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Nov 14, 2022 · J. Edgar Hoover, Public Enemy No. 1. The F.B.I. director promised to save American democracy from those who would subvert it—while his secret programs subverted it from within. By Margaret...
Nov 22, 2022 · November 22, 20225:00 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. Carrie Johnson. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. J. Edgar Hoover is seen in his Washington, D.C., office in 1936. A new...
J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1924 to 1972, is remembered for transforming the “Bureau” into a professional and effective investigative police force but also for using its power against those seen as political subversives.
