Director's Corner: J. Edgar Movie Premiere
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| Clint Eastwood, Honorary Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum, shares a laugh with guests at the J. Edgar premiere. |
The National Law Enforcement Museum co-hosted an exciting event on Tuesday, November 8. A red carpet movie premiere of J. Edgar, a biopic directed by Clint Eastwood, Honorary Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Museum, was held at the Newseum in Washington, DC. The film narrates the complex and compelling life of the first FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover. Through a donation from the J. Edgar Hoover Foundation, the Museum collection contains more than 5,000 items from Director Hoover’s estate, including his office desk, chair and telephone, presentation items, awards, photographs, correspondence, books, recordings of his speeches, and numerous other items that relate to his personal and professional life, including his tenure as director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972 ... Read about the J. Edgar Premiere and more
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