J. Edgar Hoover
Born January 1, 1895 Washington, D.C.
Died May 2, 1972 Washington, D.C.
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Hoover, J. Edgar (1895-1972)
When J. Edgar Hoover died in 1972, the New York Times wrote of him, "For nearly a half century, J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI were indistinguishable. That was at once...
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J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was appointed assistant director of the Bureau of Investigation in 1921, and director in 1924; he was the popular (and then controversial) director of the U.S. Federal Bure...
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John Edgar Hoover served from 1924 to 1972 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As its first director, Hoover molded the FBI into his image of a modern police force. He promot...
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Hoover, J. Edgar
Hoover, J. Edgar (1895-1972)
John Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover