“And so, given the musical sensibilities Hatcher treasured in his earthly life, it is hard to exaggerate the severity of his torture… — Robert Olen Butler Copy Share Image
“If J. Edgar Hoover had something like Total Information Awareness, would his agents have used it, as they did all the other… — Christian Parenti Copy Share Image
“FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had made the Black Panthers a top priority and, naturally, had publicly “declared war” on them.” — Radley Balko Copy Share Image
“J. Edgar Hoover, the pugnacious director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), put it country-simple for a lay audience when he… — Martin A. Lee Copy Share Image
J. Edgar Hoover, J. Bracken Lee, J. Parnell Thomas, J. Paul Getty -- you can always tell a shithead by that initial… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The challenge for me was not just the prosthetic work and how to move like an older man would move, but more… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
“You right,” Hawk said. “Couldn’t happen. Be like J. Edgar Hoover running around in a dress.” “Exactly,” I said. “Impossible.” — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
The notion of law enforcement as professional, not political, began developing as an aspiration and an ethos even while, in practice, the… — Benjamin Wittes Copy Share Image
“[Re: J. Edgar Hoover] His knowledge was enormous, though his mind was narrow.” — Tim Weiner Copy Share Image
“NOT A GOOD MOVE, Mama.’ ‘Why not?’ said Emma. ‘Jim Knowles has never been supportive, and frankly I’ll be glad to be… — Jeffrey Archer Copy Share Image
It's interesting in this day and age to do a film about political espionage and wiretapping. I don't think that those types… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
My father was the first black Secret Service agent. He wanted to get into the FBI but J. Edgar Hoover, who was… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
If you're a history buff, you know about J. Edgar Hoover. He was likely the most powerful man in the US. If… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
Do I think J. Edgar Hoover was gay? Yes. Do I think he cross-dressed? No. — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
J. Edgar Hoover: When morals decline and good men do nothing, evil flourishes. A society unwilling to learn from past is doomed.… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
“The goal was a U.S. Gestapo. Senator Ervin described the espionage squad inside the White House as a “gestapo mentality.” J. Edgar… — Mae Brussell Copy Share Image
“One of our primary aims in counterintelligence as it concerns the [Black Panther Party] is to keep this group isolated from the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Under Cheney’s direction, the United States moved to restore the powers of secret intelligence that had flourished for fifty-five years under J.… — Tim Weiner Copy Share Image
“By the early 1920s, the America of Jefferson, Lincoln, Whitman, and the young William Jennings Bryan had ceased to exist. It had… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
By every measure, John Kennedy's sex life was compulsive and reckless. At one level, it had clear public consequences. Knowledge of Kennedy's… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
We actually did a lot of takes on this movie [J. Edgar Hoover]. I never left the set wanting more. That's for… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
There are so many parallels in society today [with era of J. Edgar Hoover ] that you can use, whether it's the… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
“So this is where the CIA began—with J. Edgar Hoover telling the British to go to hell, and the British not appreciating… — Jason Fagone Copy Share Image
John F. Kennedy, who seized the White House from Richard Nixon in a frenzied campaign that turned a whole generation of young… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
If you read any of the biographies on J. Edgar Hoover, you find that they contradict each other more than they agree.… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
