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Author Medsger, Betty.

Title The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
©2014

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Location Call No. Public Note Status
 Davis Adult Nonfiction  363.25097 MED    CHECK SHELVES
Edition First edition.
Description x, 596 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Content type text rdacontent
Format volume rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-578) and index.
Summary 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.
Subject United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Corrupt practices -- History.
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
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.
ISBN 9780307962959
0307962954