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For his part, Hoover, in his memoirs, maintained that having the dam stripped of his name was unimportant. Twelve years later, Hoover was vindicated when House Resolution 140 was introduced and...
- Harold Ickes
“The name Boulder Dam is a fine, rugged, and individual...
- The Men of Six Companies
With the success of the Hoover Dam—the project was completed...
- Frank Crowe
Crowe did not disappoint them. His bid of $48,890,955 was...
- Hoover Dam
Narrator: The Dam’s new name would be a subject of dispute...
- Harold Ickes
Gilbert Gude (March 9, 1923 – June 7, 2007) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 1967 to 1977. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Aug 12, 2023 · President Harry S Truman would sign the resolution that would reinstate the name Hoover dam to the structure on April 30, 1947. This would require that any regulation, document or record in the United States that once referred to the damn as Boulder dam would need to be changed to Hoover dam.
Sep 30, 2015 · Bills to rename it for Hoover failed in both 1929 and 1930. And in 1933, when Hoover left the White House and the Democrat Franklin Roosevelt moved in, the new administration declared that the...
Apr 14, 2010 · In honor of the new president’s contributions, Secretary of the Interior Ray L. Wilbur announced the structure would be called Hoover Dam at a 1930 dedication ceremony, though the name didn’t...
Jun 16, 2021 · President Hoover lost his bid for reelection to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, and when Roosevelt took office in March 1933, Harold Ickes replaced Ray Lyman Wilbur as Secretary of the Interior. Ickes wasted no time removing Hoover’s name from the Boulder Canyon Project.
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Jul 20, 2022 · Though officially called the Hoover Dam, Roosevelt's subsequent Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, who allegedly didn't like Hoover, tried to change it and he had varying levels of success in doing so (via USBR).
