who did Lyndon Johnson name one of his beagles for

Lyndon Johnson named one of his beagles Edgar , after FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, originally calling it “J. Edgar” and then dropping the “J.”

Quick Scoop

His best-known beagles were Him and Her , but another beagle in the LBJ family was named Edgar.

Context

The naming was a nod to Hoover, who was a powerful and well-known figure in Washington at the time.