J. Edgar Hoover Pt. 4: Surveilling King & Kennedys

Listen to this episode from Conspiracy Theories on Spotify. In the 1960s, the Director’s adversaries included the Kennedy brothers and leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, which he believed to be part of a larger communist conspiracy. He would do everything in his power to undermine them all. When JFK was assassinated — two weeks after Lee Harvey Oswald emerged onto the FBI’s radar — Hoover strangled the investigation to protect the Bureau’s reputation. This is episode four in our six-part crossover special from Conspiracy Theories and Dictators.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices