I believe that many people used to think that agents in suits and sunglasses in movies were handsome, but in fact, in American history, the FBI was a nightmare for many people, especially some prominent figures in politics.
As an intelligence organization, the FBI holds countless news and secrets and knows the private lives of celebrities and politicians like the back of his hand. In their eyes, even the president of the United States is transparent and has no secrets.
Hoover, the founder of the FBI Intelligence Center, really holds the supreme power. The behind-the-scenes leader of the United States once controlled eight presidents, and Nixon predicted that he would die tragically when he retired.
How did such a legendary figure reach that peak step by step?
Typical white elite
1895, a white couple living in Washington welcomed their youngest child. Father looked at the newborn boy and decided to name him john edgar hoover. No one knows that this baby will become the shadow leader who controls the whole United States in a few decades.
Hoover's parents came from European business families, and his mother's family had extensive contacts in American politics. Hoover's grandparents are American ambassadors to Switzerland. Hoover's father is English. Although not as prominent as his grandfather, he also has a decent job, working in the Geological Survey on the west coast of the United States.
Born in such a white elite family, Hoover also received elite education since childhood. He also showed many characteristics of old-school elite white people, rigid self-discipline and arrogance engraved in his bones. He discriminates against immigrants and blacks and has a rigid prejudice against women.
Hoover was determined to enter politics when he was very young, and he would become a politician in the future, making waves in the magnificent buildings he saw since he was a child.
To this end, Hoover studied very hard and began to cultivate his social skills and management skills at school. Besides studying hard, he also participated in many club activities and became the manager of the school football manager.
However, before Hoover grew up, something happened at home. Hoover had to give up the idea of going to college in other places and stay in Washington to study law. He often needed to work in the library to supplement his family.
Establish the Federal Bureau of Investigation
After graduating with honors, Hoover entered the US Department of Justice on the recommendation of his uncle. Although many people think that the job in the judicial department is boring, Hoover is very satisfied with this job. Every day he is the first to arrive and the last to leave, which is in sharp contrast with the laziness of people around him.
After the outbreak of World War I, the U.S. Department of Justice set up a special department in charge of espionage, which was an unprecedented attempt at that time, and everything was in the exploratory stage.
As Hoover was the most outstanding young man in the Ministry of Justice at that time, he was quickly transferred to this new department, and his life began to formally become attached to intelligence spies.
Prior to this, the intelligence work in the United States was blank. Even if the relevant departments are established, they will cross the river by feeling the stones. Everyone didn't know how to take the first step, but the flexible Hoover soon found a route. With his efforts, the work of this department is thriving.
After the First World War, Hoover was transferred to the investigation department by virtue of his outstanding performance before, and continued to engage in his good intelligence work. At that time, the United States was in chaos, and all kinds of chaos occurred frequently in society. Even President Harding has been using his position to make a fortune.
Less than three years as president, Harding suddenly died in the position of power, and the political situation in the United States became more chaotic. At this time, Hoover, who was only 29 years old, was entrusted with an important task and became the director of the intelligence organization BOI.
Under Hoover's leadership, BOI broke through many major cases. For a while, it made no difference. Many people regard becoming a so-called "investigator" as their dream.
1935, Hoover renamed the original BOI the Federal Bureau of Investigation and became the ruler of the largest intelligence organization in the United States.
postvital
When Hoover took control of the largest intelligence agency in the United States, he began to use this resource to secretly investigate the private lives of officials, politicians and celebrities. Under the surveillance of the FBI, no one has any secrets, because these celebrities are very afraid of what Khufu has.
After the outbreak of World War II, Hoover was instructed by Roosevelt to eavesdrop on some suspicious people in the United States, so he arrested a large number of so-called suspicious people, and Hoover was hated by more people.
The FBI was impeached because of such measures, but President Roosevelt has been blatantly shielding Hoover because he has many handles in Hoover's hands.
Presidents after Roosevelt loved and hated Hoover and the ghostly FBI. They rely on Hoover to get a lot of information, but at the same time they are threatened and checked by each other, which makes them very uncomfortable.
Hoover experienced eight different presidents when he was in charge of the FBI. Many people call him the "shadow leader" and think that he is the real behind-the-scenes leader of the United States and controls eight presidents.
Nixon was also controlled by Hoover, who once said: Once Hoover retired, he would die miserably because he offended countless people.
1972, Hoover, who was in charge of the United States for half a century, died of a heart attack. His departure immediately deprived the FBI of an umbrella and was subjected to many attacks and restrictions.
Today, the FBI is still a mysterious organization in many people's minds, but its power and strength have long fallen behind.
Everyone has secrets and stories that can't be told. Therefore, Hoover took advantage of the weakness of human nature, controlled those who were in high positions, and held their fate firmly in his own hands, thus becoming a real power figure in the United States at that time.
But even if the sun sets in the western hills forever, great men who can give orders will have brilliant endings. After Hoover left the whirlpool of power, although he was not as painful as Nixon predicted, he could no longer enjoy his former glory.
The FBI, founded by him, was also suppressed after his death and lost its former glory.