This biography of J. Edgar Hoover differs from all previous books on the subject.
My book posits and documents the existence of two political myths about
Hoover. One is a God myth, which was created intentionally by a long-standing
FBI public relations campaign. The other myth is a Devil myth that emerged in
reaction to the God myth. Both of these mythic perceptions are unidimensional
stereotypical depictions of the man, which obscure the reality of the former
FBI director. The author uses declassified FBI memoranda to shed light on the
personality and professional performance of Mr. Hoover through examination
of his marginalia. Hoover’s handwritten comments in the margins of FBI memos
are candid and fascinating manifestations of his true self.
Over de auteur
‘Dr. Dirk C. Duran-Gibson, Ph. D.
teaches interviewing, persuasion,
communication theory, professional
communication, magazine writing,
and serial murder communication at
the University of New Mexico. He has
published a book on communication in
the practice of law, a half-dozen books
on serial murder, and two books on outer
space studies. He is an acknowledged
authority on product recalls, serial
murder communication, and outer space,
and has been interviewed more than one
hundred times by international, national
and regional media. He has served as a
consultant to the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, and the
Federal Aviation Administration. He lives
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife,
Linda Duran-Gibson, BA, MA, CCC.’