Richard Nixon actually said...

But I will say that in doing so, Edgar Hoover, because of his indomitable courage against sometimes very vicious attack, has made certain that the flag of the FBI will always fly high.

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Remarks on the Death of J. Edgar Hoover

05/01/1972

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