| Role/Occupation FBI |
| Total Entries 22 |
| Representative Buck Brady of the FBI |
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From the late 1920s through the 1950s; “G-Men” (Government Men) were seen in fiction as incorruptible forces for law and order and American values, with very rare exceptions. However, J. Edgar Hoover’s suspicion of the politics and motivations of prominent civil rights activists, and growing paranoia about the social changes in America, caused the FBI’s activities to become increasingly out of step with the times (serious legal violations occurred in spying on activists). Mishandled cases and other scandals, some decades old, were talked about more publicly. After Hoover died in 1972, a law previously passed to limit the tenure of FBI directors came into effect. Scurrilous rumors of J. Edgar’s sexual peccadillos or connection to organized crime figures got a lot more play once he couldn’t sic his agents on those reporting them. Media portrayals of the FBI since then have generally depicted a flawed but usually well-meaning organization, some of whose agents may have friction with other law enforcement agencies. More rarely, some may be corrupt or evil. Works of fiction will often use a “No Celebrities Were Harmed” version of the FBI and Hoover… ~ FBI Agent – TV Tropes
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