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"Hooverize" became a national habit, and children were denied a spoonful of sugar on their cereal, "because Mr. Hoover would not like it."
Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. Charles Seymour 1924
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Herbert Hoover championed the use of new media, Television - People trusted and believed in him - Term "Hooverize" was coined
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Herbert Hoover championed the use of new media, Television - People trusted and believed in him - Term "Hooverize" was coined
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Herbert Hoover championed the use of new media, Television - People trusted and believed in him - Term "Hooverize" was coined
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To make sure that there were no truants, all hands were forced to "Hooverize."
A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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