After college , he joined the Kern - Hunter Company , a machine distributor , as a salesman .
In 1913 , Milwaukee , Wisconsin native Morton R. Hunter , stepson to President Herbert Hoover 's secretary , graduated from the University of Michigan with a civil engineering degree .
After college , Herbert Hoover joined the Kern - Hunter Company , a machine distributor , as a salesman .
In 1913 , Milwaukee , Wisconsin native Morton R. Hunter , stepson to President Herbert Hoover 's secretary , graduated from the University of Michigan with a civil engineering degree .