December 29, 1999: Politics, J. Edgar Hoover, & Aliens - Jack Anderson
The Art Bell Archive · Arthur William Bell III
August 19, 20242h 44m
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Show Notes
Art Bell interviews legendary investigative columnist Jack Anderson, whose career spanned decades of exposing government corruption and tangling with the most powerful figures in Washington. Anderson recounts his decision to investigate FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover by conducting a burlesque FBI-style probe, including going through Hoover's garbage and following him around the capital. The columns that resulted reduced Hoover from near-deity status, prompting the director to call Anderson lower than the regurgitated filth of vultures.
Anderson shares the chilling story of G. Gordon Liddy walking out of a White House staff meeting after misinterpreting a remark about getting rid of Anderson as an order for assassination. He details how Nixon's administration deployed the IRS, FBI, and CIA against him, forging a tax return in his name and placing him under surveillance in an operation codenamed Mud Hen. His own children spotted and photographed the CIA operatives watching their home.
The conversation shifts to broader themes as Anderson reflects on political elites, media complacency, and the priceless American heritage of free speech. He reveals his belief, drawn from ancient scriptures, that populated planets are linked in a vast celestial society and that Earth remains under quarantine due to spiritual pollution. Art shares his own UFO sighting near Area 51, and the two discuss whether humanity can earn its place among the stars.
Anderson shares the chilling story of G. Gordon Liddy walking out of a White House staff meeting after misinterpreting a remark about getting rid of Anderson as an order for assassination. He details how Nixon's administration deployed the IRS, FBI, and CIA against him, forging a tax return in his name and placing him under surveillance in an operation codenamed Mud Hen. His own children spotted and photographed the CIA operatives watching their home.
The conversation shifts to broader themes as Anderson reflects on political elites, media complacency, and the priceless American heritage of free speech. He reveals his belief, drawn from ancient scriptures, that populated planets are linked in a vast celestial society and that Earth remains under quarantine due to spiritual pollution. Art shares his own UFO sighting near Area 51, and the two discuss whether humanity can earn its place among the stars.