Herbert Hoover Facts

There are a number of interesting facts about Herbert Hoover. He was the 31st President of the United States. Find out more about this amazing man!

• Hoover was born August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa.

• His middle name was Clark.

• Hoover was the first president born west of the Mississippi River.
  

  To help President Hoover stay fit, White House doctor Cdr. Joel Boone invented a game called “Hooverball,” which is a combination of volleyball and tennis using a weighted medicine ball.

• Herbert Hoover was a Quaker.

• He signed the congressional resolution that made the Star Spangled Banner the national anthem of the United States.

• Hoover became very unpopular as the Great Depression continued.

• He undertook tariffs such as Smooth-Hawley Tariff, public works projects like the Hoover Dam construction, increased the Corporate Tax and the top Tax Bracket, in order to deal with the depression in the market.

• Herbert Hoover did not accept his salary for president, but had it donated to charity.

• Hoover was the first president to have a telephone sitting on his desk.

• Hoover is ranked as an average amongst the Presidents of US.

• Herbert Hoover died in New York, New York on October 20, 1964. He was 90 years old.

• There are two asteroids named for Herbert Hoover.