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Records Show J. Edgar Hoover's Disdain for Columnist

In caustic comments on internal FBI memos, bureau director J. Edgar Hoover referred to prominent Washington columnist Jack Anderson with undisguised contempt, calling him "a jackal," while agents combed his articles for errors and hints about possible sources.
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By Pete Yost and Lara Jakes Jordan

 
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