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Tag Archives: President Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover The Dam Story
The Colorado River is a mighty one, taking eons to carve out the Grand Canyon. HH: The Great Engineer Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was a true Horatio Alger story. Born to a poor farmer-blacksmith in rural Iowa, he was totally orphaned … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Boulder Dam, early career of Herbert Hoover, Feather Schwartz Foster, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoovervilles, Journalist Charles Michelson, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, The "Great Engineer", The Hoover Dam, US history, White House history
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The Hoovers’ Christmas Eve Fire
Most people know about the Burning of the White House in 1814….but in 1929? The White House Hoovers Few First Families were as well known, or came to the White House with higher expectations from their countrymen as Herbert and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, the fire in the White House West Wing, The West Wing of the White House, The White House Fire of 1929, The White House Historical Association, US history, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge: A Fish Story
Calvin Coolidge was a man of limited interests. The Private Mr. Coolidge There is a story that at some point, Calvin Coolidge was asked what his hobbies were. He replied, “I run for office.” Throughout his youth, there is no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, President James Knox Polk, President Warren Harding, Presidential fishermen, Presidential history, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, Senator James Reed, Senator William Borah, US history, White House history
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The Assassin and FDR-the-POTUS-Elect
Less than a month before FDR’s first inauguration in 1933, he was the target of an assassination attempt. FDR: President Elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an unlikely candidate for President in 1932. The 50-year-old New York patrician had a pleasant, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Giuseppe Zangara Giuseppe "Joe" Zangara, history, Miami history, NY Governor Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presidential history, the Assassination of Anton Cermak, the attempted assassination of FDR, US history, White House history
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President and Mrs. Hoover at Rapidan Camp
Both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover loved the great outdoors. The Outdoorsy Hoovers In the 1880s, when both Herbert and Lou Hoover were children transplanted to Oregon and California respectively, the Wild West was still “wild.” “Bert,” as he was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Calvin Coolidge, President Dwight Eisenhower, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential retreats, Rapidan Camp, US history, White House history
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The White House New Year’s Day Reception
After two years in New York and ten years in Philadelphia, the capital of the country was moved to Washington at the very end of 1800. The Dismal Days Washington DC was just opening for business in late 1800, after … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Black attendance at White House receptions, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, Herbert Hoover, history, John Adams, Mary Lincoln, Negro attendance at White House receptions, New Year's Day 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, PResident George Washington, President Herbert Hoover, President John Adams, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Presidential open houses, The Emancipation Proclamation, The last white House New Year's Day reception, the White House New Year's Day receptions, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Washington DC history, White House history, White House public receptions
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VP Charlie Curtis and His Data Base
Charles Curtis is one of our most obscure Vice Presidents, known only for being part Indian, as they used to call it, and he was proud of it. Charlie the Kaw Charles Curtis (1860-1936) was a Kansan, born as the … Continue reading
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Tagged "Of Thee I Sing", American history, Charles Curtis, Congressman Charles Curtis, Feather Schwartz Foster, George and Ira Gershwin, Herbert Hoover's runnig mate, history, Kansas history, Kaw Indian history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Herbert Hoover, Republican history, Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis, US history, Vice President Charles Curtis, Vice Presidential history, William Allen White, William Jennings Bryan
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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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