Hoover, J. Ed‧gar /dʒeɪ ˈedɡəʳ/
(1895–1972) the most important director of the FBI, from 1924 until his death. Hoover is remembered as someone with very strong anti-Communist views, and he was criticized for having too much power and for collecting information about people who were not criminals or enemies of the country.

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