Richard Nixon: “He made the FBI the finest law enforcement agency on the earth, the…”

On the recordMay 3, 1972

He made the FBI the finest law enforcement agency on the earth, the invincible and incorruptible defender of every American's precious right to be free from fear.

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Richard Nixon

Republican · California

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Eulogy Delivered at Funeral Services for J. Edgar Hoover

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Richard Nixon: “He made the FBI the finest law enforcement agency on the earth, the invincible and incorruptible defender of every…”

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