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

Title:

ISBN:

9780307962959

Personal Author:

Medsger, Betty

Edition:

First Edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2014]

Physical Description:

x, 596 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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.

Personal Subject:

Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Corrupt practices -- History

Subject Term:

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

OCLC Number:

ocn852681883

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