By Thomas F. Schwartz Darryl Byrd, great-niece of Walter Coleman, recently donated an elaborately decorated folio case presented by local officials to Coleman for his services to the Kirghiz District in the remote southeastern Russia during the 1921-1923 famine. The leather case has inscriptions in English, Russian, and Arabic. The rough translation provided by Professor … Continue reading Walter…
By Thomas F. Schwartz On May 30, 1931, President Herbert Hoover used Memorial Day to honor George Washington and recount the significance of the winter encampment at Valley Forge. Washington had to evacuate Philadelphia, selecting a site eighteen miles outside of the city where his army of roughly 12,000 men could camp for the winter … Continue reading Hoover’s Valley Forge Address
By Thomas F. Schwartz My wife and I stayed at the historic Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. She innocently asked, “Did Herbert Hoover stay here?” Not knowing the answer, I did a quick search with an online encyclopedia entry claiming that two presidents—Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover—stayed at the hotel. The entry, however, lacked … Continue reading Did Herbert Hoover Stay at the Vinoy…
By Thomas F. Schwartz The first telephone installed at the White House was on May 10, 1878, and appropriately given the number “1.” As the number of telephones increased, a new number was issued in 1900, and the White House number became “Main 6.” Again, with the increased number of telephone users, a new number … Continue reading National 1414: The Hoover White House Telephone
Alfred M. Thomsen had spent years at his San Francisco lab trying to grow edible yeast. The yeast grew, but every batch came out terrible. Then one day, a brew that should have been especially nasty boiled over onto his hand. — Read the rest
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By Thomas F. Schwartz Charles K. Field was a member of the 1895 pioneer class of Stanford University along with Herbert Hoover. Their friendship carried over into class reunions, Bohemian Grove, and during Field’s time as an editor for Sunset magazine and host of NBC radio program, Cheerio. In 1920, Field commissioned one of his … Continue reading Charles K. Field and Herbert Hoover
By Thomas F. Schwartz “This is a place of inspiring memories,” declared President Herbert Hoover marking the 150th anniversary of the battle on October 7, 1930. “Here less than a thousand men, inspired by the urge of freedom, defeated a superior force intrenched in this strategic position. This small band of patriots turned back a … Continue reading Herbert Hoover Commemorates Revolutionary War…
By Thomas F. Schwartz Herbert Hoover’s connection with Belgium is usually noted by his leadership of the Commission for Relief in Belgium. This voluntary organization provided food, medical, and clothing relief to millions of Belgian non-combatants throughout most of World War I. Less known are his efforts to raise money to rebuild the Leuven University … Continue reading July 4 and the Leuven…
In her second installment of "No More Excuses," D'Souza makes a trip to Hoover Tower and reflects on Stanford from up above.
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By Thomas F. Schwartz The most important and memorable phrase in the Declaration of Independence is: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” These sentiments were not … Continue reading The Pursuit of Happiness
By Thomas F. Schwartz On November 10, 1945, Herbert Hoover delivered a radio address over the Columbia Broadcast System marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of radio broadcasting. He noted that broadcasting began shortly before he was appointed Secretary of Commerce under President Warren G. Harding. By the end of 1921, sixty radio stations provided programming for … Continue reading Hoover and…