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The Rise and Fall of the FBI
In 1924, in steps Jay Edgar Hoover, the reformer arrives. At the outset, he was determined to reform the bureau quickly and thoroughly. He did it so by weeding out the political hacks and incompetence. Under Hoover's direction, new agents were also required to be 25 to 35 years old,. preferably with experience in law or accounting.