Official and Confiden

by Anthony Summers

Book Overview

For nearly fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399138005
• ISBN13: 9780399138003
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A Thrilling Tale

A thrilling tale about power, intelligence, politics, US history, extortion, the Mafia, the Kennedys, sex and the city. Written about the probably most powerful man of the 20th century. A must read if you want to understand how politics is made. A great read if you love suspension. A very bad read if you prefer to keep your believe in truth in politics. Reading this book might bring you to a conclusion that there is no "white" or "black", "good" or "bad". But all shades of grey. Once and today...

You'll never look at government the same after reading this

A shocking, eye-opening account of arguably one of the most powerful and dangerous men ever in Washington D.C. Hoover was a fascinating character and stopped at nothing in his quest for power. He was able to dig up so much dirt on any and every politician, that nobody ever dared to challenge him in the smallest way, unless they wanted to commit career suicide. This important book reveals what really goes on in Washington and how even Presidents can become mere pawns on the chessboard. The Founding Fathers of our country are surely rolling in their graves at the travesty our government has become.

Excellent biography on J. Edgar Hoover!

Once I had begun to read this book, it took everything I had to put it down in order to get some sleep and do my schoolwork. The power that Hoover possessed and how he fed on the fears of government officials who tried to kick him out, is absolutly fantastic to read about. To learn how corrupt the man who was considered by many to be an American hero was proved to be among the many elements of this book that keeps you wanting to read it. I had no idea that Hoover was a closet transvestite until I read this book, but now I enjoy reading this book, both for pleasure and research. I recommend it to anyone who wants to read some interesting stuff!

Intriguing,Interesting, Disturbing.

"Official And Confidential" is a great work that serves as a document about the abuses of power due to one man's private perversions. Summers writes an incredibly powerful book that explores many, many subjects. Never did I think one man could have so much control, I was proven wrong by this great work. J.Edgar Hoover was a man with mental problems that were secret perversions, he used it to his use. This book is like watching a great movie. It has all the elements of a great dramatic thriller. We explore the shadowy truths behind the assassinations of JFK, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Even the death of John Dillinger is questioned here. "Official & Confidential" can also serve as a study of the perversions of power and government. The myth of the conservative 50s and 60s is shattered here. There was more going on behind the curtain of power than we knew. This is a masterpiece.

Great Topic, Great Read, Excellent ending

The book is well written and documented and will stir memories from your past and leave you questioning our government. It will provide you with background information on some of the countries most difficult moments, President Kennedy's assasination, Robert Kennedy's death and the shooting of Martin Luther King to name a few. You'll be amazed at why Mr. Hoover remained the director of the FBI for almost sixty years, and why no American President would dare remove him.