Hoover obituary highlights a controversial FBI chief
A detailed tribute to J Edgar Hoover notes his eight presidents of service, insistence on standards, and lifelong discipline. It covers his early career, expansion of the FBI, wiretapping, wartime roles, and later criticism from figures like McCarthy and Dr. King. Also mentions personal habits, home life, and longevity in office.
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FBI
Nixon
Hoover
Nation
Mayflower
del Mar
Calif
John F. Kennedy
Marlin Luther King Jr
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Lineup of possible Hoover successors in tough fight
Washington The death of J Edgar Hoover opens an election year with Nixon naming an acting director. Clyde Tolson becomes temporary head but is unlikely to remain in the post due to age and ill health. Senate clashes looms over the nomination with multiple candidates named including Myles Ambrose Robert Marcian Jerry Leonard Byron White Thomas Reddin Evelle Younger and others, as Republicans and Democrats debate the path for the FBI leadership.
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Hale Boggs
Louisiana
FBI
Hoover
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
Justice Department
Jie
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
White House
Clyde A. Tolson
Tolson
Supreme Court
Myles W. Ambrose
Customs Bureau
Attorney General
Robert C. Marcian
Jerry Leonard
U.S. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Byron KR
California
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Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Robert F. Kennedy
Nicholas Katzenbach
Spira T. Agnew
Warren E. Burger
Jack Anderson
John Edgar Hoover
Dickerson Naylor- Hoover
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Ene Graving and Printing
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
National Crime Conference
House Unamerican Activities Committee
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Delinais
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W. Mark Felt
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