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Essay / Case Study J Edgar Hoover - 1787
Roosevelt became president and Homer Stile Cummings became the new attorney general. It was under the presidency of Roosevelt that the competence of the Bureau developed. Congress passed nine major bills thanks to lobbying by Cummings and Hoover and were significant because they gave the federal government "for the first time a comprehensive criminal code." The Bureau was no longer tied only to cases of interstate auto theft, white slaves, and federal bankruptcy violations. Now they had the ability to tackle "national bank robberies, transportation of stolen property, transmission of threats, racketeering in interstate commerce, and flight of a criminal or a witness across state lines to avoid prosecution or testimony.” The Bureau took on gangsters such as John Dillinger. Hoover became the face of the Bureau and the G-Men became popular through their appearance in Hollywood films. The Office faced an image problem and was repeatedly insulted over the years. That's why Ed Tamm proposed the Bureau's new name, FBI, which symbolizes loyalty, courage and integrity. Hoover gave full credit to Attorney General Cummings for the name.