Herbert Hoover

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Herbert Hoover

• By
• Patricia Layman
• and
• Anthony Harris

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Early Life

• Hoover was first president born west of
  Mississippi river
• Born West Branch, Iowa on
• August 10 ,1895
• He married Lou Henry on February 10, 1898

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Fun Facts

• Got stuck in the mud when he was little.
• His father called him, His little stick-in-the
  mud.

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Election

• The democrats nominated governor Alfred
• E. Smith
• Hoover carried 40 of 48 states
• He won by the biggest majority in the history of
  the Republican Party
• Served from 1929-1933

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Presidential Facts

• Helped farmers
• President during the Great Depression
• Hoover Dam
• Famous Quote Being a politician is a poor
  profession. Being a public servant is a noble
  one.

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Life after President

• Lived longer than any other president after
  leaving the White House
• Traveled, read books, public speaker, and wrote
  books
• Worked for the government

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• Believed that if you worked and planned together,
  you would have an uncluttered mind.
• Died on October 20, 1964
• He was 90 when he died