Political Gabfest Reads: Rethinking J. Edgar Hoover
b'Emily Bazelon talks with author Beverly Gage about her new book,\\xa0G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, a detailed account of the life of the first FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover. They discuss Hoover\\u2019s hostile relationship with Martin Luther King Jr., why he should have quit at the end of the 1950s, and how Hoover\\u2019s childhood shaped his\\xa0reign\\xa0[MOU1]\\xa0as director.\\xa0\\n\\nTweet us your questions\\xa0@SlateGabfest\\xa0or email us at\\xa0gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)\\n\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth\\n\\xa0[MOU1]\\u201ctenure\\u201d? Maybe I\\u2019m overthinking this.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'