Betty Medsger

Betty Medsger is the author of "The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI." She first wrote about Daniel Berrigan when, as a Washington Post reporter, she met him while he was in the underground in 1970.

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Sport, Boxing, World Heavyweight Championship, 8th March 1971, Madison Square Garden, New York, USA, Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali, The unsuccessful challenger Muhammad Ali (right) throws an overhand right as Joe Frazier covers up in the middle of the ring, Joe Frazier beat fellow American challenger Muhammad Ali on points over 15 rounds to retain his title and remain Heavyweight Champion of the World (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

In 1971, Muhammad Ali Helped Undermine the FBI's Illegal Spying on Americans

Betty Medsger

- Jun. 6, 2016

A famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier provided a distraction that helped a group of antiwar activists break into an FBI office in Pennsylvania and steal files about domestic spying.

ITHACA, NY - CIRCA 1970: Daniel Berrigan at Cornell University circa 1970 in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images)

Daniel Berrigan, a Leader of Peaceful Opposition to Vietnam War, Inspired a Generation of Activists

Betty Medsger

- May. 6, 2016

At a funeral mass in New York City, Berrigan, who was jailed for destroying draft office files, was hailed as an enemy to both church and state during the Vietnam War era.

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In 1971, Muhammad Ali Helped Undermine the FBI's Illegal Spying on Americans

Daniel Berrigan, a Leader of Peaceful Opposition to Vietnam War, Inspired a Generation of Activists