How J. Edgar Hoover Shaped the FBI Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email FBI director J. Edgar Hoover traces movements of his special agents in the U.S. and outlying possessions on May 3, 1954. ( Associated Press / AP Photo ) Produced by Dana Roberson Produced by PRI and WNYC