one of them is the way jay edgar hoover slimed martin luther king. that's been known but i got a hold of the transcript and the memos that describe actually what hoover distributed to the press and all over washington of what he supposedly said in stories of him chasing prostitutes. they were made of allegations so that was pretty startling to me. another was an allegation i think across president ford when he was still in congress involved with a call girl ring that a lot be supplied in a hotel in washington and the details are all in my book and that kind of scandal and the fbi actually did bug this hotel suite in washington and supposedly blackmailed ford. those are the kind of scandals had a broken at the time would have completely ended the career in washington and this day and age i don't think something like a what is the secret but back then you didn't write about sex lives. >> did you find it difficult to sift through and determine what was true and what was simply made up? >> yes it was, but, you know, if i had actual corroboration and docum

edgar hoover slimed martin luther king. that's been known, but i got hold of the transcripts and memos that describe actually what hoover distributed to the press and oliver washington of what king supposedly said in bed, stories of him chasing prostitutes. i mean, they were made-up allegations, so that was pretty startling to me. another was an allegation i came across that president ford when he was still in congress was involved with a call girl ring that a lobbyist supplied at a hotel in washington, and the details are all in my book. and, you know, that kind of a scandal -- oh, and that the fbi did actually bug this hotel suite in washington and, supposedly, blackmailed ford about this. you know, those are the kind of scandals that had they broken at the time would have completely ended a career in washington. and in this day and age, i don't think something like that would

one was the way hoover slimed martin luther king. that's been known, but i got a hold of the memos that describes actually what hoover districted to the press and all over washington of what king supposedly said in bed, stories of him chasing prostitutes. they were made up propositions, and that was startling to me. another was an allegation with president ford when he was still in congress involved in a tall girl rim, that a lobbyist sploid in a hotel in washington. the details are in my book, and that kind of scandal and the fbi bugged his hotel sweet in washington and blackmailed ford about this. you know, those are the scandals that had been broken at the time would have ended a career in washington. in this day and age, i don't think something like that stays secret, but then you didn't write about sec lies. >> did you find it difficult to sit through and determine what was true and simply made up? >> yes, yes, it was. you know, i had actual corroboration in the form of documentation which i did with the king allegations or i had