A biography that may change your mind about J. Edgar Hoover - WP Review
A biography that may change your mind about J. Edgar Hoover Review by Kai Bird November 9, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EST J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. (John Rous/AP) Listen 10 min Comment 1 Add to your saved stories Save Gift Article Share On Oct. 7, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson’s longtime aide Walter Jenkins walked into the YMCA near the White House after a party at the Newsweek magazine office and had sex in the bathroom with a homeless Army veteran. The vice squad arrested Jenkins, booked him and released him. A week later, the story made headlines on the eve of the presidential election that pitted Johnson against Republican Barry Goldwater. By then, a near-suicidal Jenkins had checked into George Washington University Hospital and the Republicans were “punching hard,” writes Beverly Gage in “ G-Man ,” her masterful account of the life and controversial career of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The Goldwater cam