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J Edgar Hoover — Part 14

75 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jun 20, 1958 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: J Edgar Hoover · 74 pages OCR'd
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the United States of America and to freedom everywhere in the world."”” On May 10, 1954, Honorable Herbert Brownell, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, awarded Mr, Hoover a Certificate of Merit in recognition of his service as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for thirty years. On November 13, 1954, Mr. Hoover was awarded the Cardinal Gibbons Medal by the National Alumni Association of The Catholic University of America for outstanding service to his country, On May 27, 1955, President Eisenhower presented Mr, Hoover with the National Security Medal for his outstanding service in the field of intelligence relating to National Security. Mr. Hoover received the Valley Forge Teachers Medal #1 on February 22, 1957. On this same date he received the George Washington Award and this was the first time in the history of Freedoms Foundation where in one day the Foundation presented two awards to any one person.
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