Search results
Helen Wilburforce Gandy (April 8, 1897 – July 7, 1988) was the American longtime secretary to Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover, who called her "indispensable". Serving in that role for 54 years she exercised great behind-the-scenes influence on Hoover and the operations of the Bureau.
Feb 22, 2023 · Helen Gandy was the loyal and trustworthy executive assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for 54 years, until his death in 1972.
Dec 2, 1975 · WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) —J. Edgar Hoover's secretary testified today that, following his orders, she destroyed his personal correspondence after the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
People also ask
Who was Helen Wilburforce Gandy?
Who is Helen Gandy?
How did Helen Gandy die?
How old was Miss Gandy when he died?
Jul 16, 1988 · Helen W. Gandy, for 54 years the personal secretary to J. Edgar Hoover, longtime Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, died of cardiac arrest July 7 in Deland, Fla., where she lived.
He also wanted to closely hold highly sensitive information that, if leaked, could destroy cases, careers, and reputations both inside and outside the Bureau. Only two people had access to the...
Helen W. Gandy. American civil servant. Executive secretary to J. Edgar Hoover for 54 years. Born in Rockville, New Jersey, at age 21 she moved to Washington, D.C. and took classes at the Strayer Business College and George Washington University Law School.
Gandy, who at age twenty-one left her native New Jersey for Washington, D.C., was the secretary to Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover for fifty-four years. Hoover called her "indispensable" and she exercised great behind-the-scenes influence on Hoover and the workings of the Bureau.
Related searches
