His presidency was probably the lowest point of the information in the museum - as it was necessarily impacted by the Great Depression occurring early in his term of office.
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| Since we saw the Hoover Dam a couple of years ago (http://trekincartwrights.blogspot.com/2015/01/hoover-dam.html), it was interesting to see this information and be reminded of things we learned there. |
This letter to the editor from Will Rogers expressed what I had been thinking to this point in the exhibit - even without the Great Depression, it would have been nearly impossible to accomplish all that was expected from him.
From this next exhibit: "...Prior to the First World War, presidents devoted as little as two hours a day to office work, with another two or three spent in receiving visitors and the press."
From the exhibit above: "Herbert Hoover was one of two American presidents to give away his salary (John F. Kennedy being the other)."
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| "Election Day was a Democratic sweep..." |
Another letter to the editor from Will Rogers:
One of my favorite writings by Hoover:
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