The Re-Education with Eli Lake

Ep. 55: OG Man

Dec 2, 2022

01:42:03

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

Nixon's Eulogy at Hoover's Funeral

4min

The History of Cointel Pro

2min

The FBI's Poison Pen Letter to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2min

The FBI's Failure to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement

5min

The Great Flaws of J. Edgar Hoover

3min

The FBI's Campaign to Destroy and Expose Martin Luther King

4min

The FBI's Role in Protecting King's Sex Life

5min

Cointel Pro and the Ku Klux Klan

2min

10.

The FBI's Dirty Tricks on the Klan

5min

11.

The Importance of J. Gurhuver's Files

3min

12.

What Happened to Hoover's Secret Files?

2min

13.

The National Archives Reprocessed Anonymous Files

2min

14.

FBI Counterintelligence Dirty Tricks of Hoover's Career

2min

15.

The FBI's Files on Hoover's Blackmail

2min

16.

The Origins of Co-Intell Pro

3min

17.

The Origins of Co-Intell Pro

4min

18.

The Co-Intell Pro White Hate Program

3min

19.

The Counterintuitive Moments of Hoover

4min

20.

The Day Wall Street Exploded by Jay Hoover

3min

21.

The Left's Fear of Hoover

2min

22.

Edgar Hoover's Influence on the American Public

2min

23.

Hoover's Influence on the Liberal Establishment

2min

24.

The Rise and Fall of Hoover

2min

25.

Hoover and the Communist Party

3min

26.

Hoover and McCarthy

3min

27.

The Relationship Between Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson

3min

28.

The Origins of Hoover's Sexual Relationship With Tulsa

2min

29.

Hoover's Sexual Perversions and Secrets

2min

30.

Hoover's Internal War

3min

31.

The FBI and the Mafia in the 20th Century

3min

32.

The Pros and Cons of Hoover

2min

33.

Harry Truman's Recognizing Real Limits

2min

34.

The Dangers of Having a Single Figure as the Head of the FBI

3min

35.

Hoover's Influence on American Politics

3min

36.

The Importance of Civil Liberties in Domestic Intelligence

3min

In this episode Eli examines the legacy of J Edgar Hoover, the man who waged a political and psychological war against Martin Luther King and created the modern FBI. His guest is Yale Historian Beverly Gage, whose majestic new biography of Hoover paints a scathing and complex portrait of the first G man.

Time Stamps:

00:50 Monologue

38:21 Interview with Beverly Gage

Questions? Comments? Email eli@nebulouspodcasts.com

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