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Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park System in West Branch, Iowa, United States.The buildings and grounds are managed by the National Park Service to commemorate the life of Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States.
Hoover has been the subject of numerous serious biographies in recent years. Only a few of them, such as William Leuchtenburg's Herbert Hoover (2009), reflect the old negative viewpoint of an unattractive character who was cold and overbearing with little to show for his reforms. [147]
Iowa-born Herbert Hoover was the only U.S. president from the Hawkeye State. Here are 5 facts about his life and presidency
Aug. 10, 2024, marks the sesquicentennial birthday of President Herbert Hoover. Honoring President Hoover on his 150th birthday is an opportunity to reflect on both his legacy and his wisdom.
In November 1928, Herbert Hoover was overwhelmingly elected as 31st president of the United States. While all preceding presidents came from the eastern half of the United States, Hoover's origins were further from Washington, D.C.—he had been born in Iowa and spent much of his life in California. Returning home to routinely escape the ...
Opinion: The president promoted equality of opportunity and liberty in the face of the New Deal, writes John Hendrickson.
Hoover used a combination of bureaucratic resources and grassroots forces to give the tent cities the opportunity to become self-sufficient. This method presented difficulties, as rural leaders were unprepared to manage the chaotic circumstances found in large camps. This led Hoover eventually to place the relief camps under government supervision.