In 1973, the FBI Director was William Ruckelshaus. He served as the acting director for a brief period during the Watergate scandal, after the resignation of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972. However, it is important to note that the more commonly recognized FBI director during the early 1970s was J. Edgar Hoover, who led the Bureau from its founding in 1935 until his death in 1972. After Hoover, L. Patrick Gray served as acting director before Ruckelshaus took over.
John Edgar Hoover was the first director of the FBI and today the director is Robert S. Mueller, III.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, has been the Director and head of the FBI since 2001. He is the only Director to date tp be given extensions to his term limit by the President.
John Edgar Hoover was the first director of the FBI. He was appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation - the predecessor of the FBI - in 1924. He was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935. He remained as director of the FBI until his death in 1972.
The head of the FBI is called the Director. The Director is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate, serving a ten-year term, although they can be reappointed. The Director oversees the operations, administration, and strategic direction of the FBI.
The FBI is headed by a Director who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/hoover.htm - John Edgar Hoover is the only director listed on the FBI site to have been director in the 1930's. He was director from 1924 - 1972.
The FBI is part of the Justice Department, so theoretically the line of command is the FBI Director - the Attorney General - then the President
J.Edgar Hoover was the director from 1935 to 1972
j edgar is a director of the FBI
J. Edgar Hoover was the strong anti-Communist director of the FBI during the Red Scare.
J. Edgar Hoover was the strong anti-Communist director of the FBI during the Red Scare.
He was appointed as director in 1935 by President Franklin Roosevelt.