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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 FBI, in 1924.
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...
Jul 31, 2024 · Learn about the life and career of J. Edgar Hoover, the long-serving director of the FBI who built the agency into a powerful law enforcement force. Find out how he investigated communists, gangsters, civil rights activists, and presidents, and how he used his secret files to influence politics.
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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...
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...
Jun 18, 2010 · Learn about the life and career of J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial director of the FBI for 48 years. Explore his role in fighting crime, communism, civil rights and his own secrets.
Learn about the life and career of J. Edgar Hoover, who led the FBI from 1924 to 1972 and shaped its history and culture. Explore his achievements, controversies, and challenges in various fields of law enforcement, intelligence, and civil rights.
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Learn about the FBI's history, achievements and controversies under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, who directed the agency from 1924 to 1972. Read his article on the FBI's role in crime fighting, espionage and subversive activities.
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