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The 1930 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Herbert Hoover on December 2, 1930, in the second year of his presidency and during the early stages of the Great Depression. Hoover focused on the government's response to the economic crisis, which included promoting voluntary cooperation between businesses, labor, and government ...
The 1931 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Herbert Hoover on December 8, 1931, in the midst of the Great Depression.Hoover's third address to Congress focused on efforts to address the ongoing economic crisis through both government and private sector initiatives, with an emphasis on cooperation and limited government intervention.
The Act and tariffs imposed by America's trading partners in retaliation were major factors of the reduction of American exports and imports by 67% during the Great Depression. [5] Economists and economic historians have agreed that the passage of the Smoot–Hawley Tariff worsened the effects of the Great Depression. [6]
The 1932 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Herbert Hoover on December 6, 1932. As Hoover's final State of the Union Address, it came at the height of the Great Depression and during the transition period following his loss to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election.
Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression (1959). scholarly history online; Watkins, T. H. The Great Depression: America in the 1930s. (2009) online; popular history. Wecter, Dixon. The Age of the Great Depression, 1929–1941 (1948), scholarly social history online; Wicker, Elmus. The Banking Panics of the Great Depression (1996) White, Eugene N.
Honoring President Hoover on his 150th birthday is an opportunity to reflect on both his legacy and his wisdom. ... In 1934, in response to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, Hoover ...
[40] President Hoover was reluctant to become involved with the workings of the Federal Reserve System, and bankers like Charles E. Mitchell continued to encourage speculative practices. [41] In late October 1929, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 occurred, and the worldwide economy began to spiral downward into the Great Depression. [42]
Hoover and Trump became president after winning their first campaigns for elective office, and both entered the White House as wealthy men. ... For Hoover, it was his response to the Bonus Army ...