Hoover’s Secret White House Language
A long time before Hebert Hoover became the 31st president of the United States, he and his wife spent quite some time living in China. It was there that they learned Chinese Mandarin – a language they used to speak privately while in the White House.
Hoovers Secret White House Language
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Chester Arthur
Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the US, was born in Vermont to a couple of Irish immigrants and while many said that he “looked like a president,” Arthur only became president when President James Garfield was assassinated in 1881 since he was the vice president during that time. One of Arthur’s notable accomplishments while in office, from 1881 until 1885, was formally passing the Pendleton Act into law. Ensuring that people earned federal jobs in the government through a system which is merit-based, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act transformed the political roles system, kept people from getting jobs merely due to political affiliations, and started the utilization of exams to earn government jobs. While he was in office, Arthur signed the first federal law on immigration, which aimed to keep “paupers, criminals, and lunatics” from moving to the US.
Chester Arthur
