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J Edgar Hoover was a phenomenon. The first Director of the FBI , he remained in office for 48 years, from his appointment after the First World War to his death in , achieving fame and extraordinary power. For public consumption when he died, President Richard Nixon eulogised him as: "One of the giants… a national symbol of courage, patriotism and granite-like honesty and integrity. In private, on hearing that he had died, Nixon had responded merely: "Jesus Christ!

Hoover was preceded in death by his wife; Kathryn Hatfield who died in , and a brother; Tommy Hatfield. Mack Ray Cyrus and Rev. Friends may call after pm Tuesday at Wilson Funeral Home. Condolences may be made at: www. Please feel free to post a message of condolence. Name E-mail Display Email Address with condolence? Yes No TimeForMemory.

Margaret Hoover is an American conservative political commentator, political strategist, media personality, feminist, gay rights activist, author, and great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, the 31st U. In , Hoover became the host of PBS's reboot of the longest-running public affairs show in television history, Firing Line. Using her political platform, Hoover has become an influential advocate for gay rights.

Clint Eastwood film leaves question of homosexuality ambiguous. Edgar Hoover led a deeply repressed sexual life, living with his mother until he was 40, awkwardly rejecting the attention of women and pouring his emotional, and at times, physical attention on his handsome deputy at the FBI, according to the new movie, "J. Edgar," directed by Clint Eastwood. Filmgoers never see the decades-long romance between the former FBI director, and his number two, Clyde Tolson, consummated, but there's plenty of loving glances, hand-holding and one scene with an aggressive, long, deep kiss. So was the most powerful man in America, who died in -- three years after the Stonewall riots marked the modern gay civil rights movement -- homosexual?