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Nov 22, 2022 · November 22, 2022. Five decades after his death, J. Edgar Hoover still haunts the FBI. His nearly 48-year reign as its director, from 1924 to 1972, has come to symbolize the dangers of a...
Apr 30, 2024 · J. Edgar Hoover, U.S. public official who, as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1924 until his death in 1972, built that agency into a highly effective, if occasionally controversial, arm of federal law enforcement. Learn more about Hoover in this article.
J. Edgar Hoover led the FBI for nearly a half-century, from 1924 until 1972. Under Director Hoover, the Bureau grew in responsibility and importance, becoming an integral part of the national...
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...
Biography of John Edgar Hoover | The J. Edgar Hoover Foundation. Childhood and Education. John Edgar Hoover was born January 1, 1895 in Washington, D.C. to Dickerson Naylor Hoover, Sr. and Annie Marie Scheitlin Hoover.
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.
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...
