Senator Teddy Kennedy vs. President Richard Nixon. Nixon Tries to Use Secret Service to Spy on Edward Kennedy During the 1972 presidential campaign, President Nixon tried to use the Secret Service to gather political intelligence on Edward Kennedy in the hope that “we just might get lucky and catch this son-of-a-bitch and ruin him for ‘76.” Nixon Wants the IRS to Investigate Edward Kennedy Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss having the IRS investigate Kennedy; Ehrlichman reveals that they already have a man spying on Kennedy in Hawaii and Hyannisport; Ehrlichman talks about visiting Chappaquiddick. Nixon Asks for More Wiretapping Nixon asks for increased use of wiretapping on leading Democratic figures. Haldeman updates Nixon on the status of their surveillance of Kennedy and Edmund Muskie. PAM PAM!

Senator Teddy Kennedy vs. President Richard Nixon.

Nixon Tries to Use Secret Service to Spy on Edward Kennedy

During the 1972 presidential campaign, President Nixon tried to use the Secret Service to gather political intelligence on Edward Kennedy in the hope that “we just might get lucky and catch this son-of-a-bitch and ruin him for ‘76.”

Nixon Wants the IRS to Investigate Edward Kennedy

Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss having the IRS investigate Kennedy; Ehrlichman reveals that they already have a man spying on Kennedy in Hawaii and Hyannisport; Ehrlichman talks about visiting Chappaquiddick.

Nixon Asks for More Wiretapping

Nixon asks for increased use of wiretapping on leading Democratic figures. Haldeman updates Nixon on the status of their surveillance of Kennedy and Edmund Muskie.

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(Source: kennedys)