On 23 April, 1937 Richard Nixon applied for a position in the FBI. According to his file, released through FOIA by the FBI, he almost got the job. The FBI’s application file on Nixon –who gained his political fame by attempting to expose the communist “plot” to take over Hollywood and investigating spies who allegedly hid state secrets in pumpkins— shows that he was an natural agent.
Nixon made a strong impression during his first interview with a FBI recruiting agent. He had a “good” (not “excellent”) appearance, dressed “neat” (not “flashy”), had “ordinary” features and had no “jowl physical defects.” (more…)
