Buried Treasure: MLK and J. Edgar Hoover — A former FBI agent’s unique insights into the feud between the two men

Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., who preached nonviolent resistance to oppression and war, was shot to death in Memphis.  Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a look back at King’s relationship with J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI and speak to a former FBI agent with a unique perspective on the matter. Oliver “Buck” Revell was a young agent during the 1960s and had an unexpected, intimate meeting with Hoover where Hoover spoke with him at lenghth about King.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.