LOU HENRY HOOVER PAPERS
White House Social Files
Box Contents
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Cabinet Dinners, 1929-32 & undated
Calendar of Events, 1929-32 & undated
Callers, Lists of
1929-30
1931
1932-33 & undated
Calling Cards
Guests Lists (Incomplete)
1929
1930
1931
1932
Guests to Dine and Stay Overnight, 1930-31
Invitation Cards
Lists of Election Letters (Before and After)
Lists of Persons to Invite
Medicine Ball Cabinet
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Music: Selections, Artists
Plants and Flowers Sent
President's Engagements
1929
1930 January-April
1930 May-August
1930 September-December
1931 January-May
1932-33
Programs for Dinners, Receptions, 1929-33
Protocol and Procedures
Duties of Aides
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General, 1925-31 & undated
Receptions
Regrets, 1932-33
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1933
Seating Charts, 1929-30
Valentines
White House Aides and Staff
1929 Events
March 9 Tea-Dayton Westminister Choir
March 10 Dinner
March 17 Dinner
March 19 Tea-Ladies of the Supreme Court
March 20 Luncheon-Minister of Bolivia
March 21 Dinner
March 24 Luncheon
March 24 Dinner
March 28 Tea
March 31 Dinner
April 1 Easter Egg Rolling
April 2 Tea
April 3 Tea
April 3 Dinner
April 7 Dinner
April 9 Tea
April 12 Luncheon-Ambassador of Chile
April 14 Dinner
April 18 Reception-Tea: D.A.R.
April 19 Luncheon-Opera Stars
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April 19 Musicale-Lawrence Tibbett
April 19 Dinner
April 21 Dinner
April 23 Tea-Foreign Minister's wives
April 23 Dinner
April 24 Tea-Foreign Minister's wives
April 24 Dinner
April 25 Luncheon-John Fritz Medal
April 26 Dinner
April 28 Dinner
April 29 Tea
April 30 Dinner
April 30 Dinner
April 30 Tea
May 1 Tea
May 2 Luncheon-Secretary of Commerce
May 3 Tea
May 3 Dinner
May 5 Dinner
May 6 Tea
May 7 Tea-4:30
May 7 Dinner
May 7 Tea-5:30 Troop #8, Girl Scouts
May 8 Tea
May 9 Tea
May 9 Luncheon
May 10 Dinner
May 12 Dinner
May 13 Tea-White House Aides
May 14 Dinner
May 15 Tea
May 15 Dinner
May 17 Luncheon-Philippine Delegation
May 17 Dinner
May 19 Dinner
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May 22 Tea-Davis Cup Tennis Matches
May 22 Dinner-California Delegation
May 24 Tea
May 24 Dinner
May 26 Dinner
May 27 Tea-Ladies of House and Senate
May 28 Dinner
May 28 Luncheon
May 29 Tea-Ladies of House and Senate
June 2 Dinner
June 4 Tea-Ladies of House and Senate
June 4 Dinner
June 6 Tea-Ladies of House and Senate
June 7 Dinner
June 9 Dinner
June 12 Tea (DePriest)
June 13 Dinner
June 15 Garden Party-League of Republican Women
June 17 Dinner
June 25 Dinner
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June 26 Garden Party-Disabled Veterans
June 28 Luncheon-Turkish Ambassador
June 30 Dinner
July 2 Tea
July 11 Dinner
July 16 Dinner
July 18 Dinner
July 22 Dinner
July 24 Luncheon-Ceremony at Proclamation of the Treaty
forRenunciation of War
July 29 Dinner
July 30 Luncheon
July 30 Dinner
July 31 Tea
September 8 Dinner
September 10 Dinner
September 18 Dinner
September 22 Dinner
September 26 Dinner
September 27 Luncheon Japanese Ambassador
September 27 Dinner
September 30 Dinner
October 7 Dinner-Ramsay MacDonald and daughter
October 15 Dinner
October 16 Tea
October 16 Dinner
October 16 Dinner
