The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI by Betty Medsger

The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI

Betty Medsger
608 pages
Vintage
Oct 2014
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<p>In late 1970, a mild-mannered Haverford College physics professor privately asked a few people this question: &quot;What do you think of burglarizing an FBI office?&quot; In remarkable detail and with astonishing depth of research, Betty Medsger reveals the never-before-told full story of the history-changing break-in at the Media, Pennsylvania, FBI offices. Through their exploits, a group of unlikely activists exposed the shocking truth that J. Edgar Hoover was operating a shadow Bureau engaged in illegal surveillance and harassment of the American people. <br><br><i>The Burglary</i> brings the activists, who have kept their secret for forty-three years, into the public eye for the first time - including, new to this edition, the recent discovery of the eighth and final member of the team. The burglars' story of personal sacrifice and civil disobedience is a vital episode in the American whistle-blower tradition that includes the Pentagon Papers, Watergate's Deep Throat, and, most recently, Edward Snowden and the NSA.</p>
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Pages 608
Publisher Vintage
Published 2014
Readers 2