Stanley Levison

Attorney General Robert Kennedy Authorizes FBI Wiretapping of Martin Luther King Jr.

1963-10-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On October 10, 1963, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy signed an authorization permitting the FBI to wiretap the telephones of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference offices in New York and Atlanta. The authorization, requested by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, …

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