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J Edgar Hoover Shaped FBI From 1920s Onward
A May 4 1972 feature recalls J Edgar Hoover who led the FBI from 1924 at age 29. It notes controversial phone bugging and Senate accusations while praising his role in building a national crime fighting machine. It cites Hauptman Dillinger Nelson cases as examples of early G man actions.
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