The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger.

The story of the Media burglary is also told in Johanna Hamilton's documentary film 1971, an official selection of the Tribeca, Traverse City, and Milwaukee film festival's, and the American Film Institute's Documentary Film Festival.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-590) and index.

In the absence of oversight -- Choosing burglary -- The team is formed -- The burglars in the attic -- Time out for White House meeting -- With thanks to Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier -- Escape to the farm -- J. Edgar Hoover's worst nightmare -- FBI and burglars in a race -- To publish or not to publish -- Appropiate for the secret police of the Soviet Union -- I'm thinking of turning you in -- Being american while black and other insights from media -- The subterfuge continues -- COINTELPRO hovers -- Victory at Camden -- Defeat at Camden -- The secret FBI emerges -- Crude and cruel -- Closing cases -- Dumbstruck that it means something -- Unconditionally positive -- Very pleased... missing the joy -- Building little pockets of life you didn't do that -- The NSA files -- Questions.