Hedda Hopper was a prominent Hollywood Motion Picture columnist who corresponded directly with J. Edgar Hoover. Her writings not only included letters to Mr. Hoover, she also penned complimentary articles about the FBI. Mr. Hoover would in turn write her letters of appreciation. Mrs. Hopper was the victim of two extortion attempts. The first attempt threatened to kill her, and the second attempt was a letter warning her not to talk about the president and his wife. In August 1959, she had the opportunity to tour a Strategic Air Command (SAC) base in Nebraska.