Washington Post reporter Gail Robinson cited the height of the building on E Street as 1,260 feet (380 m). See: Robinson, Gail. "FBI Moves After 8 Years, $126 Million." Washington Post. June 21, 1975. This is clearly inaccurate. A standard reference work on the FBI, as well as real estate datamining company Emporis both list the height at a more believable 160 feet (49 m). Emporis says its data is based on fire insurance maps. See: Theoharis, p. 253; "J. Edgar Hoover Building." Emporis.com. 2012. Accessed October 12, 2012.
Smithsonian Institution (1993). "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 26, 2010.