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...Hoover say it was important for him to continue to eat a seven-course dinner every night, especially when millions of Americans were hungry...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg and Tom Lee, S | Title: The Guess-What's-Just-Around-the-Corner Quiz | 1/22/1975 | See Source »

...Early in the Depression, an apple-growers' association conceived the idea of selling apples on consignment to unemployed workers. How did President Hoover describe this development...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg and Tom Lee, S | Title: The Guess-What's-Just-Around-the-Corner Quiz | 1/22/1975 | See Source »

...Which president analyzed his predecessor: "Hoover had the misfortune to hold office at the wrong time...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg and Tom Lee, S | Title: The Guess-What's-Just-Around-the-Corner Quiz | 1/22/1975 | See Source »

...When President Hoover begged the American Legion's 1932 convention not to insist on early payment of veterans' bonuses, what chant greeted his please...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg and Tom Lee, S | Title: The Guess-What's-Just-Around-the-Corner Quiz | 1/22/1975 | See Source »

...October 23,1929. 17. He "had a better year." 18. "Begging and other acts." 19. My bonus lies over the ocean, My bonus lies over the sea, Tey gave all the dough to the Frenchmen, And n w they've got nothing for me." 20. Mac Arthur. 21. Hoover. 22. John J. O'Brien. 23. William Randolph Hearst. 24. "It's a lot easier." 25. "Every time an Administration official gives out an optimistic statement about business conditions, the market immediately drops." 26. "Courage." 27. The symbol of the NRA. 28. Payless paydays. 29. "Many people have left their jobs...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg and Tom Lee, S | Title: The Guess-What's-Just-Around-the-Corner Quiz | 1/22/1975 | See Source »

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