FBI Foiled and Followed Author
The feds tried to prevent visits by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes in the 1960s – and recruited sources at NYU and Columbia to keep tabs on him, documents reveal.
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Linkletter Faced Darndest Threats
The FBI investigated two extortion attempts against TV and radio personality Art Linkletter in the 1950s, according to recently revealed documents.
FBI Tracked Lena Horne’s Activist Life
The FBI tracked trailblazing entertainer Lena Horne for nearly 30 years because of her involvement with civil rights – and eyed her as a Communist sympathizer during the height of the McCarthy era, newly disclosed documents reveal.
Solzhenitsyn Lived in Fear After Exile
Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn lived in fear of the KGB for years after his exile from the Soviet Union – even as the FBI was secretly watching him, newly disclosed documents reveal.
FBI Files: Helms Faced Threats
The late Jesse Helms' FBI file chronicles a broad range of threats against the longtime U.S. senator.
FBI Tracked "Working" Man Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel, the renowned historian and broadcaster, once sought a job at the FBI – the agency that would go on to spend 45 years tracking him as a suspected Communist, documents reveal.
Buckley Got FBI's Kudos – and Wrath
Conservative standard-bearer William F. Buckley maintained ties with longti…
FBI Went Searching For Bobby Fischer
The FBI investigated American chess champion Bobby Fischer in the 1960s after he famously played against Fidel Castro in Cuba, according to newly disclosed documents.