Medsger, Betty.

The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger. - First edition. - x, 596 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-578) and index.

An account of the 1971 break-in of the FBI offices in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists cites their roles in triggering major changes in the FBI and confirming that J. Edgar Hoover had run a personal shadow-FBI.

9780307962959 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0307962954 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2013024540


Hoover, J. Edgar 1895-1972.


United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation --Corrupt practices--History.


Intelligence service--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Leaks (Disclosure of information)--United States--Case studies.
Whistle blowing--United States--Case studies.
Burglary--United States--Case studies.

HV8144.F43 / M43 2014

363.250973/0904