when big names make bold moves the
government often takes note welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 famous
people on government watch list now this
is the part where I can’t get into it
because if I do it’s so they got us out
of there and I ran out a very difficult
situation
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
focusing on historical and pop culture
figures that have been flagged for their
behavior or on the grounds of suspicion
alone
number 10 Marilyn Monroe this American
icon was known for her talent her look
and her relationships with powerful
figures you may not believe this but
people keep falling desperately in love
with me but what caught the attention of
the FBI where Marilyn Monroe’s quote
concisely leftist views which were made
more suspicious by her friendship with
Frederick Vanderbilt fields as a member
of a famous railroad family field was
disowned for his support of the
Socialist Party as well as communist
organizations so when the Hollywood
a-lister visited him in Mexico the
get-together raised some eyebrows look
at those nothing dad you’re talking
about for a joke the FBI began
investigating Monroe in 1955
however as revealed by the unredacted
report released in 2012 they never
confirmed her as a member or ally of the
Communist Party
number 9 Ted Kennedy in 2004 john f
kennedy’s younger brother relates some
odd experiences to a senate judiciary
committee after being delayed at various
American airports US Senator Ted Kennedy
discovered that t Kennedy is a known
terrorist alias and so the delays seemed
to be justified but his actual first
name is Edward so he should never have
been flagged to begin with as the
flagging is supposedly based on legal
names only this revelation sparked
questions about homeland security as one
of the most famous names in modern
American politics found himself being
watched and slowed down by
his own government due to an alleged
clerical error nothing is going to keep
me away from this special gathering
tonight number eight
Albert Einstein this theoretical
physicist settled for a new life in
America in 1933 after Adolf Hitler took
over his native Germany two years later
Einstein met margarita canyon cava the
wife of Russian sculptor Sergei
conn-young cough and the two eventually
developed a romantic connection as noted
in Walter Isaacson’s book Einstein his
life and universe the unlikely pairing
troubled the FBI as conn-young Cova was
reportedly a Soviet agent surveillance
commenced on Einstein but it turned out
the brilliant man would simply smitten
perhaps trying to fill a void after the
1936 death of his second wife Elsa
regardless this affiliation coupled with
his support of disarmament landed him in
FBI director J Edgar Hoover squad hairs
for five years of intensive observation
number seven John Lennon in the 60s this
former Beatle dominated pop culture
headlines in 1971 John Lennon moved to
New York City and immersed himself in
the American political scene speaking
out for peace and performing at rallies
given its influence over the youth he
was a natural target for Richard Nixon
and government officials the FBI
ultimately produced an estimated 281
pages of documents on Lenin but as he
turned his attention towards other
endeavors and Nixon became focused on
Watergate the investigation concluded
and the British pop icon received his
green card
author John Weiner later gained access
to the FBI documents and published some
of them in the book gimme some truth the
John Lennon FBI file number six Lucille
Ball I want them to surprise me but I
don’t want them to surprise me this
American comic met the infamous house on
American Activities Committee in 1953 to
be fair the government had reason to
investigate Lucille Ball given the cheat
registered to the communists in both
1936 and 1938 it was all such utter
nonsense because Lucy was almost a
political when the committee released
their findings Paul and her then husband
and co-star Desi Arnaz held a press
conference to respond to the accusations
against her as reported by the Los
Angeles Times the actress explained her
story dismissing the whole thing as an
ignorant attempt to appease her
grandfather her husband for his part
expressed thanks for his American
privileges stating that quote in other
countries they shoot first and ask the
questions later
number five Malcolm X it also people
call it hate eating this is hate
teaching the sixties were a turbulent
time in America and like so many other
influential voices this man wouldn’t
survive the decade before Malcolm X’s
1965 assassination by a Nation of Islam
gunman he was the subject of intense
surveillance by the American government
even after leaving the Nation of Islam
in March 1964 Malcolm X continued to be
a major person of interest with J Edgar
Hoover allegedly advising that agents
quote do something about him there’s
been endless speculation about the
specifics behind Malcolm X’s 1965 murder
but it’s no secret that American
officials watched him closely during his
final years
[Applause]
number four Frank Sinatra in 1943 an
emerging superstar was reported to the
FBI after watching Frank Sinatra on
television an unidentified concerned
citizen compared the quote shrill
whistling sound heard during the event
two similar noises produced by the crowd
when Hitler addressed his people
thankfully ol blue eyes didn’t turn out
to be a future Hitler over the next
several decades however the government
watched a Sinatra’s power increase in
American society leading him to the
Kennedy family and even the Chicago mob
they keep banging on the pipes let me
know how much they appreciate all in all
there’s a full twelve hundred and
