Herbert clark hoover august 10 1874 october 20 1964 was an american engineer businessman and politician who served as the 31st president of the united states from 1929 to 1933.

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Hoovers reputation as a humanitarianearned during and after world war i as he rescued millions of europeans from starvation faded.
Economy plummeted into the great depression.

Herbert hoover in full herbert clark hoover born august 10 1874 west branch iowa usdied october 20 1964 new york new york 31st president of the united states 192933.
When confronted by the crisis of the great depression the american president knew that doing nothing was not an option.
Iowa born herbert hoover was elected president in 1928 as a republican.

A member of the republican party he held office during the onset of the great depressionprior to serving as president hoover led the commission for relief in belgium served as the director of the us.
That would have been utter ruin he recalled.
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He had a distinguished career as a mining engineer and achieved international fame and respect in leading efforts to feed starving europeans especially children after the war.
Herbert hoover was the 31st president of the united states 19291933 whose term was notably marked by the stock market crash of 1929 and the beginnings of the great depression.
When herbert hoover became president in 1929 the stock market was climbing to unprecedented levels and some investors were taking advantage of low interest rates to buy stocks on credit pushing prices even higher.

In fact his actions may have made things worse.
The 1920s were a period of optimism and prosperity for some americans.
Herbert hoover 1874 1964 americas 31st president took office in 1929 the year the us.