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...second operation was a reassessment, which I ordered in 1970, of the adequacy of internal security measures. This resulted in a plan and a directive to strengthen our intelligence operations. They were protested by Mr. Hoover [J. Edgar Hoover, the late FBI chief], and as a result of his protest they were not put into effect...
...fact that Hoover could kill any broad intelligence plan, involving other agencies, over the President's wishes is surprising. Who was in charge of the Executive Branch?the President or the FBI chief...
...reconsideration, however, prompted by the opposition of Director Hoover, the agencies were notified five days later that the approval had been rescinded...
...Edgar Hoover, urging him to use "maximum available resources" of his agency to investigate and predict riots. Angered at Johnson's refusal to allow wiretapping and electronic bugs against gangsters, Hoover balked. In fact, he proceeded to scrap many of the FBI'S more dubious but productive techniques, such as burglarizing the homes and monitoring the mail of suspected spies and criminals. Stymied by Hoover and realizing that not even the 8,700 agents of the FBI could cope with riots, the Johnson Administration turned to the U.S. Army as a tool of massive retaliation, giving...
Similar resolutions have been offered against Truman, Hoover (twice), Cleveland, Andrew Johnson and Tyler...