The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2014]Edition: First EditionDescription: x, 596 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780307962959 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 0307962954 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Corrupt practices -- History
- Intelligence service -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
- Leaks (Disclosure of information) -- United States -- Case studies
- Whistle blowing -- United States -- Case studies
- Burglary -- United States -- Case studies
- 363.250973/0904Â 23
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Fort Scott Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Fort Scott Public Library | Adult Books | 363.25 Meds (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35326000275865 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-578) and index.
An account of the 1971 break-in of the FBI offices in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists cites their roles in triggering major changes in the FBI and confirming that J. Edgar Hoover had run a personal shadow-FBI.
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