Herbert Hoover
U.S. President
Herbert Clark Hoover was a successful mining businessman before turning to political administration. A Republican, he defeated Democrat Alfred E. Smith in the presidential election of 1928. The stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression overwhelmed his presidency. In spite of a wide variety of successful reforms, Hoover was held accountable for the dire economic situation and was badly defeated in his bid for a second term by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt.Extra credit: Hoover was the 31st president.
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Four Good Links
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Official site full of good Hoover booty
Hoover at the Internet Public Library
The quick facts on "The Great Humanitarian"
President Herbert Hoover
The official version, as sexy as the man himself
The Herbert Hoover Page
Dandy pro-Hoover section from The Falklands Society
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
20 October 1964
(age 90)
Best Known As
President of the United States 1929-1933
