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Bobby Kennedy was confirmed as Attorney General in 1961. The FBI began wiretapping Martin Luther King’s house in 1963. Considering the FBI is subordinate to the AG, what role, if any, did he play in the approval of such an investigation?

by /u/nowlan101 in /r/AskHistorians

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