j. edgar hoover
1. (1875-1972) director of the FBI credited with turning the bureau into an efficient and powerful agency (started a crime laboratory, fingerprint file, and police training programs). 2. the most important director of the FBI, from 1924 until his death. He had very strong anti-Communist views, and he was later criticized for having too much power and for collecting information about people who were not criminals or enemies of the country (1895-1972).
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