Month: February 2024

"The Cask of Death and Other Crimes" is shown on a bookshelf in the research room at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.

Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part VIII

by Thomas Schwartz, posted in Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Mystery

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A signed picture of Herbert Hoover in 1921 sitting at a desk taking notes.

Herbert Hoover and Zoning

by Thomas Schwartz, posted in Herbert Hoover, Presidency, Secretary of Commerce

By Thomas F. Schwartz In the second volume of his memoirs, The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933, Herbert Hoover explained the origins of zoning codes: “The building codes in our towns and cites had been largely dominated by contractors and labor organizations who greatly and unnecessarily increased costs. We called a national conference of public officials … Continue reading Herbert Hoover and Zoning