J. Edgar Hoover - Death, Facts & FBI
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As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover had rabid anti-Communist and anti-subversive views and used unconventional tactics to monitor related activity.
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J. Edgar Hoover's role in the killing of two Black Panthers demands a reckoning - Chicago Sun-Times
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G-Man' biography traces J. Edgar Hoover's power at the FBI and his legacy : NPR
FBI Director Hoover's Dirty Files: Excerpt From Ronald Kessler's 'The Secrets of the FBI
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J. Edgar Hoover Shaped US History for the Worse
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J. Edgar Hoover Made the F.B.I. Formidable With Politics, Publicity and Results - The New York Times
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G-Man' biography traces J. Edgar Hoover's power at the FBI and his legacy : NPR
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J. Edgar Hoover, 77, Dies; Will Lie in State in Capitol - The New York Times
Photos: Life and Career of J. Edgar Hoover, FBI's First and Longest Director
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J. Edgar Hoover - Wikipedia
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Official and Confidential : The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover (Paperback)
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J. Edgar Hoover's revenge: Information the FBI once hoped could destroy Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been declassified
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When J. Edgar Hoover Tapped My Phone - Institute for Policy Studies
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A Tale of Two Hoovers – Hoover Heads
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Athan Theoharis Revealed J. Edgar Hoover's Secrets