December 29, 1999: Politics, J. Edgar Hoover, & Aliens - Jack Anderson

Art Bell interviews legendary investigative columnist Jack Anderson, whose career spanned decades of exposing government corruption and tangling with the most powerful figures in Washington. Anderson recounts his decision to investigate FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover by conducting a burlesque FBI-style probe, including going through Hoover's garbage and following him around the capital. The columns that resulted reduced Hoover from near-deity status, prompting the director to call Anderson lower… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/december-29-1999-politics-j-edgar-hoover-and-aliens-jack-anderson