holding weapons. what nixon really saw -- >> popularity with killing martin luther king, my organization spread across the country. it went beyond the black panther party. >> the panther's aims were, by today's standards, shock lig moderate, housing and education and employment and basic civil rights. the image of black men with guns was too much for the america of 1966. >> right after nixon was sworn in, i got the watergate tape. j. edgar, you've got to get rid of those black panthers. what are you doing? how have you been doing this? i want you to move and get rid of the black panthers. the man's just been sworn, the from of the united states. >> panthers strong points around the country, arrests are many. >> the fbi did everything they could to eradicate them. >> panthers say the police have broken in and killed one man at close range as he slept.