The Creation and Impact of the Federal Bureau of Investigation In the early 1900s, Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth president of the United States, decided that there had to be a change to the justice system. Through long meetings with Charles Bonaparte, the United States Attorney General at the time as well as Roosevelt’s right hand man, the two men had come to the decision to create an organized system of investigators that could gather evidence to track down those committing federal crimes. This organized system would soon be called The Federal Bureau of Investigation or The FBI. The Federal Bureau of Investigation would very much impact the taking down of federal crime all the way up until the present day. Through finding the FBI,
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After his long and successful college years, he began to work and create his own private practice. During this time, Bonaparte had views on corrupt government officials and wanted a change. This led him to being one of the founders of the National Civil Service Reform League, which raised awareness to these corrupt government officials. He later would work with Roosevelt as the Secretary of the Navy. Once Roosevelt took office, he appointed Bonaparte to be apart of his Cabinet. By appointing Bonaparte as a member of the Cabinet, he would soon enough bring up the idea of the creation of the …show more content…
Edgar Hoover and his agents were off to quite the busy start. Hoover made it very clear just how he wanted his system of agents to work and what requirements they must meet. He began with background checks of all the agents, and considered whether or not they were qualified for the job as an agent for the FBI. Hoover worked as the director of the FBI up until his death in 1972, serving for every bit of 48 years. The legacy he left on the FBI was one that would still be acknowledged to this day. He based the FBI off of two things; discipline and patriotism (J. Edgar Hoover par. 13).
The early years of the FBI were definitely years of building, training, and setting up. An agent interviewed by the magazine put the FBI in a quote, “ ‘FBI…for those initials also represent the three things for which the Bureau and its representatives always stand, fidelity, bravery, integrity,’” (Bune par. 4). This quote had very much reiterated what Hoover had planned his Bureau to be like. It was and has been the major FBI motto and how they base their recruitment off of. Hoover’s actions and sternness had made the FBI into what it is today; a strong working environment based on discipline and
After his long and successful college years, he began to work and create his own private practice. During this time, Bonaparte had views on corrupt government officials and wanted a change. This led him to being one of the founders of the National Civil Service Reform League, which raised awareness to these corrupt government officials. He later would work with Roosevelt as the Secretary of the Navy. Once Roosevelt took office, he appointed Bonaparte to be apart of his Cabinet. By appointing Bonaparte as a member of the Cabinet, he would soon enough bring up the idea of the creation of the …show more content…
Edgar Hoover and his agents were off to quite the busy start. Hoover made it very clear just how he wanted his system of agents to work and what requirements they must meet. He began with background checks of all the agents, and considered whether or not they were qualified for the job as an agent for the FBI. Hoover worked as the director of the FBI up until his death in 1972, serving for every bit of 48 years. The legacy he left on the FBI was one that would still be acknowledged to this day. He based the FBI off of two things; discipline and patriotism (J. Edgar Hoover par. 13).
The early years of the FBI were definitely years of building, training, and setting up. An agent interviewed by the magazine put the FBI in a quote, “ ‘FBI…for those initials also represent the three things for which the Bureau and its representatives always stand, fidelity, bravery, integrity,’” (Bune par. 4). This quote had very much reiterated what Hoover had planned his Bureau to be like. It was and has been the major FBI motto and how they base their recruitment off of. Hoover’s actions and sternness had made the FBI into what it is today; a strong working environment based on discipline and