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Ex-FBI Chief: Watergate Docs Outed JFK
NewsMax ^ | 6/26/05 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 06/26/2005 3:20:55 PM PDT by wagglebee

Speaking out for the first time since the Watergate scandal ended his career, former acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray revealed Sunday that documents the White House ordered to him to hide implicated President John F. Kennedy in political and sexual misconduct.

Appearing on ABC's "This Week," the 88-year-old Gray described a June 28, 1972 White House meeting with Nixon counsel John Dean, where Dean handed him a mysterious envelope. "Dean told me that this envelope contained papers that were removed from [Watergate co-conspirator] E. Howard Hunt's safe, [saying], 'They have nothing to do with the Watergate investigation - but they must not see the light of day.'"

"The first set of papers in there were false top secret cables that indicating that the Kennedy administration had much to do with the assassination of the Vietnamese president," Gray explained, indicating they were counterfeit.

But a second set of files pulled from Hunt's safe, he suggested, were authentic.

"The second set of papers in there were letters purportedly written by Sen. Kennedy [before he became president] involving some of his peccadilloes."

"I looked at those papers [for the first time five months later] as I burned them," he told "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos.

Gray said he believes that the Nixon White House wanted him to get rid of the documents as part of elaborate plan to make it look like he destroyed key evidence related to Watergate - thereby turning him into a fall guy.

After Gray admitted to destroying Hunt's files during confirmation hearings in 1973, Nixon withdrew his nomination to be FBI Director.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 19631122; cary; dallas; deepthroat; jfk; johndean; johnfkennedy; lpatrickgray; markfelt; texas; watergate
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To: citizencon
Teddy Kennedy is saying the exact same thing about this Iraq war as he said about Viet Nam.

He hates this country, probably for defeating the nazi's.

21 posted on 06/26/2005 5:35:12 PM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICAN WARS SET MEN FREE)
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To: PLMerite

Joe Kennedy held Richard Nixon in high regard. They were friends at one point.


22 posted on 06/26/2005 5:36:13 PM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICAN WARS SET MEN FREE)
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To: wagglebee
"Nixon and JFK worked closely trying to rid the nation of communists...."

Sadly, they failed.

23 posted on 06/26/2005 7:14:06 PM PDT by oprahstheantichrist (...rethinking the Oprah thing. Watch Soros closely.)
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To: wagglebee

"The first set of papers in there were false top secret cables that indicating that the Kennedy administration had much to do with the assassination of the Vietnamese president," Gray explained, indicating they were counterfeit.

But a second set of files pulled from Hunt's safe, he suggested, were authentic.

"The second set of papers in there were letters purportedly written by Sen. Kennedy [before he became president] involving some of his peccadilloes."


Frankly, going by what we know now of the Kennedy/Diem fiasco I would imagine those papers were most likely authentic.

We only have Gray's word as to their falsity, it's so much
easier to think of JFK as a rake than as a murderer, at least for liberals.


24 posted on 06/26/2005 7:20:59 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Murder? ... Is allowing a force of men to invade then not allowing the promised air support to cover them so they get slaughter on a Cuban beach murder?


25 posted on 06/26/2005 8:26:33 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

Note: this topic is from June 26, 2005. Thanks wagglebee.
...former acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray... described a June 28, 1972 White House meeting with Nixon counsel John Dean, where Dean handed him a mysterious envelope. "Dean told me that this envelope contained papers that were removed from [Watergate co-conspirator] E. Howard Hunt's safe, [saying], 'They have nothing to do with the Watergate investigation - but they must not see the light of day.' The first set of papers in there were false top secret cables that indicating that the Kennedy administration had much to do with the assassination of the Vietnamese president," Gray explained, indicating they were counterfeit. But a second set of files pulled from Hunt's safe, he suggested, were authentic. "The second set of papers in there were letters purportedly written by Sen. Kennedy [before he became president] involving some of his peccadilloes. I looked at those papers [for the first time five months later] as I burned them," he told "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos. Gray said he believes that the Nixon White House wanted him to get rid of the documents as part of elaborate plan to make it look like he destroyed key evidence related to Watergate -- thereby turning him into a fall guy.

26 posted on 12/12/2010 9:04:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: wagglebee
"Dean told me that this envelope contained papers that were removed from [Watergate co-conspirator] E. Howard Hunt's safe,

For those interested connecting the dots, research Hughes, K-129, break-in, stolen papers ....

and place it on a time line with the watergate break-in.

27 posted on 12/12/2010 9:12:37 PM PST by SeeSac
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