Eugene Luther Vidal Sr. was director ( 1933 -- 37 ) of the Commerce Department 's Bureau of Air Commerce during the Roosevelt Administration .
Eugene Luther Vidal Sr. also was the great love of the aviator Amelia Earhart .
Eugene Luther Vidal Sr. was director ( 1933 -- 37 ) of the Commerce Department 's Bureau of Air Commerce during the Roosevelt Administration , and also was the great love of the aviator Amelia Earhart .