The Burglary
The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI
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Bronson Pinchot
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Betty Medsger
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Betty Medsger
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The never-before-told full story of the history-changing break-in at the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists - quiet, ordinary, hardworking Americans - that made clear the shocking truth and confirmed what some had long suspected, that J. Edgar Hoover had created and was operating, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, his own shadow Bureau of Investigation.
It begins in 1971 in an America being split apart by the Vietnam War. A small group of activists - eight men and women - the Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI, inspired by Daniel Berrigan's rebellious Catholic peace movement, set out to use a more active, but nonviolent, method of civil disobedience to provide hard evidence once and for all that the government was operating outside the laws of the land.
The would-be burglars - nonpro's - were ordinary people leading lives of purpose: a professor of religion and former freedom rider; a day-care director; a physicist; a cab driver; an antiwar activist, a lock picker; a graduate student.
Betty Medsger's extraordinary book re-creates in detail how this group of unknowing thieves scouted out the low-security FBI building in a small town just west of Philadelphia, taking into consideration every possible factor.
At the heart of the heist - and the book - the contents of the FBI files revealing Hoover's "secret counterintelligence program" COINTELPRO, set up in 1956 to investigate and disrupt dissident political groups, a plan that would discredit, destabilize, and demoralize groups, many of them legal civil rights organizations and antiwar groups that Hoover found offensive - as well as black power groups, student activists, antidraft protestors, conscientious objectors.
The Burglary is an important and riveting book, a portrait of the potential power of non-violent resistance and the destructive power of excessive government secrecy and spying.
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In the fall of 1961, KGB assassin Bogdan Stashinsky defected to West Germany. After spilling his secrets to the CIA, Stashinsky was put on trial in what would be the most publicized assassination case of the entire Cold War. The publicity stirred up by the Stashinsky case forced the KGB to change its modus operandi abroad and helped end the career of Aleksandr Shelepin, one of the most ambitious and dangerous Soviet leaders.
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Long…but excellent
- By Shawna Hanley on 10-16-23
By: Serhii Plokhy
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An Act of State
- The Execution of Martin Luther King
- By: Dr. William F. Pepper Esq
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Martin Luther King Jr., was a powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in the US, and at the height of his fame in the mid-'60s seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the USA. However, in 1968, he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered. The conviction of James Earl Ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when William Pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a 25-year campaign for justice.
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Great - skip epilogue
- By Not the Todd on 11-29-24
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JFK and the Unspeakable
- Why He Died and Why It Matters
- By: James W. Douglass
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 22 hrs and 20 mins
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At the height of the Cold War, JFK risked committing the greatest crime in human history: starting a nuclear war. Horrified by the specter of nuclear annihilation, Kennedy gradually turned away from his long-held Cold Warrior beliefs and toward a policy of lasting peace. But to the military and intelligence agencies in the United States, who were committed to winning the Cold War at any cost, Kennedy's change of heart was a direct threat to their power and influence.
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One Book EVERY AMERICAN Needs to Read
- By Peter on 06-09-12
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Betrayal in Dallas
- LBJ, the Pearl Street Mafia, and the Murder of President Kennedy
- By: Mark North
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Here's what we now know: John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by Mafia contract killers hired by Louisiana mob boss Carlos Marcello. Kennedy was killed in that city because it was the only place in the country where a crime of that magnitude could be committed without fear of punishment. Long-time local district attorney Henry Wade, an LBJ crony who would have sole jurisdiction over the prosecution of those responsible, had been corrupted by the local Civello crime family. Lyndon B. Johnson, while a U.S. senator during the 1950s, had accepted bribes from the same mobsters so that they could avoid deportation.
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The Gangland Point of View
- By margot on 10-20-13
By: Mark North
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Enemies
- A History of the FBI
- By: Tim Weiner
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
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We think of the FBI as America’s police force. But secret intelligence is the Bureau’s first and foremost mission. Enemies is the story of how presidents have used the FBI as the most formidable intelligence force in American history. This is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
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Good book, just not for me
- By a on 11-12-12
By: Tim Weiner
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CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys
- How and Why US Agents Conspired to Assassinate JFK and RFK
- By: Patrick Nolan, Dr. Henry C. Lee - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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In CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys, Patrick Nolan fearlessly investigates the CIA’s involvement in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy - why the brothers needed to die and how rogue intelligence agents orchestrated history’s most infamous conspiracy. Nolan furthers the research of leading scholars who agree that there remain serious unanswered questions regarding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.
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Where are we now?
- By Payton on 04-12-17
By: Patrick Nolan, and others
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Hitler in Los Angeles
- How Jews and Their Spies Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America
- By: Steve Ross
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 14 hrs
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No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city's Jews and to sabotage the nation's military installations: plans existed for hanging 20 prominent Hollywood figures such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Samuel Goldwyn; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast.
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Phenomenal read!
- By Anonymous User on 12-07-17
By: Steve Ross
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Death of a Dissident
- The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB
- By: Alex Goldfarb, Marina Litvinenko
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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The November 2006 assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander "Sasha" Litvinenko, who was poisoned by the rare radioactive element polonium, caused an international sensation. Within a few short weeks, the fit 43-year-old lay gaunt, bald, and dying in a hospital, the victim of a "tiny nuclear bomb". Suspicions swirled around Russia's FSB, the successor to the KGB, and the Putin regime.
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Very interesting and scary...
