Who appropriated Dillinger's image to develop the BOI into the FBI?
John Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Answer
J. Edgar Hoover appropriated John Dillinger's image to develop the Bureau of Investigation into the FBI. Dillinger was a bank robber who became a media sensation in the 1930s. He was a daring and charismatic figure, and his exploits captured the public's imagination. Hoover used Dillinger's image to sell the public on the idea of a new, more powerful federal law enforcement agency.
The Infamous Outlaw: John Dillinger's Untold Story
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