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Ep. 69: Bobby Kennedy and His Enemies (Part 1)

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

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Hoover's Hate of Kennedy

In 1960, Jackie Robinson supported Nixon. It was not a given that Martin Luther King would support Kennedy in 1960. And part of the reason I think he did is because of Bobby Kennedy's interaction with him. Hoover also approves the wiretap on King, which was later abused.

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