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Herbert Hoover began reorganizing the executive branch for the second time in January 1954. Often skeptical of the efficiencies of government, Hoover was pleased with the number of recommendations from the first Hoover Commission that were adopted by the Truman administration. Hoover no doubt expected that with a Republican Congress and White House there would be no limit to the number of changes that could be adopted in the coming two years.
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© 2013 Timothy Walch
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Walch, T. (2013). Reorganization Redux, 1954–1955. In: Walch, T. (eds) Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137334091_7
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