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Did You Know?
• During his term as President, Adolph Hitler came into power.
• He was president during the 1929 Stock Market Crash.
• He was the first president born west of the Mississippi.
• While he was in the White House, the Star Spangled Banner was adopted as our national anthem.
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Herbert Hoover
(August 10, 1874 - October 20, 1964)
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Life Facts
Personal:
• First Lady: Lou Henry Hoover, Wife
• Wife's Maiden Name: Lou Henry
• Number of Children: 2
• Education Level: College
• School Attended: Stanford University
• Religion: Quaker
• Profession: Mining Engineer
Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1929 - 3/4/1933
• Presidency Number: 31
• Number of Terms: 1
• Why Presidency Ended: Defeated
• Party: Republican
• His Vice President(s): Charles Curtis
• Cabinet Service: Sec. of Commerce (Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, 1921-1928)
• Other Offices: Head of Commission for Relief in Belgium; US Food Administrator; Director of American Relief Administration
Footnotes
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Gravesite: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Library: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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• LIVE from Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Presidential Library & Museum - West Branch, IA. Guests include: Richard Norton Smith, Author, An Uncommon Man: The Triumph of Herbert Hoover and former director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library; Tim Walch, Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum who has written and edited several books on Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman; and Dan Banta, Chief Ranger, National Park Service. Watch | Order Videotape
• Programming on Herbert Hoover includes: • Programming from the Hoover Presidential Library Museum and National Historic Site Watch
• Herbert Hoover in His Own Words-- A Statement of Support for the Eisenhower Campaign Watch
• Tour of Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum -- Conducted by Museum Director Tim Walch Watch
• Hertbert and Lou Henry Hoover Interpretations by Actors William and Sue Wills Watch
• Presidential Gifts -- Speech by Hoover Library Director Tim Walch, Author of Be Careful What You Wish For: Presidential Gifts and Other Problems with the Presidency Watch
• Post-Presidential Careers of Hoover, Jefferson, Carter and Clinton Watch
• 3:50 PM, Herbert Hoover: Examining the Evidence -- Symposium Held at the JFK Library
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