Betty Medsger is an author and investigative reporter. Medsger is the author of several books, including ''The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI''. Medsger was instrumental in uncovering the work of

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and secret activities by the

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. She is the former chair of the Department of Journalism and Professor Emerita at

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