tions of their privacy would not occur in the manner that they had in the past. These men easily acquired information that would normally not have been available under Stone's rule. Hoover's other aid in this area was his new hiring practices that allowed him to chose men of character similar to his own. In other words they wanted no part of communism or other such groups in the US. With such reliable men under his control it was no wonder that he was able to procure such a large amount of power. Hoover also proved to be a very dedicated professional, much more than his predecessors. This gained him respect in the Department of Justice and throughout many other agencies.Hoovers most obvious achievement in his lifetime was the creation of the FBI as the greatest investigative agency in the world. For him to accomplish such a thing, he had to be able to pull it out of the shadows that it was living in. The Bureau had been employing men of very questionable character for the purpose of information gathering. Most of them were not very professional in their actions or in their appearance. Hoover of course changed hiring practices, but he also instituted a dress code for all agents. A suit and tie were to worn in conjunction with good hygiene (hair cut, fingernails trimmed, etc). This appearance gave the Bureau agents a nickname that has stuck with them for a long time. They became known as G-men in their banker-like attire. This was Hoover's start at standardizing everything in the Bureau to create a more efficient and professional environment. It was very common practice that agents had to have a degree in either law or in accounting to be suitable for hiring. Hoover once said "I want the public to look upon the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice as a group of gentlemen and if the men here engaged can't conduct themselves in office as such, I will dismiss them." This ideal has survived even to the present as the FBI hol...
