The FBI Story: A Report to the People.

First edition, early printing of this seminal work in the depiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s history and role in national security. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge stained red. Presentation copy, inscribed by J. Edgar Hoover on the front free endpaper, "To Major Benjamin H. Namm Best wishes J. Edgar Hoover 1957." J. Edgar Hoover was appointed the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935, following the agency’s reorganization from its predecessor, the Bureau of Investigation. Though he had led the Bureau of Investigation since 1924, his formal title changed with the establishment of the FBI. Hoover remained in this position until his death in 1972, serving under eight U.S. presidents. As the FBI’s first director, Hoover was instrumental in shaping the agency’s structure, methods, and public image, promoting the use of advanced investigative techniques, centralized records, and forensic science. His directorship was also marked by widespread domestic surveillance and political overreach, particularly during the Red Scare and the civil rights era. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mitch Havemeyer and Hoyt Howard.