G-Man and Masters of the Universe w/ Beverly Gage
American Prestige
English - April 04, 2023 14:27 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 578 ratingsPolitics News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Danny and Derek welcome Beverly Gage, professor of history and American studies at Yale University, to discuss the life and work of J. Edgar Hoover. They touch on his DC upbringing, early years at the nascent FBI, the 1930s War on Crime, the effect of WWII and the Cold War on the agency, COINTELPRO, his sexuality, religiosity, racism, and more.
Grab your copy of Beverly’s book G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century!
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