October 17 Luncheon
October 17 Tea
October 25 Tea-Members of Institute of International Law
October 27 Dinner
October 30 Dinner-Madame Curie
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November 1 Dinner
November 4 Dinner
November 5 Dinner-Senators
November 6 Tea
November 8 Tea
November 8 Dinner
November 10 Dinner
November 12 Tea
November 12 Dinner
November 13 Dinner
November 14 Dinner
November 16 Dinner
November 20 Funeral-Hon. James W. Good
November 23 Dinner
November 30 Dinner
December 1 Luncheon
December 1 Dinner
December 3 Dinner
December 5 Dinner
December 7 Dinner
December 8 Dinner
December 10 Dinner
December 11 Dinner
December 15 Dinner
December 17 Dinner
December 18 Dinner-Japanese Delegation to London Conference
December 19 Dinner-Members of Congress
December 24 Dinner
December 25 Dinner
December 27 Dinner-President-Elect of Mexico Senor Ortiz
Rubic
December 29 Dinner
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December 30 Dance-Small Dance
1930 Events
January 1 Reception-New Year's
January 3 Dinner
January 5 Dinner
January 7 Breakfast-Delegates to London Naval Conference
January 12 Dinner
January 15 Luncheon-Minister of South Africa
January 15 Dinner-Speaker Longworth
January 15 Reception-Senate
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January 16 Dinner-Vice-President's
January 16 Musicale-After Vice President's Dinner
January 19 Dinner
January 23 Dinner-Supreme Court
January 23 Musicale-After Supreme Court Dinner
January 26 Dinner
January 29 Tea
February 1 Dinner
February 5 Tea
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February 6 Dinner-For Speaker of the House
February 6 Musicale-After Speaker's Dinner
February 6 Luncheon
February 7 Dinner--Ambassador of Great Britain
February 10-15 Trip: Long Key Florida on board "Saunterer"
February 20 Dinner-Diplomatic Corps
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February 20 Musicale-Following Diplomatic Dinner
February 24 Tea
March 17 Dinner
March 21 Dinner
March 29 Dinner
April 19 Class '98 Reunion Held at Stanford House
April 21 Easter Egg Rolling
April 24 Tea
April 26 Dinner
May 1 Dinner
May 4 Dinner
May 5 Dinner
May 16 Dinner
May 22 Dinner
May 23 Dinner
May 26 Dinner
May 29 Dinner
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May 30 Memorial Day Services, Gettysburg, Pa.
June 2 Dinner-President-Elect of Columbia
June 12 Dinner-President of Brazil
June 30 Luncheon-English, Australian, Irish, Dutch Aviators
July 10 Dinner
July 11 Dinner
July 15 Dinner
July 16 Garden Party-Disabled Veterans
July 18 Dinner
July 24 Dinner
July 25 Luncheon
August 14 Dinner
August 15 "S.S. Excalibur" Launching at Camden, NJ
August 15 Luncheon
August 18 Reception-F.I.D.A.C.
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August 26 Garden Party-American Bar Association
August 26 Garden Party-American Bar Association
September 8 Luncheon-Trans-Atlantic Flyers-French
October 9 Reception-6th Congress of Permanent International
Association of Road Congresses
October 27 Dinner
October 30 Luncheon
November 6 Luncheon
November 7 Dinner-Prince Tokugawa
November 9 Dinner
November 11 Luncheon
November 12 Luncheon
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November 16 Dinner
November 17 Dinner
November 18 Dinner
November 19 Tea-Washington: W.A.I.M.E.
