Who was in charge of the FBI in 1968?

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover
Deputy	Clyde Tolson
Preceded by	William J. Burns
Succeeded by	Clarence M. Kelley
Assistant Director of the Bureau of Investigation

Who was J. Edgar Hoover’s secretary?

Helen W. Gandy
Helen W. Gandy ( April 8, 1897 – July 7, 1988) was an American civil servant. Gandy, who at age twenty-one left her native New Jersey for Washington, D.C., was the secretary to Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover for fifty-four years.

What happened to J. Edgar Hoover’s private files?

Edgar Hoover’s “Official & Confidential” Files. Today marks an historic moment in FBI history: the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has formally accessioned the J. Edgar Hoover Official and Confidential Files (O&C Files) from FBI Records.

How old was J. Edgar Hoover when he became director of the FBI?

Edgar Hoover ran the Bureau of Investigation’s Radical Division. He was young, too. Hoover was 24 when he was put in charge of the department that oversaw (and attempted to thwart) domestic radicals, officially known as the General Intelligence Division.

Who was J. Edgar Hoover parents?

Dickerson Naylor Hoover
Anna Marie Scheitlin
J. Edgar Hoover/Parents
John Edgar Hoover was born January 1, 1895 in Washington, D.C. to Dickerson Naylor Hoover, Sr. and Annie Marie Scheitlin Hoover.

Who was J Edgar Hoover mother?

Anna Marie Scheitlin
J. Edgar Hoover/Mothers

Where is J Edgar Hoover buried?

Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
J. Edgar Hoover/Place of burial

Who was head of FBI when Nixon was president?

Louis Patrick Gray III (July 18, 1916 – July 6, 2005) was Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from May 2, 1972 to April 27, 1973….

L. Patrick Gray
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	William Ruckelshaus
Succeeded by	Harlington Wood Jr.
Personal details

How many presidents did J Edgar Hoover serve while director of the FBI?

8 presidents
Edgar Hoover retained his post as FBI’s chief until his death at age 77, by which time he had been the chief for 48 years and had served 8 presidents and 18 attorneys general.

Who was FBI director after Hoover?

Louis Patrick Gray III (July 18, 1916 – July 6, 2005) was Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from May 2, 1972 to April 27, 1973….

L. Patrick Gray
Born	Louis Patrick Gray IIIJuly 18, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	July 6, 2005 (aged 88) Atlantic Beach, Florida, U.S.

Why is J. Edgar Hoover important?

J. Edgar Hoover was a United States government official who served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1924 until his death in 1972. He built the agency into a highly effective, and occasionally controversial, arm of federal law enforcement.