WI: Herbert Hoover killed in Argentina

JoeMulk

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Not much information about it but according to wikipedia Hoover was almost killed in Argentina

While in Argentina, Argentine anarchists led by Severino Di Giovanni plotted to destroy the railroad car in which Hoover was traveling, but the bomber was arrested before he could place the explosives on the rails.[32] Hoover never mentioned the incident, and his complimentary remarks on Argentina were well-received in both the host country and in the press.[33]

If the plot was successful what would the results have been?
 
No, it happened when Hoover was President-elect, he toured South America from mid-November 1929 to early January 1930 before returning home to DC to supervise the transition. So Curtis will take the oath on March 4 since the Electoral College will have already met.
 
No, it happened when Hoover was President-elect, he toured South America from mid-November 1929 to early January 1930 before returning home to DC to supervise the transition. So Curtis will take the oath on March 4 since the Electoral College will have already met.

Since Hoover was worn in on March 4th, 1929, then November 1929 would be after it. Do you mean November 1928 to January 1929?
 
Curtis would have been worse, if that's, possible. I think it was H.L. Mencken who nicknamed him 'Throttlebottom'. He was a GOP hack who became majority leader because everybody liked him. Hard to imagine him coping with the Depression.
 
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