Honors
- In 1938, Oklahoma Baptist University awarded Hoover an honorary doctorate during commencement exercises at which he spoke.
- In 1939, the National Academy of Sciences awarded Hoover its Public Welfare Medal.
- In 1950, King George VI of the United Kingdom awarded Hoover an honorary knighthood in the Order of the British Empire.
- In 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower gave Hoover the National Security Medal.
- In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson bestowed the State Department's Distinguished Service Award on Hoover for his service as director of the FBI.
- The FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., is named the J. Edgar Hoover Building.
- Congress voted to honor Hoover's memory by publishing a memorial book. J. Edgar Hoover: Memorial Tributes in the Congress of the United States and Various Articles and Editorials Relating to His Life and Work appeared in 1974.
- In Schaumburg, Illinois, a grade school was named after Hoover. In 1994, after personal information about Hoover was released, the school's name was changed to reflect Herbert Hoover instead of J. Edgar Hoover.
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