The Attorney General in 1919 who survives an assassination attempt and tasks Hoover with purging radicals. He oversees the Palmer Raids but eventually loses his political position, paving the way for Hoover's appointment as Bureau director.
Hierarchical professional link during the department's formative years.
Early administrative link within the Justice Department hierarchy.
Direct political and legal persecution during the First Red Scare.
Indirect institutional legacy linking early department reforms to later high-profile investigations.
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