Medal - First Spouse (Lou Hoover)
Issuer United States
Type Personality medals
Obverse
Bust of Lou Hoover
Lettering: LOU HOOVER 31st 1929-1933
Reverse
1920's Radio Set
Lettering: FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS APRIL 19,1929
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
LOU HOOVER 31st 1929-1933
Reverse Lettering
FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS APRIL 19,1929
Comments
Lou, wife to Herbert Hoover who was the 31st U.S. President (1929-1933), is remembered as the first First Lady to give a public radio address. This is symbolized on the medal’s reverse with a late 1920’s radio set.
