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Cargando... The Birth of the FBI: Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the Fight Over America's Premier Law Enforcement Agencypor Willard M. Oliver
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. When I finally decided to give this book a try, what really sold me was the author's argument that the creation of the FBI had its roots in the investigation of fraud in federal land sales. However, the story that Oliver really wants to tell is that of the evolution of federal police services, from the U.S. Marshals, to the Pinkertons, to the Secret Service, until one arrives at the Bureau of Investigation. Apart from that, the real meat of this book is Teddy Roosevelt's feud with such high-level members of Congress such as Rep. James A. Tawney (Chairman of the Appropriations Committee) and Sen. Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman; men who were determined to keep the power of the president under control, and maintain the authority of the states. It's an okay study, but not really what I was looking for. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML:Most people believe the Federal Bureau of Investigation began under J. Edgar Hoover in the 1920s or 1930s. Many also naturally assume it was developed for the express purpose of fighting crime. However, the reality is very different. The reality is it began years earlier, in 1908, under President Theodore Roosevelt. In The Birth of the FBI: Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the Fight Over America's Premier Law Enforcement Agency, Willard Oliver details the political fight that led to the birth of America's premier law enforcement agency. Roosevelt was concerned about conservation and one issue he wanted enforced were the fraudulent land deals being perpetrated by many people, including some members of Congress. When he began using the Secret Service to investigate these crimes, Congress blocked him from doing so. The end result of this political spat was Roosevelt's creation of the FBI, which heightened the political row between the two branches of government in the final year of Roosevelt's presidency. The truth of the matter is, the premier law enforcement agency in the United States was actually created because of a political fight between the executive and legislative branches of government. The Birth of the FBI reveals the true story behind the birth of the FBI and provides some useful insight into an important part of our American history. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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