J. Edgar Hoover’s Former Assistant Reveals Complex Character of FBI’s First Director in New Book
The former assistant of J. Edgar Hoover has written a book about the FBI’s first director.
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Democrat Calling for Renaming FBI Headquarters Calls Hoover Racist, Misogynistic
Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who wants to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the FBI headquarters, called the bureau’s first director a “maligned character” with a history of racism, misogyny and homophobia.
Democrats Cite New COINTELPRO Movie in Push to Remove Hoover’s Name from FBI Headquarters
Democrats who are leading a push to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the FBI headquarters building are citing a new film that explores the bureau’s former attempts to discredit civil rights activists under a subversive program known as COINTELPRO.
House Democrats Introduce Bill to Remove J. Edgar Hoover’s Name from FBI Headquarters, Calling Him a Bigot
Democrats in the U.S. House are trying to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the FBI’s headquarters building, calling the bureau’s former director a bigot who violated the civil rights of black leaders and political rivals.
Debates Rage on over Removing J. Edgar Hoover’s Name from New Headquarters
Plans to build a new FBI headquarters have been in limbo under President Trump, but that hasn’t stopped lawmakers and others from debating whether to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from a new building.
Author of New FBI Book Argues J. Edgar Hoover Was Not the Father of the Bureau
A new book, “The Birth of the FBI: Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Services, and the Fight Over America’s Law Enforcement Agency,” argues the FBI was not created by its first director, J. Edgar Hoover, as many people claim.
Comey Says Trump Would’ve Been Charged if Not President; Trump responds with Predictable Insults
Hours after former FBI Director James Comey said on CNN that President Trump would have been charged with obstruction if he weren’t the president, Trump fired back in predictable fashion.
That Time the FBI Urged Martin Luther King Jr. to Kill Himself
When Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent resistance in October 1964, the FBI was furious, .