J. Edgar Hoover

Professional Life

Earned LLB and LLM degrees

January 1, 1917

Palmer Raids

January 1, 1919 - January 1, 1920

Named Chief of the General Intelligence Division

August 1, 1919 - January 1, 1924

John Dillinger Killed

July 22, 1934

COINTELPRO

January 1, 1956 - March 8, 1971

Established the National Crime Information Center

January 1, 1967

Appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation

Director of Federal Bureau of Intelligence

Personal Life

Birth Date

January 1, 1895

Graduated Valedictorian at Central High School

January 1, 1913

Death Date

May 2, 1972