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Robert F Kennedy — Part 13

63 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Dec 26, 1966 · Broad topic: Kennedy Assassination · Topic: Robert F Kennedy · 60 pages OCR'd
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sabre Sees af ns TRE Blaypen."” — commitice counseil.........Hepresentative S Gros. wrote that ihe Otepka case indicates ‘the fact that there was wire-tapping and eavesdropping during the Kennedy 4.‘x,inistratioa that had ne connection with ~~’ the F.5.:., but apparently did have the approval of the highest political | appointees of the » Kennedy Administration. add ae ~ Panl Harvey has stated: “Kennedy, s as Attorney Genoral, did some personal eavesdropping on con- versations oot involving national security....... there were many times during Kennedy's tenure as Attorney General whea J. Edgar Hoover refused ‘requesis’ from his superiors office. ‘We can't do that, Generai!” was oftes the Director’s decision on some “request” during those deplorable days when the Justice Department was a shirt-sleeve part-time kennel, part-time nursery, part-time touch-footbail Harvey informs us that: “enough confiraing filLoz will be presented toany interested congressional committee to disiategrate the Bobby Kennedy fan ciuo.** Phere ie new Congress, having taken office in January 1d. L967. All have been swom to defend tac Consiitsiion of the United States; all should be gratefzl that for forty-one years J. Edgar Hoover has done a mag: ificent job to help bold back the com- Munist take-over of our country. He is entitled, te sarcies@ of political pressures, to have the full truth brought out and his same and record cleared of charges ..ade by Bobby Kennedy. The American public also :s entitled to know some of the sordid ceiails of ube career and activities of Bobby, the catpet-oagging Senator from New York. There is no doubt but that the Manchester book, ‘‘The Death of a President,’” which haa gottea millions of dollars worth of free publicity, is meant ‘ta glorify the Kennedys and in particular Robert Kennedy is said to emerge as a “‘hero.’? Far from the book really being out of Kennedy control, Robert scanedy has been reported as stating: “It's our manuscript, and we can release it at our leisure.’* Tae big furor over it will only increase its sales and, since it reportedly makes President Johnson Seem iikxe ‘‘some kind of a monater,”* it is probably Puuaned to use the book to torpedo Johnson and | push Bobby into the presidency. Bobby has tricd to make himself the “‘leader’* of the “fnew left’? and has been playing up to all tne student ‘‘dissenters."* He also courts the ‘“‘minority groups.” A new book concerning the B’nai B'rith contains s. Preface signed by Robert Kennedy ia wach he states: “To read thie laudable history (of tic 3*nai B'rith) is to review some of the most sub | to anow how grudzingly even the minor forms of man's prejudices yield to reason. As late as 1908, the author tells us, The Associated Press was ideatit: ing individuals charged wish crimes as Jee . | |. ~, @fforte to protect civil rights and civil liberties haa ©: truly made it a guardian of the American dream. 3 hut he hee aienad hie name te 3, Wasi the tuna . But he has signet bis name fo i. Fos the type - dream,” we can only refer our readers to our issue It was in refir-se to such as this tet Sigmund | ie Livingston foraation of a National Carie ;°*' cature von 5 Such a group was founded as the }:”: [- Anti-Deamation League; and the ADL’s unceasing. We don't know if Bobby really wrote this as he | does not seem to be able to say much if it kas aot’ been prepared for him in advance by his “advisers ,’* ‘organization Bobby calls “guardian of the American entitled, ‘‘Koow Your Enemies,** in which the a gestapo-type activities of the ADL are. exposed, +3 =< Wire-tapping and electronic eavesdropping by & 3 the government have become an abuse that should. s be investigated and those responsible for the abuse. : exposed. Among those from whom the Lonz Com. mittee could learn much are Mr. George Ryan, Presidens i of International Investigations, a nationwide private: detective agency; Mr. William Miller, vice president F of the same firm (and a friend of Bobby Kennedy): t Mr. William R. Cathey, chief specia! agent of thee Southem Bell Telephone Company and a@ former } F.B.1. agent; Mr. Otto Otepka of the State Department }- whose telephones were tapped; Mr. John Reilly, : formerly of the State Depar:ment who ordered that :. . phone tapping and who could sapply the name of Mr. X of the C.I.A. who got the Otepka telephone} tap tapes; Mr. Billy Hughes of the State Department; 2 and, of course, Mr. Bernard Spindel who could play} some very interesting tapee for the Committee. | Exwe copies 504, 5 for $1, 100 fer $10 _ Beoks by Freak A. Capetls The Swrenge Desth of Marliyn Meares 2 Treesen is the Ressen 3. The Strange Case af Jocob Javits 2 Special discounts on quantity purcheses, Useal store discovats allowed. ere a fess Lek Tht moe THE HERALD OF FREEDOM AND METROPOLITAN © REVIEW oS “ is published every ether Friday by The HERALD off FREEDOM, P.O. BOX 3, Zerephath, M.5. 0889 2 5 Subscription $10.00 per yr., $6.00 fer & mes. * * Frenk A. Capel, Ed & Publisher, Tel. -291 -469~2088 - _ Otice, Zerephath, N.J. Counsel & Lege! Adviser, De. Belle V. Dedd. 100 Wear 42 Sweet, Mew York, NY. |
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