Scott Detrow

So he was speaking from the point of view of a concerned citizen, not a military strategist.

So he was speaking from the point of view of a concerned citizen, not a military strategist.

So he was speaking from the point of view of a concerned citizen, not a military strategist.

The FBI began basically taking down dictation of all of his speeches. They shadowed him. They began surveilling his house to see if any known communists showed up at his front door for a meeting. That was the proximate cause for a fair amount of the government surveillance over the next couple of years. And that was amplified when he got hit with a paternity suit in 1942.

The FBI began basically taking down dictation of all of his speeches. They shadowed him. They began surveilling his house to see if any known communists showed up at his front door for a meeting. That was the proximate cause for a fair amount of the government surveillance over the next couple of years. And that was amplified when he got hit with a paternity suit in 1942.

The FBI began basically taking down dictation of all of his speeches. They shadowed him. They began surveilling his house to see if any known communists showed up at his front door for a meeting. That was the proximate cause for a fair amount of the government surveillance over the next couple of years. And that was amplified when he got hit with a paternity suit in 1942.

It's a lot of pages.

It's a lot of pages.

It's a lot of pages.

You name it. It depends on the period you're talking about. Basically, at one time or another, he was the target of the entire security apparatus of the United States of America. They would bug his phones at some times, then they would back off on bugging his phones, and they would set up perimeters outside of his house to see who showed up at his front door. They would open his mail.

You name it. It depends on the period you're talking about. Basically, at one time or another, he was the target of the entire security apparatus of the United States of America. They would bug his phones at some times, then they would back off on bugging his phones, and they would set up perimeters outside of his house to see who showed up at his front door. They would open his mail.

You name it. It depends on the period you're talking about. Basically, at one time or another, he was the target of the entire security apparatus of the United States of America. They would bug his phones at some times, then they would back off on bugging his phones, and they would set up perimeters outside of his house to see who showed up at his front door. They would open his mail.

All this took place over a period of eight to ten years, depending upon how excited J. Edgar Hoover was getting.

All this took place over a period of eight to ten years, depending upon how excited J. Edgar Hoover was getting.

All this took place over a period of eight to ten years, depending upon how excited J. Edgar Hoover was getting.

I can't imagine he didn't know. But if he did know, he did not acknowledge it.

I can't imagine he didn't know. But if he did know, he did not acknowledge it.

I can't imagine he didn't know. But if he did know, he did not acknowledge it.

Yes. They've been available for years.

Yes. They've been available for years.