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Hace 2 días · Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression.
Hace 2 días · 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.
Hace 6 días · Herbert Hoover played a major role in organizing food aid and the feeding of nine million people in German-occupied Belgium and northern France during the war. This meant locating sources for credit to finance the purchase of food and organizing transport across the Atlantic to Britain and from there through the Netherlands to Belgium.
Hace 5 días · Republican former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover defeated the Democratic nominee, Governor Al Smith of New York. After President Calvin Coolidge declined to seek reelection, Hoover emerged as his party's frontrunner.
18 de jun. de 2024 · By Thomas F. Schwartz In the second volume of his memoirs, The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933, Herbert Hoover explained the origins of zoning codes: “The building codes in our towns and cites had been largely dominated by contractors and labor organizations who greatly and unnecessarily increased costs.
18 de jun. de 2024 · While Herbert and Lou Hoover were caught up in the Boxer Rebellion during the siege of the Western compound at Tianjin, the newspaper accounts were dramatic, but inaccurate. Lou provided the necessary corrective:
5 de jun. de 2024 · United States presidential election of 1932 was an American presidential election held on November 8, 1932, in which Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Pres. Herbert Hoover.
