Playboy Interview: James Hoffa

November, 1963

Playboy Interview: James HoffaTo judge from outward appearances, James Riddle Hoffa would, seem to be no more or less than a respectable, if somewhat colorless, citizen. Aged 50, height 5'5 1/2", weight 185 pounds, he has lived for 24 years in an unfashionable neighborhood of suburban Detroit in an unpretentious brick home which he originally bought for $6800. Father of two children, a boy and girl, he neither smokes nor drinks and is said to be a devoted family man. His only passion, beyon...