Definition of John Edgar Hoover

1. Noun. United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972).

Exact synonyms: Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover
Generic synonyms: Attorney, Lawyer

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Edgar Hoover

John Davison Rockefeller
John Davys
John Deere
John Dewey
John Doe
John Does
John Donald Budge
John Donne
John Dory
John Dowland
John Drew
John Dryden
John Duns Scotus
John Eccles
John Edgar Hoover (current term)
John Edward Masefield
John Endecott
John Endicott
John Ernst Steinbeck
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fletcher
John Florio
John Ford
John Foster Dulles
John Galbraith
John Galsworthy
John Glenn
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Griffith Chaney

Literary usage of John Edgar Hoover

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Winging It . . . by Gyeorgos C. Hatonn (1994)
"... revelations about the FBIs legendary former director, John Edgar Hoover, have surfaced, providing a crucial framework for understanding how it was ..."

2. Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Philip D. Caine (1994)
"Federal Bureau of Investigation Report, John Edgar Hoover to Adolf A. Berle, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State, 29 January 1942, p. 3. ..."

3. The Mother of All Webs Who Gotcha! by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"“From: John Edgar Hoover, Director “Subject: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963. “Our Miami, Florida Office on November 23, ..."

4. The Storm Clouds Clear Over China: The Memoir of Ch'en Li-fu, 1900-1993 by Li-Fu Ch'en, Hsu-hsin Chang, Ramon Hawley Myers (1994)
"Translated into English by John Edgar Hoover, director, US Federal Bureau of Investigation on March 30, 1945, with the approval of assistant chief of state ..."

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