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Hoover, J.Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972 (411)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kk98z7 (person)

Director of the FBI. John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) 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 promoted scientific investigation of crime, the collection and analysis of fingerprints and the hiring and training of professional law enforcement agents. Though much of what Hoover accomplished during his long tenure was exemplary, his use of cou...

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Hoover, John Edgar (5)

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Epithet: Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1922. (1)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65m8dmn (person)

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