Wikipedia: History of J. Edgar Hoover

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b. January 1, 1895

d. May 2, 1972

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J. Edgar Hoover was apointed Director of the FBI in 1924 and remained so until his death in 1972. When Hoover took over the FBI it had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents.

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Evidently, Hoover amassed significant power by collecting files on people, especially politicians, that were kept off of the official FBI records. This
unofficial legacy is speculative because his secretary of decades, (Miss) Helen Gandy, spent the days after Hoover's death destroying
all of these files.

Evidently, Hoover amassed significant power by collecting files on people, especially politicians, that were kept off of the official FBI records. This unofficial legacy is speculative because his secretary of decades, (Miss) Helen Gandy, spent the days after Hoover's death destroying all of these files.

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President Richard Nixon's comment's on hearing that Hoover had just passed away ("That old ****sucker? We thought he was immortal.")

President Richard Nixon's comment's on hearing that Hoover had just passed away ("That old cocksucker? We thought he was immortal.")

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