attitude - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; he assumed an attitude of surrender. posture, position. order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command. bodily property - an attribute of the body.
In 1933, the Franklin Roosevelt administration changed it back to Boulder Dam, and under Harry Truman, the permanent name of Hoover Dam was restored. Awarding of the Hoover Dam Contract. Six construction firms created a consortium call Six Company, Inc. to submit a competitive proposal to build Hoover Dam.
These temporary Homes were actually a poor example of a slum and in honor of the President Hoover were given the pejorative name Hoovervilles. To the shame of all involved, the US Army was called in to burn out and disperse the protesters. The Hooverville term was used to represent all subsequent depression era shantytowns. Where homeless people lived and they were called Hoovervilles because Herbert Hoover was in office as president at the time and everyone blamed him for the depression.