had several tapes on Martin Luther
King, as a result of the utilization of microphones. This fact has
also appeared in a number of other newspapers. Apparently Weisl

as discussed this matter with Pearson---Pearson desiring to print
the facts in order to embarrass Kennedy.

1 _The record is.quite clear, through the medium of memoranda
written by former employee Courtney Evans, that Kennedy first
requested electronic coverage; however, Evans succeeded in talking

him out of it. Several months later Evans approached Kennedy and
requested permission for such coverage, at which time Kennedy #pproved
this coverage. While an expose of such facts could obviously hurt
‘Kennedy, such action would also harm the FBI from a public relations
‘standpoint. We, therefore, should have no part in it and should
discreetly discourage such action if brought to our attention.

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If such an article is printed by Pearson, we should

follow a strict “no comment" policy.

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