Hoover Headlines

As President, Herbert Hoover had the opportunity to nominate three justices to the Supreme Court. The last one, in his re-election year. Sound familiar?

Hoover, an avid fisherman, found a guide in the Florida keys who would become a long-time friend over their 13-year run as fishing buddies.

Here is the audio portion of the September 2020 3rd Thursday program about the suffrage movement. This year, 2020, marks the Centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which enfranchised 27 million  American women. This program will discuss the history of the suffrage movement, including its controversies, Iowans’ roles, and its impact. 

One of the most requested Hoover photographs shows President Hoover with King Tut, the family German shepherd. The Hoovers were great dog lovers. King Tut was a particular favorite of Mr. Hoover. This is Tut's story.

Presented by Allan Hoover III, President Hoover’s great-grandson. Even though this is a celebration of life for Hoover, we are also celebrating the lives of those involved with these great humanitarian efforts as well as those that were saved by them – including tens of thousands of Polish children, members and leaders of the CRB, ARA (and other relief efforts) as well as a story of a man saved by the ARA during/after the Bolshevik Revolution.

During his lifetime, Herbert Hoover earned a Bachelors degree in geology from Stanford University and was awarded more than 80 honorary degrees from Universities around the world for his many humanitarian efforts.  One distinction he never earned, however, was a high school diploma.

A 1930 biography, Our President, Herbert Clark Hoover, written by a ten-year-old boy, William J. Marsh, Jr. and his younger brother Charles, offers a unique insight into why Hoover appealed to children.

On August 11, 1928, Herbert Hoover formally launched his campaign for the November presidential election that year. That’s right, the campaign kicked off less than three months before Election Day.  At that time in history, Presidential candidates were expected to modestly pretend they weren’t running until after the party conventions.  

Our August 3rd Thursday program, Dr. Laurence Cook presented “An Evening with the Presidents” featuring rare and interesting memorabilia pertaining to each President along with little-known facts and stories about each man and highlighting the friendship between Dr. Cook and President Carter. The Presidents covered in this presentation are: James Buchanan, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Jimmy Carter. A video of this program is available here: https://youtu.be/7OM2ZSc-XFA

By the time it was officially dedicated in 1935, the colossal dam project on the Colorado River had been called by several different names. In the exploratory stages, back in 1922, the project was referred to as the Boulder Canyon Project. Boulder Canyon was replaced by Black Canyon, when it was discovered to be a more suitable spot to place the dam. It's name will change again.... and again...