The election of Hoover...should result in continued prosperity for 1929. — Roger Babson Copy Share Image
Hoover, if elected, will do one thing that is almost incomprehensible to the human mind: he will make a great man out… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
The beaver told the rabbit as they stared at the Hoover Dam: No, I didn't build it myself, but it's based on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
J. Edgar Hoover, J. Bracken Lee, J. Parnell Thomas, J. Paul Getty -- you can always tell a shithead by that initial… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
What the hell has (Herbert) Hoover got to do with it? Anyway, I had a better year than he did. — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
Bush and Inhofe will go down in history with other leaders such as Herbert Hoover and Neville Chamberlain who were blind to… — Joseph J. Romm Copy Share Image
Herbert Hoover versus Al Smith in 1928 was one of the dirtiest elections in American history. — Joseph Cummins Copy Share Image
I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto the board of Hoover. — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
Fashion is a vampiric thing; it's the Hoover on your brain. That's why I wear the hats, to keep everyone away from… — Isabella Blow Copy Share Image
Anslinger's reefer madness did not caution even the seeds of efficient, intelligent, ruthless action ... The same goes for Hoover, sniveling Nixon,… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Angela Davis's legacy as a freedom fighter made her an enemy of the state under the increasingly neoliberal regimes of Nixon, Reagan… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Why was there so much work-sharing in the 1930s? One reason is that government pushed for it. In his memoirs, President Herbert… — Barry Eichengreen Copy Share Image
I would like you to consider the difference in the time from 1963 to date. The FBI, at that time, was headed… — John Sherman Cooper Copy Share Image
Hoover was a globalist and a technologist, and he understood America's rising position in the world. He believed that America could extend… — Margaret Hoover Copy Share Image
By every measure, John Kennedy's sex life was compulsive and reckless. At one level, it had clear public consequences. Knowledge of Kennedy's… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
They [FBI] had a lot of clippings, a lot of articles I'd written. And to me the - the funniest one was… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
For an economy built to last we must invest in what will fuel us for generations to come. This is our history… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
“Hoover’s attention to the case had waxed and waned over the years, but he had become so agitated about the growing criticism… — David Grann Copy Share Image
Coolidge liked the dignity of the presidency. He didn't get on the phone easily. It's possible that he banished the phone from… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
If you're a history buff, you know about J. Edgar Hoover. He was likely the most powerful man in the US. If… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I just kind of had my own impressions growing up with Hoover as a heroic figure in the 40s - actually the… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
It's easy to see why conservatives would be salivating at the thought of a Hillary primary challenge. Presidents who face serious primary… — Peter Beinart Copy Share Image
With respect to the creation of the program, I introduced the bill in September 1945, immediately after the end of the war… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
“In 1897, still in his early twenties, Hoover was hired by a large and venerable British mining company, Bewick, Moreing and Co.,… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“Three generations later, viewed from the standpoint of the digital age, a structure such as Hoover can appear to suffer from a… — Kevin Fedarko Copy Share Image
Hoover was a patriot in his heart, but he definitely exceeded his power. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I'm so happy, I think I'll dress up like J. Edgar Hoover and sing show tunes. — Don Imus Copy Share Image
President Herbert Hoover returned his salary to the government. His idea caught on, and now we're all doing it. — Sam Ewing Copy Share Image