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Index: Hoover, J. Edgar

Jan 1,

1895

J. Edgar Hoover, Longtime Head of FBI, is Born

Aug 1,

1919

J. Edgar Hoover Appointed Head of General Intelligence Division; Prepares for Palmer Raids

May 10,

1924

J. Edgar Hoover Appointed Head of Bureau of Investigation, Ordered to End Violations of Civil Liberties

May 13,

1924

Attorney General Stone Orders J. Edgar Hoover to Clean up Bureau of Investigation

Sep 2,

1939

FBI Memo Launches Notorious Custodial Detention Index

Jul 16,

1943

Attorney General Biddle Orders FBI to End Detention List – J. Edgar Hoover Ignores Order, Renames List

Jul 17,

1946

President Truman Authorizes FBI Wiretapping

May 20,

1954

Attorney General Brownell Advises FBI to Evade Supreme Court Decision on Eavesdropping

Mar 8,

1956

Notorious FBI COINTELPRO Program Approved

Mar 9,

1956

J. Edgar Hoover Tells President Eisenhower “Brown” Decision to Blame for “Rising Tensions”

Oct 10,

1963

AG Robert Kennedy Approves FBI Wiretaps on Martin Luther King

Jan 5,

1964

FBI Installs First “Bug” in Martin Luther King’s Hotel Room

May 28,

1965

FBI Investigates Actor Rock Hudson for “Homosexual Tendencies”

Jul 19,

1966

FBI Admits (to itself) That “Black Bag” Jobs (Burglaries) Are Illegal

Aug 25,

1967

J. Edgar Hoover Authorizes COINTELPRO Action Against Black Panther Party

May 9,

1968

J. Edgar Hoover Orders FBI COINTELPRO Action Against New Left Organizations

May 2,

1972

J. Edgar Hoover, Long-Time FBI Director, Dies

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