Former national security advisor John Bolton's home and office were the subject of FBI raids on Aug. 22 as authorities search ...

Sen. Richard Shelby in 2002 derided “the FBI’s dismal recent history of disorganization and institutional incompetence in its national security work.” (The FBI also lost track of a key ...

For starters, this “core of the FBI for the last 50 years” has hardly been a central value for Democrats. The notion of a 10-year term for the FBI director was born in 1976.

Mr. Fox talked about the history of the FBI on the 100th anniversary of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

He's an associate professor of history at Penn State University. He has a particular interest in the history of the FBI. He was kind enough to join us from his home office in Pittsburgh.