Some bright spots in the Hoover administration In October, 1936 Hoover joined the board of the Herbert with his "boys."
"The boy is our most precious possession" He returned to Europe in 1938 to organize food Hoover and his staff used a C-54 plane dubbed Here Hoover is greeting the homeless childen And another!
Feeding the children.
The Hoover Tower.
One of the most recognizable landmarks on the Dedicated in 1941, the tower houses the "The purpose of this Institution is to promote Herbert Hoover, Founder.
In 1945 President Harry S. Truman invited He wanted Hoover to organize food relief for Under Truman he served as coordinator of food Under President Eisenhower, Hoover was made Next...the finale.
included the beginning of construction on the
Hoover Dam, plans to build the Grand Coulee Dam and
plans to control flooding of the Mississippi River.
He also worked on plans for the
San Francisco Bay Bridge and for more conservation
efforts.His Administration added the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Boys Club of America, and was immediately elected
its chairman. For Hoover this was only the latest
chapter in a story af an Iowa orphan who had gone
on to feed children throughout Europe,and organize
the American Child Health Association.
Hoover said in 1937. "He strains our nerves, yet
he is a complex of cells teeming with affection.
He is a peroidic nuisance, yet he is a joy forever."
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relief for war-torn countries and, as a private
citizen established the Polish Relief Commission
to feed thousands of children.
"the faithful cow" to fly around the world to
arrange food supplies.
of Warsaw, Poland.
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Stanford University campus, it stands an impressive
285 feet all, topped by a 48 bell carillon.
Hoover Institution Library, as well as the
Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover exhibit rooms.
On the 11th floor Hoover maintained an office
overlooking his beloved campus.
peace. Its records stand as a challenge to those
who promote war. They should attract those who
search for peace. I therefore dedicate this
Building to these purposes."
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Herbert to the White House.
war-torn countries as he had done so well in WWI.
supply for 28 nations in the world famine in 1946-47.
chairman of the Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch of Government.