November 20 Luncheon
November 22 Luncheon
November 22 Dinner
November 23 Dinner
November 25 Dinner
November 26 Dinner
November 27 Dinner
December 2 Dinner-Cabinet
December 2 Musicale-Following Cabinet dinner
December 4 Reception-Diplomatic
December 9 "U.S.S. Hoover" Launching Newport News, VA
December 11 Reception-Judicial
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December 18 Dinner-Vice-President
December 18 Musicale:Following Vice-President's Dinnner
December 25 Dinner
December 30 Small Dance
1931 Events
January 1 Reception-New Year's, Formal
January 4 Dinner
January 6 Dinner
January 8 Dinner-Diplomatic
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January 8 Musicale-Following Diplomatic Dinner
January 10 Dinner
January 11 Dinner
January 16 Luncheon
January 17 Dinner
January 18 Dinner
January 21 Dinner
January 22 Dinner-Chief Justice & Supreme Court
January 22 Musicale-Following Chief
January 23 Dinner
January 24 Dinner
January 25 Dinner
January 28 Dinner
January 29 Reception-House of Representatives
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January 30 Dinner
January 31 Dinner
February 1 Dinner
February 5 Dinner-Speaker
February 5 Musicale-After Speaker's Dinner
February 7 Dinner
February 8 Dinner
February 9 Luncheon
February 11 Reception-Army and Navy
February 13 Dinner
February 14 Dinner
February 15 Dinner
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February 16 Reception-Departmental
February 22 Dinner
February 23 Luncheon
February 25 Dinner
February 28 Dinner
March 3 Dinner
March 4 Dinner
March 5 Dinner
March 11 Dinner
March 17 Dinner
April 2 Dinner
April 5 Dinner
April 6 Luncheon
April 6 Easter Egg Rolling
April 8 Dinner
April 12 Dinner
April 14 Luncheon
April 15 Dinner-Prince and Princess Takamatsu
April 20 Dinner
April 22 Luncheon
April 23 Dinner
April 29 Dinner-King & Queen of Siam
April 29 Reception-King of Siam
April 30 Dinner
May 4 Dinner-Little Cabinet
May 7 Reception-Chamber of Commerce
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May 8 Dinner
May 8 Reception-American Law Institute
May 11 Luncheon
May 12 Luncheon
May 26 Tea-Diplomatic
May 27 Dinner
May 27 Tea-Diplomatic
May 28 Reception-School Girls
May 28 Tea-Diplomatic
June 2 Tea
June 3 Tea-Women's National Press Club
June 15 President's Speech to Republican Editorial Ass'n
June 30 Garden Party-Disabled Veterans
July 6 Luncheon-Flyers Wiley Post & Harold Gatty
July 7 Dinner
July 29 Dinner
August 5 Dinner
August 8 Christening of "The Akron"
August 15 Launching of the "Talamanca" & "Segovia" Newport
News, VA
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September 26 Luncheon
October 4 Dinner
October 8 Garden Party-Washington League of Republican
Women
October 12 "THE AMERICAN CLIPPER" Christening of
plane at Anacostia
October 20 U.S.S. Arkansas Launching Navy Yard, Philadelphia
October 22 Dinner-Premier Laval
October 23 Dinner
October 25 Dinner
October 26 Dinner
October 27 Dinner
November 2 Dinner
November 3 Dinner
November 4 Tea
November 5 Dinner
November 8 Dinner
November 10 Tea
November 12 Dinner
November 12 Luncheon
November 14 Dinner
November 16 Dinner
November 17 Luncheon
November 18 Dinner-Italian Minister, Signor Grandi
November 22 Dinner
November 23 Tea
November 24 Tea
November 25 Dinner
November 25 Tea
November 26 Dinner
November 28 Dinner
December 1 Dinner
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December 2 Tea
December 3 Dinner-Cabinet
December 3 Musicale-Following Cabinet Dinner
December 4 Reception-President's Conference on Homes
December 4 Dinner
December 9 Tea-Washington A.I.M.M.E.
December 10 Reception-Diplomatic
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December 13 Dinner
December 14 Dinner-Republican National Executive Committee
December 15 Dinner
December 16 Dinner
December 17 Reception-Judicial
December 18 Dinner
December 20 Dinner
December 22 Tea
December 23 Children's Party
December 24 Dinner
December 24 Christmas Eve Dinner-White House Family
December 25 Dinner
December 25 Christmas Gifts & Tree toChildren: Morgantown,
West Virginia
December 27 Dinner
December 30 Dance-Small Dance
December 30 Dance-Small Dance
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December 30 Dance-Small Dance
December 30 Dance-Small Dance
1932 Events
January 1 Reception-New Year's Day
January 3 Dinner
January 7 Dinner-Vice President
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January 7 Musicale-Following Vice-President's dinner
January 13 Tea-General Federation of Women's Clubs
January 14 Dinner-Diplomatic
January 14 Musicale-Following Diplomatic Dinner
January 15 Dinner
January 17 Dinner
January 18 Dinner
January 20 Dinner
