The People vs J Edgar Hoover

An examination, half a century on from the first director of the FBI's death in office in 1972, of how Hoover's iron grip still permeates contemporary America.

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  • Ignatius J. Reilley
    Temporarily unavailable?
    Keeps telling me episode is temporarily unavailable. All other podcasts work fine on my phone. Issue?
  • Georgia Boy US sailorman
    Ultimate Power
    Thanks for the education on Hoover.
  • Shpcapt
    A bit shallow
    I feel that you did not delve deep into the subject and most of the reporting was a bit shallow. Why did no one stop the shredding of the files?
  • TeamPetersen
    Worth Your Time
    I really enjoyed this series! Compelling and well paced.
  • Bbbbbbbbssssdsdf
    Great Podcast!
    I want more! Why is it taking so long to release new episodes?
  • capeman344
    People vs j Edgar Hoover
    Very much enjoying the outline of the history of Mr. Hoover. Only reason for 4 stars vs 5 stars is, the hostess, stated it was a senator who asked Mr. McCarthy, if roughly quoting “ if McCarthy has no sense of decency?” It was an attorney with the Boston law firm of Hale and Dorr Joseph Nye Welch (October 22, 1890 – October 6, 1960) was an American lawyer and actor who served as the chief counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation for Communist activities by Senator Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, an investigation known as the Army–McCarthy hearings. His confrontation with McCarthy during the hearings, in which he famously asked McCarthy "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" is seen as a turning point in the history of McCarthyism The above is from Wikipedia. PQS
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