J. Edgar Hoover took over the FBI, then known as the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 when he was 29 years old.
He later used the bureau to gather information on influential people like John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Hoover turned the agency from a relatively powerless group into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world.
The list included President John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, and Felix Frankfurter.
He later said of it, "J. Edgar Hoover was like a sewer that collected dirt.
Persons:
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Organizations:
FBI, Investigation, Service
Locations:
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