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   5 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.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › J-Edgar-HooverJ. Edgar Hoover | Biography, FBI, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 18, 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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   • J. Edgar Hoover joined the Department of Justice as a file reviewer in 1917. Two years later, he became special assistant to Attorney General A. Mi...
   • After J. Edgar Hoover was named director of the Bureau of Investigation in May 1924, he reorganized and rebuilt the organization. He started recrui...
   • J. Edgar Hoover retained his post as FBI’s chief until his death at age 77, by which time he had been the chief for 48 years and had served 8 presi...
   • In the late 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave Hoover the task to investigate both foreign espionage in the United States and the activiti...

4. history.howstuffworks.com › american-history › osageReign of Terror: The Forgotten Story of the Osage Tribe Murders

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   Jun 7, 2024 · The FBI, led by J. Edgar Hoover, conducted its first major murder investigation into the Osage murders, resulting in several convictions. How has the legacy of the Osage murders impacted their descendants today?

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6. proquest.libguides.com › historyvault › radical45FBI Confidential Files and Radical Politics in the U.S., 1945 ...

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI vigorously investigated and tracked the activities of Communist groups, Communist-front groups, and other radical organizations in the U.S. This module consists of records of the FBI and the Subversive Activities Control Board from 1945-1972.

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7. graylineofsanfrancisco.com › alcatrazs-mostAlcatraz's Most Dangerous Inmates: The Ghost of Alcatraz's Past

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Legend says he was captured by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover himself and sentenced to life imprisonment at Alcatraz for ten murders, six kidnappings, and a robbery. He was the last of the depression-era criminals to be caught and served the longest sentence, 26 years, of any Alcatraz prisoner.

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8. www.schooltube.com › j-edgar-hoover-and-theJ. Edgar Hoover and the History of the FBI | SchoolTube

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   Jun 16, 2024 · J. Edgar Hoover was a complex and controversial figure. He was a brilliant law enforcement leader who transformed the FBI into a powerful agency, but he also used his power to suppress dissent and target political opponents.

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   Did Gilbert Gude change the name of Hoover's edifice?

   • On December 12, 1979, Gilbert Gude – a Republican congressman from Maryland – introduced H.R. 11137, which would have changed the name of the edifice from the "J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building" to simply the "F.B.I. Building". However, that bill never made it out of committee, nor did two subsequent attempts by Gude.

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   Who was John Edgar Hoover?

   • 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.

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   Did Hoover know if he had a sexual desire?

   • The strange likelihood is that Hoover never knew sexual desire at all. ^ Percy, William A.; Johansson, Warren (1994). Outing: Shattering the Conspiracy of Silence. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Haworth Press. pp. 85+. ISBN 978-1-56024-419-6. ^ Theoharis, Athan G., ed. (1998). The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide.

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   Where can I find a book about Hoover & homosexuality?

   • An American Obsession: Science, Medicine, and Homosexuality in Modern Society. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-226-79366-5. ^ a b Cox, John Stuart; Theoharis, Athan G. (1988). The Boss: J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Temple University Press. p. 108.

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10. shec.ashp.cuny.edu › items › showThe FBI Sets Goals for COINTELPRO · SHEC: Resources for Teachers

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    1 day ago · Under Director J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's COINTELPRO (Counterintelligence Program) was aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political groups within the United States.