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HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE!
A LOOK BACK AT IOWA’S PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY
When it comes to politics, Iowa is probably best known as the first state to vote in presidential primary elections. That status dates back to 1972, and this year, Iowans head out to caucus for the Democratic primary on Feb. 3, kicking off the 2020 presidential election. That said, leading the way in the primaries isn’t the only way Iowa has contributed to U.S. presidential history. With Presidents Day falling this month, we thought it would be only appropriate to take a look back at the U.S. presidents and vice presidents who have called Iowa home, including President Herbert Hoover, President Ronald Reagan, and Vice President Henry Wallace. According to Travel Iowa, President Herbert Hoover once said, “I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries.” Hoover lived in the Hawkeye State as a child before moving to Oregon, and the small home he was born in is preserved as part of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, which also hosts his presidential library, his grave, and more. Travel Iowa also reports that President Ronald Reagan lived in Iowa before he was ever elected for office. In the 1930s, as a fresh-faced college graduate, Reagan moved to Des Moines to work as a sports broadcaster for WHO radio. In fact, it was an interview with an actress Reagan did for WHO that gave him the idea to move to Hollywood, where he became an actor, then the state’s governor, and finally the country’s president. Last but not least in Iowa’s history is Henry Wallace, who served as Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Agriculture, and Vice President to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wallace was a true Iowa native, born in the tiny town of Orient and educated at Iowa State University, where Senate.gov reports he studied plant genetics and crossbreeding, even patenting his own strain of corn. His achievement in government, particularly agricultural policy, left a lasting mark on the nation. In 1999, he was named the “Most Influential Iowan of the 20th Century.” Today, visitors to Orient can tour The Wallace Centers of Iowa, an outdoor interpretive site located on the farm where Wallace was born.
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