J. Edgar Hoover

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He died in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 1972. In the rest of the paper I will explain more in depth of how rose to power and why he is considered one of the most corrupt men to ever hold a government position. It is not very difficult to figure out the most outstanding characteristic of . Out of all of his characteristics, the one that truly stands out is that he was extremely powerful. is the most famous law enforcement officer that the United States has ever known. began his adult life at the bottom of the ladder with a very limited amount of power. As he grew older and became more experienced his prestige and power skyrocketed. At the height of his prestige and power he was the most famous director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the history of the United States. One factor that helped gain more power, was that he had many connections with many important people (Summers 29). Another factor that aided in his rise to power was the knowledge he had about people ...

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(Summers 29). Bruce Bielaski was Director of the Bureau of Investigation, direct forerunner of what we know now as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Summers 29). Bielaski would now join the growing list of people that would help Hoover on his quest to power. Bielaski did not forget the young man that his neighbor had recommended - though he did not bring Edgar into the Bureau (Summers 29). Instead he told John Lord O’Brian, head of the War Emergency Division, about Edgar (Summers 29). Many people helped Hoover to become what he was. Many of the people who helped him, made drastic changes in Hoover’s life. Because of the way Hoover turned out, a great majority of the people who helped ...

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