Besties: Earl E. Stone and J. Edgar Hoover

Earl E. Stone, the first director of the Armed Forces Security Agency, was a law enforcement “bestie” with J. Edgar Hoover, Director FBI, was praised by D.M. Ladd as being “most cooperative with the Bureau and has never hesitated to assist the Bureau in problems of mutual interest.” In a 7/10/1951 letter, Hoover told Stone that he “wish[ed] to extend to you my appreciation for the excellent cooperation that you have furnished to the Federal Bureau of Investigation” and “it has been a pleasure to have worked with you on matters of mutual interest which have so vitally affected the internal security of our country.” See the correspondence between them from one of Stone's FBI files.

Earl Stone/ J Edgar Hoover Correspondence