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{{Infobox politician|name=J. Edgar Hoover|image_size=200|birth_date=January 1, 1895|birth_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]|death_date=May 2, 1972|death_place=Washington, D.C., United States|nationality=Statesian|image=J Edgar Hoover.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=J. Edgar Hoover|image_size=200|birth_date=January 1, 1895|birth_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]|death_date=May 2, 1972|death_place=Washington, D.C., United States|nationality=Statesian|image=J Edgar Hoover.png}} | ||
'''John Edgar Hoover''' (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was a Statesian domestic terrorist and the first director of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], ruling from 1935 until his death in 1972. | '''John Edgar Hoover''' (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was a Statesian domestic terrorist and the first director of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], ruling from 1935 until his death in 1972. President [[John F. Kennedy]] was planning to make him retire by his 70th birthday in 1965, but [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signed an executive order exempting him from the mandatory federal retirement age after Kennedy's assassination.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=60 Years After JFK’s Death It Is More and More Apparent that Kennedy Was a Victim of a Palace Coup—Spearheaded by Vice-President Johnson|date=2023-11-22|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/11/22/60-years-after-jfks-death-it-is-more-and-more-apparent-that-kennedy-was-a-victim-of-a-palace-coup-spearheaded-by-vice-president-lyndon-b-johnson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615110213/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/11/22/60-years-after-jfks-death-it-is-more-and-more-apparent-that-kennedy-was-a-victim-of-a-palace-coup-spearheaded-by-vice-president-lyndon-b-johnson/|archive-date=2024-06-15}}</ref> Hoover oversaw the 1968 assassination of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], which the FBI began planning in May 1964.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Did J. Edgar Hoover Order the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr?|date=2022-04-04|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/04/04/did-j-edgar-hoover-order-the-assassination-of-martin-luther-king-jr-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229215740/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/04/04/did-j-edgar-hoover-order-the-assassination-of-martin-luther-king-jr-2/|archive-date=2024-02-29}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:1895 births]] [[Category:1972 deaths]] [[Category:FBI directors]] [[Category:Statesian anti-communists]] | [[Category:1895 births]] [[Category:1972 deaths]] [[Category:FBI directors]] [[Category:Statesian anti-communists]] | ||
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| Born | January 1, 1895 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Died | May 2, 1972 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was a Statesian domestic terrorist and the first director of the FBI, ruling from 1935 until his death in 1972. President John F. Kennedy was planning to make him retire by his 70th birthday in 1965, but Lyndon B. Johnson signed an executive order exempting him from the mandatory federal retirement age after Kennedy's assassination.[1] Hoover oversaw the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., which the FBI began planning in May 1964.[2]
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- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-11-22). "60 Years After JFK’s Death It Is More and More Apparent that Kennedy Was a Victim of a Palace Coup—Spearheaded by Vice-President Johnson" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15.
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-04). "Did J. Edgar Hoover Order the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-02-29.