The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2021-07-15

In 1965, twenty-two-year old Paul Letersky was assigned to assist the legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover who’d just turned seventy and had, by then, led the Bureau for an incredible forty-one years. Hoover’s personal privacy was more tightly guarded than the secret “files” he carefully collected—and that were feared by politicians and celebrities. In the first book ever written about FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover by a member of his trusted, personal staff The Director offers unprecedented insight into an American legend and offers a unique inside look at one of the most powerful law enforcement figures in American history. Joining Letersky in conversation will be former FBI agent Joe Pistone.   For Live Captioning, use:   https://www.streamtext.net/player/?event=NARA_The-Director&chat=true&start=0&bgc=d9d9d9&fgc=000000