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When J. Edgar Hoover Was a National Hero

Por: The Atlantic Politics November 22, 2022

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Before his abuses of power were exposed, he was celebrated as a scourge of Nazis, Communists, and subversives.Illustration by Ernesto Artillo. Sources: Bettmann / Getty; Popperfoto / GettyNovember 22, 2022, 6 AM ETFive decades after his death, J. Edgar Hoover still haunts the FBI. His nearly 48-year reign as its director, from 1924 to 1972, has come to symbolize the dangers of a stealth domestic police-and-intelligence agency in an open society.... + full article



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