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2 days ago · John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law-enforcement administrator who served as the final Director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) and the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). President Calvin Coolidge first appointed Hoover as director of the BOI, the predecessor to the FBI, in 1924.
- Himself (as Director of the Bureau of Investigation)
May 10, 2024 · On May 10, 1924, one of the worst events in history for American civil liberties happened: 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover assumed the role of director of the then-Bureau of Investigation....
Apr 30, 2024 · J. Edgar Hoover was a United States government official who served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1924 until his death in 1972. He built the agency into a highly effective, and occasionally controversial, arm of federal law enforcement.
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Apr 29, 2024 · The case would soon involve FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, a national manhunt and the intervention of a sitting president.
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May 2, 2024 · Image: J. Edgar Hoover, head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1961.