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Bobby's friead, Joha F. Reilly, of the State Depart. ment, who arraaged to have Otic Otepka's telephone tapped illegally and who allegedly committed perjury whea be testified before the Sensis lntersal Security — subcomaittee aad was therefore forced to resign. He was sever prosecuted for perjury by his friead Bobby bat was actaally given asothercushy government job. Bobby, who was taking his advice and, perbape, corde, trom importaat leftists, had decided that Lyndon dohsson, thea Vice President, should act be allowed another term is office. Bince it was desired that LBJ should be replaced by amare accept- able man, reportediy Arthur Goldberg, Bobby ander- took to discredit LBJ with the investigation of the Billy So] Estes asd Bobby Baker cases. These scandalous cases were to be used to prevest LBJ from receiving the Vice-Presidential renomination. The aesassination of John F. Kennedy, however, epeet all these plans. LBJ was now the President of the United States, ia a position fo remove Bobby _ which he did with as mech speed as protocol allowed. After the assascsisation of aK. Bobby found “himeolf in the positios of being under the very mas he had set ont to destroy. While Bobby was Attorney . General it is no secret that there was bad blood between Johan Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, -and himself. NEWSWEEK magazioe of December 26, ‘1066, stated: “For years the bad blood ras silest. ‘and deep between Robert F. Kennedy and J. Edger : Hoover with only ao iseve to turn their cold war ~ ' . | J. Edgar Hoover had refused to allow the FBI i to become involved ia some of the matters that ‘Bobby, as Attorney General, wanted to handle. How- jever, Bobby had a specia) detail of mea working ander his direct supervision and bad a nationwide ‘privates detective agency ender confideatial coa- — ‘tract. Thies agency had contracts with other govera- ‘ment departments and was eased to put in savesdrop- ping devices where the FBI would sot allow themelves -to become involved. This private ageacy has offices ‘is a mumber of large cities and was especially active jie the South. Their wiretapping activities became iso widespread that Congressmen, Senators, news- ;Papermes aad many patriotic government employees bhad reasce to believe that their telephones: were i Not only did Bobby Kenaedy kaow of the FBI . Wiretaps which were ased in national security aad : majar crime cases, bet be also kaew of the wide- . * spread use of a practices ty the Internal Reve- i nue Service, the Department of Health, Education * and Welfare, the Treasery Department, the Post ; Office Department and other governueat agencies * whose activities have bees brought to light by Sene- > tor Long’s Committee. Is a frantic effort to preserve ' bis public image, Bobby hae made the serious mis- take of trying to ehift the blawe for his own actions * -wecorded on the expert’s own equipment, the World ————-econsaltant, did the bugging as an eight-man team of ——— i: : TR Cee ie ne gt ee under many presidents and Attorneys Genera! since 1924, is not one to allow his departwest to be dis- | credited. This will have to be o fight to the finish. ‘That Bobby hes his eye on the presidency ie 7 well knows. LBJ outmancuvered him at the 1964 Convestion and many think that Bobby wil! beve to wait anti) 1972 but others advance reasons that will try for 1968. The publication, WASHINGTON OBSERVER, states in ite December 30, 1966 isane: © - *EIpeidentally Bobby claims that he will not make a res for the Presidency in 1068 but will wait for 1972. However, sources close to him say that he is marely foliow ing the usual Kennedy family strategy of always aiming at two targets simultancously and, at the last moment, being prepared to make o« lighteniag-like decision to hit the target which is most opportune. **One thing seedling Bobby to make his stab at the top job early is his wife, Ethel. Wher she found oat about his romance with the late Marilyn Mosrce, she threatened to divorce him. Bobby has been on bis good behavior ever since, realizing that a divorce [would kill his political ambitions.” By cows coincidence the same date this etory reached the public, the residence and laboratory of Bernard B. Spindel, a sationally knowa wiretapping expert, were raided by police on charges of iliegal eavesdropping. The WORLD JOURNAL TRIBUNE reported on December 18, 1966, “The entire nine- hour police raid on the upstate home of one of 28 eavesdropping experte indicted Thursday was itself a 7 4 i. Journal Tribune wae told yesterday....... Bernard B. ie Spindel, a nationally knowa electronica security aa state police and officials from the office of FraokS. - es Hogan, New York district attorney, searched his home and laboratory st Keat Township in Patsam - County.......°There was ao seed for the search war” rant. This was so fishing expedition. They wanted to find out exactly what we have and they must have aneme éhoenn a eas wrcE 2nanmn ebout 3:30 p.m.,” said Spindel.” wees! On Wednesday, December 21, 1966, the NY. TIMES reported that Spindel had * asked the N.Y. State Supreme Court to force the District Attorney to returns bundreds of items allegedly seized in the raide. The TIMES etated, “In an affidavit eubmitted to the court, Bernard Spindel asserted that some of the seized material contained “tapes aad evidence conceming circumstances surrounding end causes of death of Marilyn Monroe, which strongly suggesta that the officially reported circamstances of her demise are erronecus.” In addition to the reference to Miss Mosrce in the Spinde! affidavit, there was also a statement that ° a ea An UNA aan aby Ag ei pea ’ eked come of the seized material contained ao tape recording of a conversation takes in @ car {owned and operated by Mr. Spinde}) between Robert