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J. Edgar Hoover 40th Anniversary As Head Of FBI (1964)

1964 · Television · 28 min

Synopsis

A WGN television documentary, broadcast May 16, 1964, on the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover: the founding of the FBI National Academy in 1935, tough standards for agents, and the cases of the Barkers, John Dillinger, Bruno Hauptmann and Rudolf Abel. Bob Considine and Presidents Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson comment.

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Running time
28 minutes
Language
English
Collection
1960s Classic TV, Classic TV

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