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However, the nickname dates back to 1921, when the ARA under Hoover saved millions of Russians suffering from famine. "It was such considerations that Walter Lippmann took into account when he wrote of Hoover's Russian undertaking in the New York World in May 1922: 'probably no other living man could have done nearly so much.". [131]
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.
National Press Club Luncheon Speakers, Herbert Hoover, March 10, 1954, 37:23, Hoover speaks starting at 7:25 about the second reorganization commission, Library of Congress [7] A Second Hoover Commission was created by Congress in 1953 during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower .
Iowa-born Herbert Hoover was the only U.S. president from the Hawkeye State. Here are 5 facts about his life and presidency
President Herbert Hoover, a Republican who served from 1929-1933 and was in office at the start of the Great Depression, died on Oct. 20, 1964.
Herbert Hoover's tenure as the 31st president of the United States began on his inauguration on March 4, 1929, and ended on March 4, 1933. Hoover, a Republican, took office after a landslide victory in the 1928 presidential election over Democrat Al Smith of New York.
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.
"Who but Hoover?" – 1928 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Herbert Hoover. [11] "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage" – Commonly cited version of a claim asserted in a Republican Party flier on behalf of the 1928 U.S. presidential campaign of Herbert Hoover. [12] "Honest. Able. Fearless." – Al Smith "All for 'Al' and 'Al ...