seventy five pages on Sinatra even so
Frank mostly avoided trouble during his
lifetime ultimately out living many of
his famous friends number three
Martin Luther King jr. back in the 60s
this American icon fought for civil
rights given Martin Luther King Junior’s
following back then the government
tracked his daily activity and personal
life leaving him to be under communist
control among other things there will be
neither rest nor tranquility in America
until the Negro is granted his
citizenship right in 1964 someone
attempted to blackmail King even
suggesting that he kill himself the
anonymous letter was later connected to
the FBI and a covert operation known as
COINTELPRO the goal was to quote
neutralized MLK and the relentless
surveillance began after the famous I
have a dream speech
continuing on until Kings 1968 death I
have a dream today
number two Eleanor Roosevelt as the
niece of one American president and the
wife to another this liberal woman held
her own as the first lady
the object is to make people everywhere
conscious of them full of human rights
and freedom in her lifetime Eleanor
Roosevelt promoted relatively radical
philosophies and political reform
ultimately writing 8,000 columns and 27
books
she’s also notable for hosting regular
press conferences a practice unseen from
first lady’s before her given
Roosevelt’s influence and power J Edgar
Hoover kept a close eye on her worried
that socialist ideals were dangerous
from 1940 to 1961 the FBI monitored
Eleanor Roosevelt but it turns out she
was simply a self-motivated woman that
supported civil rights and progressive
thinking it was a sick feeling you’ve
got from the whole atmosphere before we
unveil our number-one pick
here are some honorable mentions I came
up favoring a Democratic candidate over
Republican candidate I imagine you’d be
very good
I need law practice on my passing now
that I’ve lost stand for things – you
say you want to start something new
number one Muhammad Ali throughout his
career since boxing icon was known for
talking the talk and walking the walk
in fact Muhammad Ali spent numerous
years away from the sport after refusing
to fight in the Vietnam War between his
conversion to Islam and ever
entertaining media interviews Ali’s name
wound up in the files of operation
minaret a program later deemed quote
disreputable if not outright illegal by
some NSA officials I made of the ether
night because God has power of all
things after Ali’s 2016 death it was
reported that the FBI paid special
attention to Ali
in 1966 fearing him as a potential
leader and source of income for the
Nation of Islam ultimately Ali’s draft
evasion conviction was overturned in
1971 and the champ continued on with his
prolific career
George Foreman is hit by a company like
Pfizer and
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
government often takes note welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 famous
people on government watch list now this
is the part where I can’t get into it
because if I do it’s so they got us out
of there and I ran out a very difficult
situation
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
focusing on historical and pop culture
figures that have been flagged for their
behavior or on the grounds of suspicion
alone
number 10 Marilyn Monroe this American
icon was known for her talent her look
and her relationships with powerful
figures you may not believe this but
people keep falling desperately in love
with me but what caught the attention of
the FBI where Marilyn Monroe’s quote
concisely leftist views which were made
more suspicious by her friendship with
Frederick Vanderbilt fields as a member
of a famous railroad family field was
disowned for his support of the
Socialist Party as well as communist
organizations so when the Hollywood
a-lister visited him in Mexico the
get-together raised some eyebrows look
at those nothing dad you’re talking
about for a joke the FBI began
investigating Monroe in 1955
however as revealed by the unredacted
report released in 2012 they never
confirmed her as a member or ally of the
Communist Party
number 9 Ted Kennedy in 2004 john f
kennedy’s younger brother relates some
odd experiences to a senate judiciary
committee after being delayed at various
American airports US Senator Ted Kennedy
discovered that t Kennedy is a known
terrorist alias and so the delays seemed
to be justified but his actual first
name is Edward so he should never have
been flagged to begin with as the
flagging is supposedly based on legal
names only this revelation sparked
questions about homeland security as one
of the most famous names in modern
American politics found himself being
watched and slowed down by
his own government due to an alleged
clerical error nothing is going to keep
me away from this special gathering
tonight number eight
Albert Einstein this theoretical
physicist settled for a new life in
America in 1933 after Adolf Hitler took
over his native Germany two years later
Einstein met margarita canyon cava the
wife of Russian sculptor Sergei
conn-young cough and the two eventually
developed a romantic connection as noted
in Walter Isaacson’s book Einstein his
life and universe the unlikely pairing
troubled the FBI as conn-young Cova was
reportedly a Soviet agent surveillance
commenced on Einstein but it turned out
the brilliant man would simply smitten
perhaps trying to fill a void after the
1936 death of his second wife Elsa
regardless this affiliation coupled with
his support of disarmament landed him in
FBI director J Edgar Hoover squad hairs
for five years of intensive observation
number seven John Lennon in the 60s this
former Beatle dominated pop culture
