Quote by Bryan Burrough

“Hoover’s attention to the case had waxed and waned over the years, but he had become so agitated about the growing criticism he was…

— David Grann

“Hoover never wanted his men to overshadow him. The”

— David Grann

“Dwayne Hoover, incidentally, wasn’t taking any of this in.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“You right,” Hawk said. “Couldn’t happen. Be like J. Edgar Hoover running around in a dress.” “Exactly,” I said. “Impossible.”

— Robert B. Parker

“Hoover condemned the proposal for the CIA as nothing but the “dreams of visionary but impractical empire-builders.”

— Tim Weiner

“History is written by the victors, they say, and there was no one alive who would come forward to dispute Hoover’s fabricated story. Never…

— Bryan Burrough

“All of us should treasure his (John Dillinger) Oriental wisdom and his preaching of a Zen-like detachment, as exemplified by his constant reminder to…

— Robert Anton Wilson

“The fact he has some kind of bond with you is quite extraordinary", she [Deep Throat's daughter] said. "He doesn't remember Ed Miller and…

— Bob Woodward

“At Hoover’s request, Agent Burger had even written up fictional scenes,”

— David Grann

“White and his cowboy hat loomed over the diminutive Hoover, who was so sensitive about his modest stature that he rarely promoted taller agents…

— David Grann

“Except for a roll of Harding's eyes, everyone ignored me, which is the way I liked it when I had to hang around with…

— James R. Benn

“NOT A GOOD MOVE, Mama.’ ‘Why not?’ said Emma. ‘Jim Knowles has never been supportive, and frankly I’ll be glad to be rid of…

— Jeffrey Archer