FBI Directors ~ A History

Since its beginning in 1908, the FBI has been led by a single individual. At first called “Chief,” this leader has been titled “Director” since the term of William Flynn (1919-1921).    

The FBI Director has answered directly to the attorney general since the 1920s.‬ ‪Under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 of 1968, Public Law 90-3351, the Director is appointed by the U.S. President and confirmed by the Senate. On October 15, 1976, in reaction to the extraordinary 48-year term of J. Edgar Hoover, Congress passed Public Law 94-503, limiting the FBI Director to a single term of no longer than 10 years. ‪   

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Link to: FBI Directors, Then and Now 

Styrous® ~ Friday, May 12, 2017 

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