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J. Edgar Hoover directed the FBI from 1924 until his death. His initialed memoranda, phone transcripts, and briefing papers are a primary record of how the Bureau characterized Oswald, Ruby, and the Dallas investigation in the hours and days following November 22, 1963.
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“HSCA · From: PALMER, BETSY. · To: THE DIRECTOR. · Box 175. 175-6. · Release: Redact”
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Bureau memoranda documenting Hoover's direction of the Dallas investigation.
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“FBI · From: HOOVER, J. EDGAR · To: DIR, BUR OF INTELL AND RESEARCH · FOLDER: OSWALD CASE-- FBI REPORTS; BOX F11 · Release: In Part”
“FBI · From: J. EDGAR HOOVER · ONE PAGE DOCUMENT FBI RECORD, NUMBER 462 131 F UNDATED.DOCUMENT NOT AN ASSASSINATION RECORD PER FBI · Release: Withhold”
“CIA · From: RUDOLPH E. GOMEZ · To: MFR · JFK64-6 : F10 : 1998.01.29.18:46:57:466102 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: MICHAEL J. O'NEIL. GENERAL COUNSEL · To: DAVID G. MARWELL. EXEC. DIR. ARRB · JFK-M-15 : F3 : 2000.02.04.07:37:58:043035 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: INSPECTOR GENERAL · JFK35 : F8 : 1993.08.12.11:04:56:960060 : ROUTING SHEET ONLY · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: INSPECTOR GENERAL · To: WITHHELD · JFK-M-13 : F1 : 1999.03.16.09:50:34:340120 : ATTACHED ARE TABLE OF CONTENTS AND PAGES RELEVANT TO WASHINGTON POST STORY FROM FBI MEMO DATED 18 MAY 1964, SUBJECT:LEE HARVEY OSWALD/ACTIVITIES IN ME · Release: Redact”
“CIA · To: DIR. CIA · JFK-RH04 : F108-IV : 1998.11.24.16:16:15:043108 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: GEISS, E. P., CIA · To: C/SISS/OS/CIA · JFK44 : F11 : 1994.04.18.10:29:50:840007 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · JFK-M-01 : F1 : 1998.09.20.09:37:30:326031 : ARRB REQUEST.CIA - IR-1. · Release: Redact”