On October 10, 1964, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy signs his approval to this memo (bottom left). It sets in motion the bugging of King’s office and home telephone lines. October 7, 1963 In Reply, Please Refer to File No. 100-106670 100-3-116 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RE: MARTIN LUTHER King Jr. SECURITY MATTER - COMMUNIST COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATERS [paragraph redacted] It is further requested that authority be granted to place a technical surveillance on the SCLC office at the current New York address or to any other address to which it may be moved. Respectfully, John Edgar Hoover Director (via American RadioWorks - King’s Last March)
Reminder that RFK and his brother were not “progressive icons” but a couple of racist ruling class fucks.