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Tag Archives: Herbert Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover: The Desk Story
In 1914 when World War I began in Europe, Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover were millionaires, living in a posh London townhouse. The Millionaire Part Neither of the Hoovers were born rich. Lou’s family were solidly middle class, but hardly … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Americans stranded in London in 1914, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady Lou Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover house in Palo Alto, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, White House history, World War I, World War I history
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Mrs. Hoover’s Bad Habit: The “Surprise Supreme”
Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover started their marriage in China – with six servants. They didn’t need them, but it was customary – in China. The Mining Engineer Both Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry were graduates of Stanford University, and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Belgiam Relief in World War I, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Girl Scouts, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover during WWI, history, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover and the Girl Scouts, President Herbert Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Food Administration, The White House Surprise Supreme, US history, White House history, White House housekeeper Ava Long, World War I Belgian Relief, World War I Food Administration, WWI Belgian Relief, WWI Food Administration
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Young Herbert Hoover’s Best Career Move
The story of Herbert Hoover is a true Horatio Alger story. Poor boy makes good through his own pluck and hard work. And a little bit of help along the way. The Making of an Engineer Herbert Hoover was an … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, early career of Herbert Hoover, Education of Herbert Hoove, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry, Lou Henry Hoover, Mining engineer Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Stanford University, US history, White House history
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The Remarkable Friendship Between Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover
In April, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt had died suddenly, and Vice President-now-President Harry S Truman, by his own admission, felt like the moon, stars and all the planets had fallen on him. Harry Truman Makes A Friend Only days after … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover the Humanitarian, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential pensions, The Hoover Dam, US history, White House history
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The Herbert Hoover Presidential Site
It is not Paris. It is not even Mt. Vernon. But history lovers must not overlook the charmer of an understated and underrated Presidential Birthplace and Library in tiny little West Branch, Iowa. The Herbert Hoover Birthplace Herbert Hoover was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover Birthplace, Herbert Hoover Library, Herbert Hoover Museum, Herbert Hoover Presidential Site, history, Iowa, Lou Henry Hoover, Presidential birthplaces, Presidential history, Presidential site, US history, West Branch
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The Common Touch: Presidential Style
The Common Touch, like Common Sense, is anything but Common. The Elusive Quality of the Common Touch The Common Touch is one of those rare qualities that must be inborn, natural and absolutely sincere. It can sometimes be affected, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, George Washington, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, history, J.A. Adams, Jimmy Carter, John Quincy Adams, presidential common touch, Presidential history, Richard Nixon, The Common Touch, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, US Presidents, White House history, Woodrow Wilson
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Herbert Hoover and the First Hoover Dam
In 1921, Herbert Hoover was a household word, and a newly appointed Secretary of Commerce in the Harding Administration. Herbert Hoover: A Quick Background Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) was a self-made man in the truest sense of the word. Born … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Belgiam Relief in World War I, Feather Schwartz Foster, Herbert C. Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover Dam, Journalist Edward G. Lowry, President Harry Truman, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, The Great Engineer, U.S. history
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