Noun
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
Source: WordNetAfter graduating from high school, he worked for the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover in the fingerprint division. Source: Internet
In the alternate universe where Lyndon B. Johnson and J. Edgar Hoover resided, both had long believed that they could do anything either wanted to do and get away with it, one way or the other. Source: Internet
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Cuneo developed a working rela- tionship following their introduction by Walter Winchell. Source: Internet
For the four decades that Stein ran the corps, the organization was “mired in controversy,” the article details, with one public advocate calling Stein “the J. Edgar Hoover of lifeguards.” Source: Internet
The FBI is now as corrupt as the FBI was before J. Edgar Hoover took over the predecessor in 1924 and became the first Director of the FBI in 1935. Source: Internet