March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1933
|
VICE
PRESIDENT
Charles Curtis |
FIRST
LADY
Lou Henry Hoover |
 |
BORN: August 10, 1874 |
|
| West Branch, Iowa |
|
| CHILDREN: 2 Sons |
| PROFESSION: Mining Engineer,
Humanitarian |
| POLITICAL PARTY: Republican |
| HOME STATE: Iowa |
| POLITICAL OFFICES: Secretary of
Commerce |
| DIED: October 20, 1964 (Age -
90) |
| NICKNAME: Though
President Hoover did not have a nickname, his name became a Nickname of sorts
during the Great Depression. Newspapers used by the poor for blankets became
"Hoover Blankets", empty pockets turned inside out were called "Hoover
Flags", etc. |
| BURIED: West Branch, Iowa |
"Twenty
million people are starving. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed."
Herbert Hoover in 1921 as head of the American Relief
Administration (When questioned as to whether or not his shipments of food to
famine-stricken Russia was supporting Bolshevism.)
"I knew from the bitter experience of all
public men from Washington on down, that democracies are fickle and heartless for
democracy is a harsh employer."
Hoover
after his defeat in 1932 for a second term in office. |
