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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 ...
Jun 18, 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.
Jun 18, 2010 · J. Edgar Hoover (1885-1972) was director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 48 years, reshaping that organization into a highly effective investigative agency.
Nov 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 stealth domestic...
Under Director Hoover, the Bureau grew in responsibility and importance, becoming an integral part of the national government and an icon in American popular culture. In the 1930s, the FBI...
Apr 3, 2014 · Best Known For: As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover had rabid anti-Communist and anti-subversive views and used unconventional tactics to monitor related activity. Industries Crime and...
J. Edgar Hoover was an American hero, especially to his contemporaries; an American Legend whose career will likely never be equaled. He served 16 Attorneys General and 10 Presidents. After his death, some scurrilous allegations have been levied against him and his FBI, but few, if any, are supported by credible evidence.
