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Herbert Hoover

U.S. President

Born: 10 August 1874

Died: 20 October 1964

Birthplace: West Branch, Iowa

Best known as: President of the United States 1929-1933

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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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States) by David M. Kennedy
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression by Studs Terkel
Herbert Hoover: The American Presidents Series: The 31st President, 1929-1933 (The American Presidents) by William E. Leuchtenburg
Anxious Decades: America in Prosperity and Depression 1920-1941 (Norton Twentieth Century America Series) by Michael E. Parrish
This I Believe: The Living Philosophies of One Hundred Thoughtful Men and Women in All Walks of Life by Edward R. Murrow

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