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- Full name: John Edgar Hoover
- Birth date: January 1, 1895
- Birth place: Washington, D.C.
- Died on May 2, 1972
- Was director of FBI from his appointment in 1924 until his death in 1972
- Did not file a birth certificate until age 43
- Accused of exceeding or abusing his power
- FBI Headquarters named after him two days after his death
- Received honorary knighthood from King George VI
- Presented with the National Security Medal by President Eisenhower
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J. Edgar Hoover was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was appointed the in 1924 by President Coolidge, and would hold the position until he died in 1972. His career spanned 8 presidential administrations and nearly fifty years, and established the FBI as a powerful government intelligence agency.
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Career highlights
Hoover first gained recognition in the 1930s for his pursuit of Prohibition era gangsters such as John Dillinger and Machine Gun Kelly. He would also lead Cold War era loyalty and spy investigations.Controversies
After his death, Hoover has been criticized for abusing his powers. In 2007, it was revealed that Hoover kept a list of 12,000 names of individuals who he suspected were disloyal to the United States and whom he wanted imprisoned.FOXNews: Former FBI Director Hoover Planned to Arrest 12,000 Americans... (December 22, 2007) Under Hoover's leadership, the FBI conducted investigations into the sex lives of several people, including Jack Valenti, who was investigated due to rumors that he was gay.Washington Post: Valenti's Sexuality Was Topic For FBI (February 19, 2009)-
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J. Edgar Hoover Questions
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J. Edgar Hoover Satire and Humor
- Collect Mad: J.Edgar Electrolux | J. Edgar Hoover Tonic
- Atomic Magazine: "Mad at the FBI" (2002)
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@WatchJ watching that career fade was like J Edgar Hoover's maids watching him die
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If built in great numbers, motels will be used for nothing but illegal purposes. -- J. Edgar Hoover
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"Guns and rage: The Rj Toope Story"(It's large parts of J.Edgar Hoover's biography.And the last three chapters are actually Tupac lyrics)
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for some reason i saw #Jedward as a trending topic, and i thought of J. Edgar Hoover. not quite sure why. ok time for more sleep!! >.<
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Congressional Cemetery in DC houses remains of JP Sousa and J. Edgar Hoover. You, too, can spend eternity there: http://tinyurl.com/yjrfuhv
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