JFK MEETS WITH J. EDGAR HOOVER AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 23, 1961, President John F. Kennedy met with F.B.I.* Director J. Edgar Hoover** in the Oval Office of the West Wing at the White House.
The meeting, which included Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, took place at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
Mr. Hoover served as FBI Director under presidents from Coolidge to Nixon.
Biographer Kenneth D. Ackerman writes...
"For better or worse, (J. Edgar Hoover) built the FBI into a modern, national organization..."
*Federal Bureau of Investigation is the domestic intelligence & security service of the United States operating under the Department of Justice. It was established in 1908 as the Bureau of Investigation & became the FBI in 1935.
**John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was born in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C. He was educated at The George Washington University & GWU School of Law (1917). The FBI building in Washington, D.C. is named in his honor.
JEH became head of the General Intelligence Division of the Bureau of Investigation at the age of 24. He became Director in 1924 & held that position until his death.
