Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

S01E02 Hoover/ Nixon: Friends with Secrets

Throughout his time in office, J. Edgar Hoover turns the FBI into a formidable force in law enforcement, while also establishing it as a center for extensive surveillance. When Richard Nixon pushes him to broaden the scope of domestic spying, Hoover finds himself in a position where he must assert the Bureau's autonomy.