"I asked the FBI to make an intensive investigation of Martin Luther King," Robert Kennedy later privately acknowledged to journalist Anthony Lewis, "to see who his companions were and, also, to see what other activities he was involved in. This is also the reason that President Kennedy and I and the Department of Justice were so reserved about him, which I'm sure he felt."
And Idelwild Airport.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/11/what-really-happened-between-j-edgar-hoover-and-mlk-jr/248319/
Quite true— absolutely true. Bobby Kennedy— whom Hoffa (and certain named mafia- Traficante by his own lawyer Frank Ragano, after Santo died) always said “they should have whacked Bobby and left John alone”.
Bobby Kennedy’s animus against MLK is a real strange chapter— and all quite true. The real battle for the kennedys was trying to keep the control fdr and truman had over the South.
Agree— were able to keep Cape Canaveral as the land name— how about we re-title all you have stated. Idlewild was a great name for the airport. Weird times, huh?
The Kennedy brothers wanted to shut down the march on Washington. They bunkered down at the White House.