Herbert Hoover - Wikipedia As a member of the Republican Party, he served as the third United States secretary of commerce from 1921 to 1928 before being elected president in 1928 His presidency was dominated by the Great Depression, and his policies and methods to combat it were seen as lackluster
President Herbert Hoover | The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and . . . Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874–October 20, 1964), mining engineer, humanitarian, U S Secretary of Commerce, and 31st President of the United States, was the son of Jesse Hoover, a blacksmith, and Hulda Minthorn Hoover, a seamstress and recorded minister in the Society of Friends (Quakers)
Herbert Hoover - White House Historical Association Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the presidency a luminous reputation as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian Born in West Branch, Iowa on August 10, 1874, Hoover grew up in Newberg, Oregon with his uncle after the deaths of his parents
Herbert Hoover - US History A brief biography of 31st U S President Herbert Hoover with a focus on his efforts for humanitarian relief in poverty-stricken Poland
How Herbert Hoover Became Known as an Economic Non-Interventionist That story illustrates how Herbert Hoover—provably one of the most progressive, interventionist presidents to his time and the progenitor of the New Deal —became known as a do-nothing, free market non-interventionist
10 Things You May Not Know About Herbert Hoover - HISTORY Check out 10 surprising facts about America’s 31st president 1 Hoover was the first president born west of the Mississippi River Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10, 1874, in a
HOOVER DAM - Bureau of Reclamation Hoover Dam The Story of Hoover Dam - Articles Herbert Hoover and the Colorado River Herbert Hoover - The Man Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, was a man of many interests He was an engineer, a conservationist, a fisherman, a humanitarian, and a politician, not always in the same order The great dam which bears his name, spanning the Colorado River to link Nevada and