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Hace 1 día · 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.A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director ...
Hace 5 días · primary sources related to Herbert Hoover. "Included here are letters, reports, and telegrams that the two men sent directly to one another; diary entries and memoranda that document their meetings; relevant passages from speeches and press commentary; and candid comments that the two men made about each other in letters to friends and associates."
Hace 4 días · According to President Herbert Hoover, what were the major causes of the Great Depression, and what were the best ways to respond? How did Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views on the causes and solutions to the economic crisis differ from Hoover’s?
Hace 5 días · The obvious inference is that the Duke brothers ran in very high circles. Another reading could be that Hoover was a millionaire by the age of forty and began a series of wealthy men (Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, etc.) to be elected President. Herbert and Lou Hoover practiced what some called “stealth philanthropy.”
Hace 4 días · On July 28, units of the U.S. Army under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur drove them out of their shanties using tanks and tear gas. The following day Hoover issued the following press statement explaining his actions. —John E. Moser. Source: Herbert Hoover, “The President’s News Conference,” July 29, 1932.
Hace 2 días · On Friday, April 26, the Hoover Presidential Foundation hosted three Belgian dignitaries at the Hoover Campus. We were joined by Ambassador Dirk Wouters, Dr. Jan Wouters of KU Leuven, and Honorary Consul of Belgium Patrick Van Nevel. The visit was to both educate visitors on the role Herbert Hoover played in the reconstruction of the library
Hace 2 días · He appointed Herbert Hoover as Secretary of Commerce. RNC chairman Will Hays was made Postmaster General, then a cabinet post; he left after a year in the position to become chief censor to the motion-picture industry.
