... the target of J. Edgar Hoover during the late 1950s and early 1960s due to the fact that he was formerly tied to the Communist movement. Hoover had requested Attorney General Robert Kennedy to authorize electronic surveillance on him, in which Kennedy authorized and in which Hoover had given the wiretaps to Rustin's enemies in order for them to cause Rustin's reputation ... of the New York City Council as well as speaking at rallies for the cause in support of a gay rights bill in which became the model for gay right bills across the country. Rustin was still Director of the A. Philip R...

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