J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

A community portal about J. Edgar Hoover with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: John Edgar Hoover was the founder of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in its present form and its director from May 10, 1924... [more]

A community portal about J. Edgar Hoover with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: John Edgar Hoover was the founder of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in its present form and its director from May 10, 1924, until his death in 1972. Hoover was appointed the first director of the FBI by President Calvin Coolidge. During his tenure, Hoover attained extraordinary power and unusual discretionary authority, while also feuding with many adversaries. It is because of Hoover that, since his tenure, FBI directors have been limited to ten-year terms.

09-11-03 J Edgar Hoover on Liberty and beyond...

To make my collection of quotes complete, a friend sent me this J Edgar Hoover quote on the dangers facing Liberty in the U.S.

The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.

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