Hoover
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The concrete mega-structure that would become the Hoover Dam needed congressional approval, and Mulholland was a strong advocate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He’s worried about the impact on the economy from higher oil prices, or, as he memorably put it, becoming the next Herbert Hoover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
McCarthy peppered journalists, congressional staff and even FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover with desperate appeals for evidence, but no one had any.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Dr. Atlas is a senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Hoover, who believed that his men should conquer their deficiencies the way he had conquered his childhood stutter, purged anyone who failed to meet his exacting standards.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
