J. Edgar Hoover – Page 14 – Tickle The Wire

Thirty seven years after his death, we’re still getting a glimpse into the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover and just how petty the agency was and how it investigated things that had nothing to do with public safety or national security. By Joe Stephens Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — When Beltway insider Jack Valenti…

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Slice of History: Nixon Talks to Atty. Gen. Mitchell About Pentagon Papers and Hoover

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FBI Cared More What George Carlin Said About Hoover than Dirty Words

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It seems in the end it often came back to J. Edgar Hoover, a man with a lot of power and a healthy ego. By John Rogers Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Talk about irony. Comedian George Carlin spent decades pushing the bounds of free speech by saying the seven words you can never say…