Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
J. Edgar Hoover
Born: January 1, 1895
Died: May 2, 1972 (aged 77)
Bio: John Edgar Hoover was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States, appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation predecessor to the FBI in 1924.
Known for:
- Queen of the Mob (1940)
- Parole Fixer (1940)
- The Next of Kin (1942)
- Walk East On Beacon (1952)
- Persons in Hiding (1939)
J. Edgar Hoover Quotes