families. As Chief Usher, he was the executive head of the household, in charge of all social affairs and entrusted with confidential matters of every description regarding the household and First Family. It was also his duty to welcome guests of the President, to arrange the details of their visits, and to make them feel at home in the White House. During his tenure at the White House, Hoover oversaw the preparations for the funerals of President McKinley and President Warren G. Harding. He also oversaw the planning for the weddings of Alice Roosevelt, Eleanor Wilson, and Jessie Wilson, presidential daughters who were all married at the White House. When President Woodrow Wilson traveled to France for peace negotiations at the end of World War I, Hoover traveled with him and controlled the staff and household operations in the palaces where Wilson stayed. Death Ike Hoover died suddenly at his home in Washington, D.C., of a heart attack on the evening of September 14, 1933. His death was reported on the front page of the next day's The Washington Post. President Franklin D. Roosevelt offered the use of the White House for Hoover's funeral, but the Hoover family declined the offer. Hoover's funeral was held at the Glenwood Cemetery Mortuary Chapel at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Colonel Julien E. Yates, chief of all United States Army chaplains, officiated. President Roosevelt, members of his Cabinet, and Roosevelt's personal secretary Louis Howe served as honorary pallbearers. The entire White House staff attended the funeral. Hoover was buried at Glenwood Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, Hattie Mary Hoover, and his son and daughter. Screen portrayals Roy Roberts portrayed Ike Hoover in Wilson (1944) Colin Hamilton portrayed Ike Hoover in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) Leslie Nielsen portrayed Ike Hoover in Backstairs at the White House (1979) Notes References Sources 1871 births 1933 deaths White House Chief Ushers Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) People from Washington, D.C. Theodore Roosevelt administration personnel Taft administration personnel Woodrow Wilson administration personnel Harding administration personnel Coolidge administration personnel Hoover administration personnel Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel Benjamin Harrison administration personnel Cleveland administration personnel McKinley administration personnel