False Things Everyone Believes About J. Edgar Hoover Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
By Asher Cantrell/Dec. 21, 2020 2:42 pm EDT
Some people leave an impact on the world so great that it s felt long after they re gone. This is an apt description of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover. He served in his role for nearly 50 years and worked under a number of presidents from both parties from 1924 to 1972. His name is now synonymous with the FBI, and the building that houses the bureau bears that name today.
Even while he was alive, Hoover was considered mysterious. Notoriously reluctant to discuss his personal life, very little was known about the man behind the desk, and things actually got murkier after his death. This has led to untold numbers of rumors about Hoover and how he ran things.