The Burglary
The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2014]
Format: Book
Edition: First Edition.
Description: x, 596 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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.
Subjects:
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.
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.
ISBN:
9780307962959 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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TRUE CRIME Med | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-578) and index.