Full Bio: J. Edgar Hoover's Rise at the FBI

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For this month's Full Bio, we're discussing the life of J. Edgar Hoover with biographer Beverly Gage. She is the author of the new book G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century. Today we discuss how Hoover came to lead the FBI, and the questions surrounding his sexuality.

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