quote:Originally posted by Snake: I read a book about him (and no, it didn't go into his lingerie collection ). Hoover was undoubtedly a friend of the mob, either knowingly or not. Up until the last couple of years of his life, he consistently denied the existence of the Mafia. What a pal! He was truly an odd bird, dresses notwithstanding. He had exhaustive files on everyone from Elvis to Bobby Kennedy. Naturally, anything tying him to something shady was destroyed by his loyal secretary (I think her name was Rose?). Definitely the epitome of a hypocrite. History always shows us the truth in the end and it can be a right gobsmacker sometimes eh FH
). Hoover was undoubtedly a friend of the mob, either knowingly or not. Up until the last couple of years of his life, he consistently denied the existence of the Mafia. What a pal! He was truly an odd bird, dresses notwithstanding. He had exhaustive files on everyone from Elvis to Bobby Kennedy. Naturally, anything tying him to something shady was destroyed by his loyal secretary (I think her name was Rose?). Definitely the epitome of a hypocrite. 