- By A. M. on 03-21-15
By: Alex Goldfarb, and others
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The Spy Who Was Left Behind
- By: Michael Pullara
- Narrated by: Michael Pullara
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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On August 8, 1993, a single bullet to the head killed Freddie Woodruff, the Central Intelligence Agency’s station chief in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Within hours, police had a suspect - a vodka-soaked village bumpkin named Anzor Sharmaidze. A tidy explanation quickly followed: It was a tragic accident. US diplomats hailed Georgia’s swift work. Yet the bullet that killed Woodruff was never found, and key witnesses have since retracted their testimony, saying they were beaten and forced to identify Sharmaidze. But if he didn’t do it, who did?
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great book needs a hires narrator
- By Blake Dahl on 11-17-18
By: Michael Pullara
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Mary's Mosaic
- The CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace
- By: Peter Janney
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
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A shocking expos on the life and death of political peace activist Mary Pinchot Meyer, whose relationship with John F. Kennedy sheds new light on the circumstances surrounding his assassination. Who really murdered Mary Pinchot Meyer in the fall of 1964? Why was there a mad rush by CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton to immediately locate and confiscate her diary? What in that diary was so explosive and revealing?
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A must read to understand the real power brokers of this country
- By barry Lowe on 02-12-16
By: Peter Janney
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CIA & JFK
- The Secret Assassination Files
- By: Jefferson Morley
- Narrated by: Larry Wayne
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
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The JFK story remains unsettled well into the 21st century, no matter what the various conspiracy and anti-conspiracy theorists may proclaim. This is a book that reveals deceit and deception on the part of the CIA relating to the Kennedy assassination and why the CIA should reveal to the American people what it is still keeping secret.
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JFK
- By Amazon Customer on 12-22-22
By: Jefferson Morley
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Secrets
- A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
- By: Daniel Ellsberg
- Narrated by: Daniel Ellsberg, Dan Cashman
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Infused with the political passion and turmoil of the Vietnam era, Secrets is the memoir of a daring man, a story about what it takes to make a dramatic life-change in the context of moral challenge, an expose of Washington power politics, and a searing portrait of America at a perilous modern crossroads.
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5 stars for an account of a 5-star fiasco
- By David on 01-25-04
By: Daniel Ellsberg
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- Edgar F. Whitaker
- 04-09-15
Just a tad wordy
Exceptional story but could have been told in a more succinct way. Still a fascinating look into the inner workings of Hooves FBI!
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- Mike Fenway
- 12-20-20
Excellent Rendition
So many of us have forgotten about the Media burglary and what it accomplished. This tells it in an exciting manner that leaves you riveted.
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- M. Solis
- 12-15-15
Interesting topic poorly written
When I read the summary I wanted to listen right away but despite a promising topic, the way it is written and the information chosen was very disappointing; boring at times, I even stopped listening, read another book and then returned not to leave unfinished.
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- Danielle Scatena
- 12-10-24
Interesting
The book could have had a better narrator, but the story was really interesting. Great to hear some stories from the parties involved in the media burglary.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-10-16
Fascinating!
I could not stop listening to this book; I think I finished all 25 hours of it within 4 days. Betty Medsger provides a full and well articulated account of the 1971 burglary of an FBI office, what led up to it and its repercussions including the FBI's investigation of the incident, as well as biographies of those who participated. She leaves no stone unturned as she explores J. Edgar Hoover's almost 50 year tenure as head of the FBI during which he remained unquestioned as he maintained continuous spying and harassment operations on American citizens in an effort to squelch dissenting opinions, increase paranoia, halt any threat to the FBI's secrecy, and to fight the efforts of the movements for civil rights, anti-war, and any other political opinion he disagreed with. She illustrates how Hoover used any means necessary to continue his mission, constantly flouting the laws of the land and blackmailing any member of government (including presidents) who stood in his way from conducting the FBI as he pleased. The Burglary is an incredible depiction of this event and the ripples from it that still affect America today. I couldn't recommend it more.
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- william pocock
- 02-23-16
An eye opener!!
This should be required reading in today's school system. It is a beautifully written book which proves that absolute power corrupts absolutely UNLESS this power is governed by a democratic society.
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- Maria
- 12-01-19
Excellent Storytelling
Goes into character detail to understand what made each do something this bold and risky.
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- Bobbie Savitz
- 02-05-23
Amazing and revealing story. Narration annoying.
That the FBI building is named after J. Edgar Hoover is a travesty. Hoover was a bigot of the first order. His paranoia about "hippies" and "the left" skewed justice away from important matters to the Hoover's political predilections, which were right wing to say the least.
Much of it is reminiscent of today's extremists in the Republican party, who want to investigate anything that isn't straight from the propaganda of Fox. We need more hard facts and less junk conspiracies. This book shows what can happen when fairness and competence are not abundant. The age of "influencers" and "social media have introduced an element of outrageousness (and celebrity) into our once thriving, respected edia landscape.
Read the book. The narrator is such an amateur and talks as though he's reading a story to 4 year olds. Really awful!
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- Anne
- 02-19-14
Interesting but not outstanding
It continues to amaze me that Hoover was kept as Director for all those years and that no one had the courage to dislodge him even though he threatened 'blackmail'. Too bad, he certainly ruined the reputation of law enforcement in the U.S. This book seems to be one that would benefit from editing. Nonetheless, it is a worthwhile book and seems to be more honest than most of its type. It would have benefitted from more personal information about Hoover.
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- ndstevens
- 07-01-16
Reader needs to research ...
.... How to pronounce the last names of some of those involved in the story and be consistent throughout. For example: there's no excuse for not knowing how to pronounce "Boehner" when, at the time of recording, the man was the Speaker of the House of Representatives and in the news on a daily basis. Also, after saying "Kleindienst" (Kl-eye-n ' deenst) correctly the first time, he then proceeds to say it incorrectly every time thereafter.
While this may seem picky to many, it was very annoying to me. After hearing the author read the Afterword, I wish she had read the whole fascinating book.
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