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( a "Mr. Hoover, your dedication and devotion to public service are so long and so well known, your accomplish- ments in that service are so great and so well known, that it seems idle for me to try to say anything that could add to the dignity of this ceremony. "Perhaps it is inst best for me to say I am proud to be an agent for our people in conferring upon you this highest award that the Government has, and to say that your real reward - as all of us here know - is in the hearts, the thanks and the gratitude of our entire nation." (See Exhibit No, 3) Evidence of Mr. Hoover's recognition by almost every worthwhile segment of our Nation is amply demonstrated by the fact that he has been awarded seventeen honorary degrees by as many colleges and universities (see Exhibit No. 4); he has received a great number of significant honorary awards in the form of medals, citations, plaques, decorations and related distinctions, many being the initial award of its kind. (See Exhibit 5.) These include awards from many foreign countries and represent a broad cross- section of national, local, private and civic groups ~ all devoted to meritorious causes in the field of law enforcement, humanitarian endeavor, distinguished citizenship, science, public welfare, youth activities, character building, Americanism, security, counter- subversion, national and world freedom, justice, personal integrity, moral and spiritual advancement. There has never been a scandal involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Mr, Hoover's leadership - quite a contrast to the politics-plagued and scandal-scarred Bureau of Investigation when he assumed command. Mr. Hoover's name has never been touched by personal scandal, As Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than thirty-three years, under five Presidents and eleven Attorneys General, Mr. Hoover has compiled an outstanding record which -3- - Phe ee nh ee a i be eee ee. he Po er et kr Oe Feet cr a ee i ee i OA i oon id ae