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Episode 148: Deep State Brain Trust

American Exception

CHAPTER

Intimidation Tactics and Wiretaps: Hoover's Surveillance on MLK

This chapter explores the relationship between Martin Luther King Jr, Burke Marshall, and Andrew Young, and how the FBI's intimidation tactics affected their communication. It delves into the involvement of Clarence Jones, JFK's endorsement of the march on Washington, and the phone tap authorized by RFK. It also discusses Hoover's discovery of evidence of King's alleged affairs and his efforts to discourage international recognition for King.

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