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° ‘ mone Te TO a . , 1s Oe WS. we. OF : f _ UNITED STATES GOV gF" TENT yt i: cy -_ ; | DeLowh - Memorandum rs Mr. DeLoach . DATE. 8-24-64 y i CONUMENTIAN f — —— la Hh. ! . Classifiedty % ULV re TE tee Trotter SS aaveary oy) ae rroM oo: M, A:abieal xempt from O73, Gate airy lng Date ef Doeleristtiesticn mmoctinite 3] itt) sugect: ARTICLE "KENNEDY TOP-RATED AS JUSTICE BOSS" ‘ { li BY JAMES E. CLAYTON, is a ‘WASHINGTON POST AND TIMES HERALD," 8-23-64 ‘ e] Fe ee A : Cer ce ee ty In connection with captioned article, the Director has 3 asked, "What do we know of Clayton?" The article praises Robert Kennedy as one of the top Attorneys General, whe. will be leaving the Justice Department with a "remarkably good record," It credits . Kennedy with guiding important legislation through Congress, fighting organized crime, pushing equal rights, and getting from his top aides work of excellence. Clayton men=- tions, however, that Kennedy has been criticized for being vindictive against his opponent es es Among areas in which Kennedy has distinguished himself, according to Clayton, is his redirecting the efforts of the FBL He states that no other Attorney General has been able to "impose his will on Hoover," but that Kennedy could because of his relationship to the President. The article states that 4 years ago, "the FBI pooh= poohed the existence of a national crime syndicate and used its best agents to chase . communists," but that now they are fighting organized crime. Clayton alleges the Justice Department did not get "careful investigative work out of the FBI in civil rights cases," _ in 1960, but now is. Kennedy is also credited with closing Alcatraz, not possible in “~ previous years’ because Hoover objected, '’ brutal in handling civil rights problems, soft in applying antitrust laws “and using his we ie power politically. ~ a rd B - a { =~ s hi Th 4 . 4 aye’ = ee Clayton criticizes Kennedy for having FBI Agents "bang on doors in the middie of the night to gather information about the steel price increase in 1962," and fon. || using the Justice Department to settle a personal feud with Tamea Hoffa Kennedy is = So SS ese wees ewe Ee we mers ee TE ee eee ee Ce] praised for nursing the civil rights bill through Congress and for pushing through bills broadening FBI jurisdiction. The article notes that the Kennedy-sponsored bill that the FBI be allowed to legally tap wires was defeated, | l f b é -_ iy » Ca JAMES E, CLAYTON: [eseoas, ; ae + Bufiles reflect several reférenctes to Clayton, who fepores for. the "Post m7 " : Times Herald" on Supreme Court and Justice Department matters, In the late 1950's he =. SES ROS SESS —— occa eve IAL FILED IN 1~ Mr, DeLoach aah a - cae Ae ~ . ac . TAS me fhe _ BS PAS Bet - continued on ndatjage Dror har gr IVAtsas (5) "rd = co ~ , Na peel oe \ - . - "4 ‘ ne a a ee 7 - woe, a i a tert arr pine pee Tr, ee 7 : 7 PTT SET, Ee PAMEIOTIIET ATA