Mr. Schiff: Hi, welcome to "FBI 100, A Closer Look." I'm Neal Schiff of the Bureau's Office of Public Affairs along with FBI Historian Dr. John Fox. Dr. Fox, the Bureau was created in July of 1908. And in the early days, Terrorism was a problem...
Dr. Fox: "Yes, in the spring of 1919, a series of mail bombs were sent out by an unknown group of terrorists. And when those were intercepted at the post office, they decided to try something else, planting those bombs at residences of the Attorney General and several other business and political leaders."
Mr. Schiff: So a new division was created?
Dr. Fox: "Yes, within the Department of Justice, an intelligence group was created called the General Intelligence Division to look into this threat. A young J. Edgar Hoover, who was an attorney in the Department at the time, was put in charge. And it eventually became a part of the Bureau of Investigation, our predecessor."
Mr. Schiff: Looking forward to August of 1975, the FBI was involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa?
Dr. Fox: "Yes, Jimmy Hoffa was a former leader of the Teamsters and was attempting to get back into the organization as its leader. He disappeared from the front of a restaurant near Detroit, Michigan. The Bureau has been investigating that disappearance every since.."
Mr.
Schiff: From the FBI's Public Affairs
office, along with Bureau Historian Dr. John Fox,
I'm Neal Schiff with "FBI 100, A Closer Look."
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