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January 21 Reception-Senate
January 22 Dinner
January 25 Dinner
January 26 Reception-House of Representatives
January 28 Dinner-Chief Justice & Supreme Court
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January 28 Musicale-Following Dinner for Chief Justice
February 2 Dinner-Speaker of the House
February 2 Musicale-Following Speaker's Dinner
February 4 Reception-Departmental
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February 4 Reception-Departmental
February- Trip: Georgia, South March Carolina, & Florida
February 6 Dinner
February 7 Dinner
February 8 Reception-Army and Navy
February 9 Dinner
February 12 Dinner
February 15 Tea
February 17 Dinner
February 19 Dinner
February 21 Dinner
February 22 Dinner
February 23 Dinner
February 23 Tea
February 24 Dinner
February 27 Dinner
February 28 Dinner
March 1 Dinner
March 3 Dinner
March 4 Dinner
March 6 Dinner
March 10 Dinner
March 12 Dinner
March 15 Dinner-Ambassador Mellon
March 19 Dinner
March 21 Dinner
March 26 Tea-Fine Arts Commission Members
March 27 Dinner
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March 28 Easter Egg Rolling
March 29 Dinner-General Pershing
March 31 Dinner
April 1-2 "Society Circus" Ft. Myer,
April 2 Dinner
April 3 Dinner
April 6 Dinner
April 6 Tea
April 7 Dinner-Admiral Sims
April 8 Tea
April 12 Dinner
April 14 Dinner
April 15 Dinner
April 17 Dinner
April 21 Dinner
April 22 Reception-Daughters of American Revolution
April 26 Tea-National League of American Pen Women
April 28 Dinner-Governor's
April 29 Dinner
May 5 Dinner
May 5 Tea-National Women's Committee for Washington
Cathedral
May 6 Trip: Elmira College Tree Planting Ceremony
May 16 Dinner
May 17 Tea-Mt. Vernon Regents
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May 26 Reception-School Girls
June 1 Tea
June 9 Brooklyn Sunday School Union Parade
June 15 Garden Party-Disabled Veterans
June 21 Dinner-Amelia Earhart
July 12 Luncheon-Rapidan Camp, Newspaper Women
July 22 Luncheon-President-Elect of Panama
August 11 Dinner
August 11 Luncheon-Notification of Renomination by GOP
August 31 Solar Eclipse Party
Oct.-Nov. Campaign Trips: Itineraries-Miscellaneous
October 3-6 Campaign Trip: Des Moines, IA
October 8 Luncheon-Girl Scout Executives
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October 13 Reception-Judicial
October 15 Campaign Trip: Cleveland, OH
October 21-23 Campaign Trip: Detroit
October 27-29 Campaign Trip: Indianapolis, Ind.
October 31 Campaign Trip: Madison Square Garden, NY
November 7 Notification of Nomination Trip from NY to CA
November 24 Dinner
November 25 Luncheon
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December 8 Dinner-Cabinet
December 14 Tea-Women's Overseas Service League
December 15 Dinner
December 15 Reception-Diplomatic-- Miscellaneous
December 15 Reception-Diplomatic-- Acceptances
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December 15 Reception-Diplomatic-- Regrets
December 15 Reception-Diplomatic-- Regrets
December 15 Reception-Diplomatic-- Final Lists
December 17 Dinner-Engineers
1933 Events
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January 7 Funeral: Calvin Coolidge
January 14 Dinner
January 15 Dinner
January 17 Tea-Women of the Press
January 22 Luncheon
January 24 Reception-Senate
January 26 Dinner-Recent Social Trends Committee
February 2 Reception-House of Representatives
February 2 Dinner
February 5 Luncheon
February 5 Dinner
February 7 Dinner-Vice President
February 8 Dedication of Herbert Hoover Jr. High School,
San Jose, CA
February 10 Dinner
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February 11 Dinner-Diplomatic
February 11 Musicale after Diplomatic Dinner
February 12 Dinner
February 13 Lincoln Day Dinner at National Republican Club
February 14 Dinner-Chief Justice
February 16 Reception-Departmental--Acceptances
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February 16 Reception-Departmental--Regrets (2 folders)
February 18 Reception-Senate (1)
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February 18 Reception-Senate (2)
February 18 Reception-Senate Acceptances
February 18 Reception-Senate Regrets
February 21 Dinner-Speaker's Lists and Plans
February 21 Dinner-Speakers Replies
February 21 Musicale-Following Speaker's Dinner
February 23 Dinner-Ladies of the Little Cabinet
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February 25 Reception-Army & Navy Correspondence
February 25 Reception-Army & Navy Acceptances
February 25 Reception-Army & Navy Regrets
February 25 Christening of "The Ranger" Newport News
February 26 Tea-Household Aides
February 26 Luncheon
February 26 Dinner
March 4 Inauguration