[DOC] [TLE] J. Edgar Hoover - Wikipedia [PAR] John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895  May 2, 1972) was the first Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. He was appointed as 
the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigationpredecessor to the FBIin 1924 
and .... In August 1919, Hoover became head of the Bureau of Investigation's new
... [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History  FBI [PAR] Roosevelt, who had no tolerance for corruption and little trust of those he ... birth 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigationknown throughout the world today as the 
FBI. ... On July 26, 1908, Bonaparte ordered Department of Justice attorneys to 
refer ... One early assistant director, Frank Burke, responded by sending a letter 
to... [DOC] [TLE] J. Edgar Hoover - Government Official - Biography.com [PAR] May 25, 2016 ... Biography.com explores the secretive life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, the 
man ... and was named director of the Department's Bureau of Investigation in 
1924. ... The Bureau became an integral part of the national government's ... the 
Justice Department's investigative capabilities, he created the Counter... [DOC] [TLE] History - Federal Bureau of Investigation [PAR] However, the Department of Justice under Bonaparte had no investigators of its 
own ... became Director of the Bureau of Investigation in July 1919 and was the 
first to use that title. ... He also returned to the earlier preference for Special 
Agents with law or ... In 1924, Congress was persuaded to merge the two 
collections in... [DOC] [TLE] The Rise of the FBI - PBS [PAR] ... Hoover became Director of the Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation in 
1924, ... Bureau of Investigation agents were prohibited from making arrests or 
even ... He wrote, "It is true that during the last several years the Federal Bureau 
of... [DOC] [TLE] J. Edgar Hoover - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] He became involved in law enforcement as a special assistant to the attorney ... 
Named bureau director in 1924, Hoover emphasized modern investigational ... 
section of the Department of Justice during World War I, where he monitored 
alien ... Bureau of Investigation in 1935), a post he held until appointed director 
by... [DOC] [TLE] J. Edgar Hoover begins his legacy with the FBI - May 10, 1924 ... [PAR] J. Edgar Hoover is named acting directorof the Bureau of Investigation(now the 
FBI) on this day in 1924. By the end of the year he was officiallypromoted to 
director. ... during which time he personally shaped American criminal justice in 
the 20th ... beginning of the Watergate scandal, that Hoover's corruption became 
known. [DOC] [TLE] Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [PAR] The FBI was created in 1909 as the Justice Department's unit to investigate 
federal crimes. Hoover became FBI director in 1924 and served until his death in 
1972. ... Surprised by the accusation, King replied that he could only have 
sympathy... [DOC] [TLE] J Edgar Hoover facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] ... 1921, and director in 1924; he was the popular (and then controversial) 
director of the U.S. ... While civil libertarians deplored the Justice Department's 
tactics and ... In 1921, he was appointed assistant director of the Bureau of 
Investigation. ... J. Edgar Hoover died in May, 1972, still the Director of the FBI, 
and became the... [DOC] [TLE] J. Edgar Hoover - United States History [PAR] That same year, Hoover found work at the U.S. Department of Justice. ... A. 
Mitchell Palmer and became head of the new General Intelligence Division. ... 
From there, in 1921, he joined the Bureau of Investigation as deputy head, and in 
1924 the ... the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935, Hoover was named its 
director. [DOC] [TLE] Biography of John Edgar Hoover | The J. Edgar Hoover Foundation [PAR] Instead, he took a clerical position at the Library of Congress and enrolled in 
night classes to pursue a law degree. ... Early Years With The Department of 
Justice ... Hoover served as Assistant Director of the Bureau of Investigation 
beginning in 1921. ... The Bureau

Question: In 1924 he became director of the Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation
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