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Snurred of several 1: groups L. the interest i citize and vicious na- tional oryanizations, the drive to prescrve the p.rthplace of J. Edgar Heover as2n.tional mon- ument anil museum ha; gained cc:.:iderable mo- mentum and steps are be- ing taken to formalize z committee for definii action. The reaction @ ‘:@ public to preserve the birth place of this ow- standing Amesican he- beon overwhelmingly fa- yorably and it is Fellevert that there will be sitty.. time lost in prepariny _ both private and public . plans for the preserva- ~ tion of this asset to the -. community. The long service of J, F Edgar Hoover in the in- q terests of his country is ‘;. apparently quite deeply ; apereciated Ly >is fellow ; Americans ard thcy are F anxious ‘to retiin this his- “ toric building as wemall = tribute forth: :elfish * and ccdice:ed es.octs he yh. made f. if scountry. John Fuso livcver waa 7 burn, January 1, 1895, »_in ‘he District of Columbia. ITe_was educat-id_in the public schools o: |'.2 Dig- trict of Columti. and re- c. od Bache!.. of Laws and Master of Lrwa de- erces from th: George Washington U .crsity. He holis he. cary de- grees from t>2 George Washington ¥ siversity, Pennsylvania Military College, N. sk Uni- versity, Ki. “00 Col- lege, We ier Col- lege, Ok x B-ptist University, ‘:-corgetown University, ‘orn’ Uni- South, Uni. -.. Aly of otre Dame, St. Jcl--'s Uriver- Sity Law Sel. e2l, i. gers Uriversity, University of Arkansas, Holy Cross College, Seton Hall Col- ‘lege, Marquette Univer- sity, Pace College and ‘Morris Harvey College. Mr, Hoover entered the Department of Justice in 1917, and in 1919 he was appointed Special Assis- tant to the 4Attorney General. From 1921 until 1924 he served as Assis- tant Director, Bureau of Investigation and in May 1924, he was named Di- rector. He has been ad- mitted to practice law befpre the bar ofthe Dis- trict Court of the United pompano crew are rotten, 1 eR © | States for the District of a, — Columbia, the Tinitad To er ee a hod States Court of Claims and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Hoover is a Mason, both Royal Arch and Scottish Rite, 330, and a Shriner. He is a member of Kappa Alpha cron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Phi O- mega; and Zeta Sigma Pi. He is a member of many national and statewide law enforcement associa- tions; a -trustee of The Georwve Wachinetan tIni- we Fr Se resen sg, ens L ied Pratarnityu: Crmi_ lvereity;, member, Board ‘of Directors, Boys’ Clu CAPITOL HILL SPECTATOR Washington, D. C. January 82, 1963 Page l