Puppetmaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000FVQV98 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Unscrupulous Way To Stay In Power Bill Emblom Richard Hack has written a biography that really doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know about J. Edgar Hoover, a strange man who headed the F.B.I. for several decades. Hoover kept files on the skeletons in the closet, both real and imagined, on people whose behavior he wanted to control. Hoover used this blackmail to remain in office throughout the changes in the political climate in Washington. His idea of a good read would be to remain home and sift through the files of various individuals and entertain himself with the perceived weaknesses of others. The man who had files on so many pe. Blah Blah Blah I felt the author tried to put Hoover in a softer light here. Why, I do not know. He certainly gave Hoover more credit than he deserved. Puppetmaster wasn't the correct title, "Manipulator" fits Hoover better. I love and appreciate the FBI, but I am thrilled Hoover is no longer a part of it.. "Good book!" according to Katie L. Costello. This book was exactly what I wantedto learn about J. Edgar Hoover's life. It was interesting!
Edgar Hoover, the most powerful lawman in America for over fifty years, was also the country's most controversial and feared public servant. Despite his contributions to the criminal justice system, Hoover fell from favor soon after his death, the victim of rampant rumors and innuendo. During that time, Hoover completely reshaped domestic law enforcement as he expanded the reach of the FBI and transformed his G-men into an elite national crime fighting division. In. His career as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation spanned nine different presidential administrations and survived a dozen attempts to sweep him from office. J
He frequently appears on television as a commentator.. Hack has been an investigative writer for 20 years, covering Hollywood and the media for much of that time
Hack's balanced but quite critical treatment details the brilliant self-promotion, which made Hoover a national hero, as well as the paranoid anticommunism, the secret files on presidents and pinkos alike, the illegal surveillance and wiretaps and the racist antagonism to the Civil Rights movement that later made him a villain in many eyes. His most controversial conclusion about Hoover's private life is that, despite his weird intimacy with sidekick Clyde Tolson and his household collections of male nudes and Chinese ceramics, Hoover was not gay. . From Publishers Weekly As in his smart biographies of Howard Hughes (Hughes) and Ted Turne