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LANDSLIDE
- A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover
In association with Stamats Communications
and Iowa Public Television, The Duncan Group has completed
a one hour public television biography called LANDSLIDE -
A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover. The film premieres
nationwide on PBS on MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 - 10:00 P.M. EASTERN
TIME, 9:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME.
TEN INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER
- Herbert Hoover did not attend high school.
After educating himself, he entered the inaugural class
of Stanford University at age 17.
- Herbert Hoover's first job out of college
was shoveling ore in a Nevada City, California mine for
20 cents an hour.
- Herbert Hoover was one of America's most
well traveled presidents, reportedly having circumnavigated
the globe seven times before taking office - and this
before the advent of aviation.
- As head of the The Commission for Relief
In Belgium (CRB) during World War I, Herbert Hoover enjoyed
informal diplomatic immunity, traveling freely through
enemy lines to negotiate with German leaders. He is thought
to be the only American citizen permitted to do so.
- Since President Hoover was a Quaker he
did not take an oath of office. He "affirmed"
his presidency.
- Though required by law to accept a salary
as President of the United States, Hoover's personal policy
was to accept no compensation for public service. Instead,
he donated part to charity and used the rest to supplement
the salaries of men who worked for him.
- The Star Spangled Banner, written in
1814 by Francis Scott Key, was made the national anthem
by a congressional resolution signed into law on March
3, 1931 by then-President Herbert Hoover.
- Herbert Hoover was the first president
to have a telephone directly on his desk - his predecessors
thought it undignified to talk on the phone from the presidential
desk and had used the telephones in an adjoining office.
- Herbert Hoover's youngest son Alan kept
two alligators as pets while living in the White House.
The first family also had several dogs, including an Irish
Wolfhound named Patrick, two Fox Terriers Sonnie and Big
Ben, an Eskimo dog named Yukon and an Elkhound named Weejie.
- Herbert Hoover was the last President
to have his term of office end on March 3. Henceforth,
presidential terms have ended on January 20th with the
inauguration of their successor.
For additional information about LANDSLIDE
- A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover, email Chip@DuncanEntertainment.com.
www.IPTV.org
NEW:
LANDSLIDE - Video Clip
Notable Hoover Quotes
Q&A with the Producers of LANDSLIDE
- A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover
Interview
Transcripts: LANDSLIDE - A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover
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