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Oct 21, 2021 · J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972, in Washington, D.C. His housekeeper arrived at his home to find the legendary lawman's lifeless body by his bed, according to The New York Times . His cause of death was later revealed to be "hypertensive cardiovascular disease."
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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).
Apr 3, 2014 · Despite receiving harsh criticism from the public, Hoover remained director of the FBI until his death on May 2, 1972. Early Life. John Edgar Hoover was born January 1, 1895, to Dickerson...
On May 2, 1972, with the Watergate affair about to explode onto the national stage, J. Edgar Hoover died of heart disease at the age of 77.
May 3, 1972 · WASHINGTON, May 2—J. Edgar Hoover, who directed the Federal Bureau of Inves tigation for 48 years and built it into a dominant and con troversial force in American law enforcement, died...
Jun 18, 2010 · J. Edgar Hoover's Death and Legacy. Early on the morning of May 2, 1972, Hoover died in his sleep at the age of 77. In the days after his death, President Nixon reportedly directed staff...
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May 4, 2022 · J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime FBI director, in a Sept. 25, 1970 file photo, nearly five months after the Kent State shootings. Two days before the second anniversary of those killings, on May...