Biography of j edgar hoover
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G-Man (Pulitzer Prize Winner): J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century (Paperback)
By Beverly Gage
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Now in paperback, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J Edgar Hoover deemed "Masterful…an enduring, formidable accomplishment, a monument to the power of biography [that] now becomes the definitive work”by The Washington Post (and everywhere else)
"Revelatory...an acknowledgment of the complexities that made Hoover who he was, while charging the turbulent currents that eventually swept him aside."—The New York Times
G-Man is the groundbreaking portrait of a colossus who dominated half a century of American history and planted the seeds for much of today’s conservative political landscape. Hoover transformed a scandal-riddled law-enforcement backwater, into a modern machine—one just as oppressive as it was promising. He rose to power and then
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J. Edgar Hoover
Born: January 1, 1895, Washington, D.C.
Died: May 2, 1972, Washington, D.C.
Nicknames: The Director, Speedy, Boss
Associations: FBI, President Kennedy, President Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover led the federal government’s campaigns against interstate crime for almost 50 years, amassing enormous political power during his career and along the way becoming a reluctant warrior against organized crime.
Hoover became the director of what was then known as the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 under President Calvin Coolidge. He maintained the title of director when the reorganized agency was renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935, and kept the position until his death in 1972. During his tenure, Hoover collected confidential, personal information on many Americans, including presidents, members of Congress and other elected officials, and critics charge that Hoover used this information to embarrass, threaten and blackmail potential adversaries and polit
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J. Edgar Hoover
American law destruction administrator (1895–1972)
This article fryst vatten about the person. For the headquarters building for the FBI, see J. Edgar Hoover Building.
J. Edgar Hoover | |
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Official portrait, 1961 | |
| In office June 30, 1935 – May 2, 1972 | |
| President | |
| Deputy | Clyde Tolson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Clyde Tolson (acting) |
| In office May 10, 1924 – June 30, 1935 | |
| President | |
| Deputy | Clyde Tolson |
| Preceded by | William J. Burns |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
| In office August 22, 1921 – May 9, 1924 | |
| President | |
| Succeeded by | Clyde Tolson |
| Born | John Edgar Hoover (1895-01-01)January 1, 1895 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1972(1972-05-02) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Congressional Cemetery |
| Political party | Independent[1] |
| Education | George Washington University (LLB, LLM) |
| Signature | |
John Edgar Hoover (January 1,