Famous People The Kennedys Couldn't Stand

The Kennedy family was iconic, glamorous, and very polarizing. They created as many enemies as friends, and they saw many individuals as enemies. Here are some famous people the Kennedys couldn't stand.

While both John and Robert Kennedy became known throughout the 1960s as supporters of the Civil Rights Movement, that didn't stop them from holding a lot of animosity toward the face of the movement itself. According to the King Institute, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the subject of FBI investigations from the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 until his assassination in 1968. The investigations during the Kennedy Administration were carried out with their knowledge and approval.

Their relationship was, as described by The Christian Science Monitor, one of, quote, "wary allies." In October 1960, then-candidate Kennedy made a call of support to Dr. King's wife, Coretta Scott King, during one of his many imprisonments. Robert Kennedy, JFK's campaign manager, called officials in the state of Georgia and a judge to help get the civil rights icon released from jail. Many believe this public act helped shore up Kennedy's election chances.

Despite this, the Kennedys were wary of coming across as too strong on civil rights, while King and the people in the movement constantly held the administration's feet to the fire. According to The Atlantic, when the Kennedy administration learned of a connection between King and New York lawyer and financier for the Communist Party USA Stanley David Levison, RFK ordered the FBI to have wiretaps placed on King's phone.

The wiretaps introduced the Kennedys to King's extramarital affairs. Jackie Kennedy followed her husband's and brother-in-law's beliefs about Dr. King. According to Politico, the First Lady referred to King as, quote, "phony" and "terrible" in a conversation with historian Arthur Schlesinger.

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