JC wrote:


And two of them have Bay Area connections.
Hoover was from Palo Alto.

*Herbert Hoover*
Born in an Iowa village in 1874, he grew up in Oregon.

I am about as liberal as you can get without going to jail, but I must
disagree with your assessment of HH. He was a decent, honest man who had
accomplished great things before he became president. He was blindsided
by the depression, as was everyone else. FDR (Who is the 2nd greatest
president, after George Washington.) was also at a loss, but was willing
to try anything hoping something would work. Harry Truman (another great
president) rehabilitated HH by calling him back to government service
and by renaming Boulder Dam after him. I agree with your
characterization of HH's predecessors, but suggest you take another look
at HH, he was a great man. (He also organized the first Cal - Stanford
football game.)
phil