Browsing by Subject "J. Edgar Hoover"
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“Monotonous Tale”: Legitimacy, Public Relations, and the Shooting of a Public Enemy
(Journal of Communication Inquiry, 2004-04-01)On April 6, 1939, FBI agents shot and killed America’s “Public Enemy Number One” as he exited a St. Louis hamburger shop. Agents on the scene claimed the man, Ben Dickson, refused to surrender and threatened agents with ...