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Originally posted by Evil Chris@Mar 17 2004, 02:19 PM
Which was the cross-dressing president?
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Evil Chris, I think you are thinking about J Edgar Hoover, the FBI Director.
However, the crossdressing reports were from a highly disreupable source, and it is more likey he was just gay:
"But as a matter of fact, the alleged transvestitism of John Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI from 1924 until his death in 1972, has never been established, and reputable historians say it's an urban legend. The story probably got its start because of much more plausible rumors that J. Edgar was gay. He and his right-hand man, Clyde Tolson, were constant companions for more than 40 years, even vacationing together, and both remained lifelong bachelors. (Hoover lived with his mom until she died in 1938.) They say Richard Nixon, on hearing of Hoover's death, exclaimed with his customary delicacy, "Jesus Christ! That old cocksucker!"."
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/021206.html