I just finished reading
Puppetmaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover (2004) by Richard Hack. I hadn't known that
Hoover had dated Lela Rogers,
Ginger's mother. I hadn't known that he and
Dorothy Lamour had an affair, which she didn't deny. I knew, of course, that Hoover and his
COINTELPRO organization had spread false rumors that
Jean Seberg was pregnant with the baby of a
Black Panther Party member. I hadn't realized how much Franklin Roosevelt utilized Hoover's domestic surveillance. I hadn't realized that Harry Truman distrusted Hoover and compared his methods to Gestapo tactics. So I learned a few things. Which is one of the reasons that reading
good for you.
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