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FBI Directors; From Hoover to Today

  • Louis Patrick Gray III

    Louis Patrick Gray III
    Louis Gray becomes director in May of 1972, and ends his career on April 27, 1973. (FBI, n.d.)
  • William Doyle Ruckelshaus

    William Doyle Ruckelshaus
    Mr. Ruckleshaus becomes acting director until the date of July 9, 1973. (FBI, n.d.)
  • Clarence M. Kelley

    Clarence M. Kelley
    Clarence Kelley became acting director in July of 1973, and left the Bureau on February 15, 1978. (FBI, n.d.)
  • James Blackburn Adams

    James Blackburn Adams
    James Adams become director in 1978, and left the FBI on February 23, 1978. (FBI, n.d.)
  • William H. Weber

    William H. Weber
    William Weber became acting director in early February of 1978, and left his position as director on May 25, 1987. (FBI, n.d.)
  • John E. Otto

    John E. Otto
    John Otto became director in early 1987, and left the Bureau on November 2, 1987. (FBI, n.d.)
  • William Steele Sessions

    William Steele Sessions
    William Sessions began his position as director in November of 1987, and retired on July 19, 1993. (FBI, n.d.)
  • Floyd I. Clarke

    Floyd I. Clarke
    Floyd Clarke became acting director in July of 1993 and left the Bureau on September 1, 1993. (FBI, n.d.)
  • Louis J. Freeh

    Louis J. Freeh
    Louis Freeh became director in September of 1993 and left the position on June 25, 2001. (FBI, n.d.)
  • Thomas J. Pickard

    Thomas J. Pickard
    Thomas Pickard became director in early 2001, and left the position as Director on September 4, 2001. (FBI, n.d.)
  • Robert S. Mueller III

    Robert S. Mueller III
    Robert Mueller became director on September 4, 2001 and left the Bureau on September 4, 2013. (FBI, n.d.)
  • James B. Comey

    James B. Comey
    James Comey became the seventh Director of the FBI in September of 2013. He is still the current Director. (FBI, n.d.)