headlines in 1971 John Lennon moved to
New York City and immersed himself in
the American political scene speaking
out for peace and performing at rallies
given its influence over the youth he
was a natural target for Richard Nixon
and government officials the FBI
ultimately produced an estimated 281
pages of documents on Lenin but as he
turned his attention towards other
endeavors and Nixon became focused on
Watergate the investigation concluded
and the British pop icon received his
green card
author John Weiner later gained access
to the FBI documents and published some
of them in the book gimme some truth the
John Lennon FBI file number six Lucille
Ball I want them to surprise me but I
don’t want them to surprise me this
American comic met the infamous house on
American Activities Committee in 1953 to
be fair the government had reason to
investigate Lucille Ball given the cheat
registered to the communists in both
1936 and 1938 it was all such utter
nonsense because Lucy was almost a
political when the committee released
their findings Paul and her then husband
and co-star Desi Arnaz held a press
conference to respond to the accusations
against her as reported by the Los
Angeles Times the actress explained her
story dismissing the whole thing as an
ignorant attempt to appease her
grandfather her husband for his part
expressed thanks for his American
privileges stating that quote in other
countries they shoot first and ask the
questions later
number five Malcolm X it also people
call it hate eating this is hate
teaching the sixties were a turbulent
time in America and like so many other
influential voices this man wouldn’t
survive the decade before Malcolm X’s
1965 assassination by a Nation of Islam
gunman he was the subject of intense
surveillance by the American government
even after leaving the Nation of Islam
in March 1964 Malcolm X continued to be
a major person of interest with J Edgar
Hoover allegedly advising that agents
quote do something about him there’s
been endless speculation about the
specifics behind Malcolm X’s 1965 murder
but it’s no secret that American
officials watched him closely during his
final years
[Applause]
number four Frank Sinatra in 1943 an
emerging superstar was reported to the
FBI after watching Frank Sinatra on
television an unidentified concerned
citizen compared the quote shrill
whistling sound heard during the event
two similar noises produced by the crowd
when Hitler addressed his people
thankfully ol blue eyes didn’t turn out
to be a future Hitler over the next
several decades however the government
watched a Sinatra’s power increase in
American society leading him to the
Kennedy family and even the Chicago mob
they keep banging on the pipes let me
know how much they appreciate all in all
there’s a full twelve hundred and
seventy five pages on Sinatra even so
Frank mostly avoided trouble during his
lifetime ultimately out living many of
his famous friends number three
Martin Luther King jr. back in the 60s
this American icon fought for civil
rights given Martin Luther King Junior’s
following back then the government
tracked his daily activity and personal
life leaving him to be under communist
control among other things there will be
neither rest nor tranquility in America
until the Negro is granted his
citizenship right in 1964 someone
attempted to blackmail King even
suggesting that he kill himself the
anonymous letter was later connected to
the FBI and a covert operation known as
COINTELPRO the goal was to quote
neutralized MLK and the relentless
surveillance began after the famous I
have a dream speech
continuing on until Kings 1968 death I
have a dream today
number two Eleanor Roosevelt as the
niece of one American president and the
wife to another this liberal woman held
her own as the first lady
the object is to make people everywhere
conscious of them full of human rights
and freedom in her lifetime Eleanor
Roosevelt promoted relatively radical
philosophies and political reform
ultimately writing 8,000 columns and 27
books
she’s also notable for hosting regular
press conferences a practice unseen from
first lady’s before her given
Roosevelt’s influence and power J Edgar
Hoover kept a close eye on her worried
that socialist ideals were dangerous
from 1940 to 1961 the FBI monitored
Eleanor Roosevelt but it turns out she
was simply a self-motivated woman that
supported civil rights and progressive
thinking it was a sick feeling you’ve
got from the whole atmosphere before we
unveil our number-one pick
here are some honorable mentions I came
up favoring a Democratic candidate over
Republican candidate I imagine you’d be
very good
I need law practice on my passing now
that I’ve lost stand for things – you
say you want to start something new
number one Muhammad Ali throughout his
career since boxing icon was known for
talking the talk and walking the walk
in fact Muhammad Ali spent numerous
years away from the sport after refusing
to fight in the Vietnam War between his
conversion to Islam and ever
entertaining media interviews Ali’s name
wound up in the files of operation
minaret a program later deemed quote
disreputable if not outright illegal by
some NSA officials I made of the ether
night because God has power of all
things after Ali’s 2016 death it was
reported that the FBI paid special
attention to Ali
in 1966 fearing him as a potential
leader and source of income for the
Nation of Islam ultimately Ali’s draft
evasion conviction was overturned in
1971 and the champ continued on with his
prolific career
George Foreman is hit by a company like
Pfizer and
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
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