Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States of America from 1929 to 1933.
Background[]
Born in West Branch, Iowa in 1874, Herbert Hoover moved to Oregon at age 11.[1] He enrolled in Stanford University in 1891, from which he would graduate as a mining engineer. While at Stanford he would begin dating Lou Henry, who he would eventually marry on February 10th, 1899.[2][3]
He eventually got into politics, and gained fame throughout the United States due to his organization of humanitarian aid to nations such as Belgium in the wake of World War I, earning himself the nickname "The Great Humanitarian".[4] He would enter politics in 1917 as the director of the U.S. Food Administration and later as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.[5][6] Elected president in 1929,[7] President Hoover found himself overwhelmed by the vast effects of the Great Depression and subsequently lost reelection in 1932 to political rival Franklin D. Roosevelt. After the Great War he is best remembered for being the namesake of Hoover Dam located on the Colorado River.
Hoover and his wife Lou built Rapidan Camp in Shenandoah National Park, using it as a presidential retreat. Their cabin became known as the "Brown House," in reference to the White House in Washington, D.C..[8] When his term came to an end, he donated the camp to the executive wing of the government for use by future presidents.[9] Their former cabin had become a tourist attraction before the Great War, attended to by staff including a Mister Handy, Gumley. Gumley is programmed to deliver various facts about President Hoover if asked by visitors.
Appearances[]
Herbert Hoover is directly mentioned only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Skyline Valley update. Hoover Dam is named after him and appeared prominently in Fallout: New Vegas and All Roads.
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- ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Who was President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States of America. Would you like to know more about President Hoover? Of course you would! How silly of me to think otherwise? He was born in Iowa in 1874 and grew up in Oregon."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. In 1891 he enrolled in Stanford University and graduated as a mining engineer."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. On February 10th 1899 Herbert married his Stanford sweetheart, Lou Henry."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. During and after the First World War, Herbert became known as The Great Humanitarian for feeding Europe."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. On March 5th 1921, President Harding appointed Hoover as the United States Secretary of Commerce."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. After capably serving as Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Harding, and Coolidge, Hoover became a presidential nominee in 1928."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. On March 4th 1929, Herbert Hoover was sworn in as 31st President of the United States of America."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ Brown House plaque: "Welcome to the Brown House; it was the home of President Hoover and his wife Lou while they stayed at Rapidan Camp. The house gets its name from the color, like how our Presidents live at the White House, it was only fitting to name their summer home after the house color."
- ↑ A Vault Dweller: "The President's home away from home?"
Gumley: "Well yes. President Hoover and his wife Lou Hoover built Rapidan Camp. They used the grounds as the their Presidential Retreat throughout his administration. When his term came to an end, President Hoover donated Rapidan Camp to the executive wing of the government. So future Presidents could continue to use the camp and enjoy the natural beauty of Shenandoah National Park. Sometimes out Presidents still stay here, but one hasn't visited in quite some time. From what I can remember some under secretaries were stationed here on that eventful day, but I haven't... seen them for some time now."
(Gumbley's dialogue)