J. Edgar Hoover took over the FBI, then known as the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 when he was 29 years old. At first, agents couldn't carry weapons and reported suspects to other law officials.

The FBI under J. Edgar Hoover was never as it seemed, and supportive reporters had no qualms changing the narrative to make the bureau look good, the Topeka Capital-Journal reports. Take April 6, 1939 ...

On November 24, 1932, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officially inaugurated what became known as its Scientific ...

For nearly half a century, J. Edgar Hoover presided over the FBI with an iron fist. His career began with a wave of anti-communist raids in 1919. It ended during the presidency of his friend Richard ...

No federal bureaucrat played a bigger role in 20th-century law enforcement than J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), who served as the head of the FBI and its predecessor agency for half a century. Hoover ...

In early 20th-century America, political bombings became a constant menace — but then helped give rise to law enforcement as we know it. By Steven Johnson He was the president of the United States. By ...