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Herbert Hoover

Personal data
Date of birthAugust 10, 1874
Place of birthWest Branch, Iowa
Date of deathOctober 20, 1964(age 90)
Place of deathNew York, New York
Birth nameHerbert Clark Hoover
NationalityUSA
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLou Henry Hoover
ChildrenHerbert Clark Hoover, Jr.
Alan Henry Hoover
Alma materStanford University and George Fox University (undergratuate school)
OccupationEngineer (Mining, Civil), Businessman, Humanitarian
ReligionQuaker
31st President of the United States
In officeMarch 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933
PresidentCharles Curtis
Vice PresidentCharles Curtis
Succeeded byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byCalvin Coolidge
3rd United States Secretary of Commerce
In officeMarch 5, 1921 - August 21, 1928
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Succeeded byWilliam F. Whiting
Preceded byJoshua W. Alexander

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Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 � October 20, 1964) was the 31st President of the United States (1929 � 1933). Hoover was a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted government intervention under the rubric "economic modernization". In the presidential election of 1928, Hoover easily won the Republican nomination, despite having no previous elected office experience. To date, Hoover is the last cabinet secretary to be directly elected President of the United States, as well as one of only two Presidents (along with William Howard Taft) to have been elected President without electoral experience or high military rank. The nation was prosperous and optimistic at the time, leading to a landslide victory for Hoover over Democrat Al Smith.

Hoover, a trained engineer, deeply believed in the Efficiency Movement, which held that government and the economy were riddled with inefficiency and waste, and could be improved by experts who could identify the problems and solve them. When the Wall Street Crash of 1929 struck less than eight months after he took office, Hoover tried to combat the ensuing Great Depression with volunteer efforts, none of which produced economic recovery during his term. The consensus among historians is that Hoover's defeat in the 1932 election was caused primarily by failure to end the downward economic spiral. As a result of these factors, Hoover is ranked somewhat poorly among former US Presidents.

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Prep football -- Hoover wins 48-45 shootout - Charleston Gazette Tweet this news
Charleston Gazette--Carter Coleman's 3-yard touchdown run with 26 seconds left Friday night handed visiting -Herbert Hoover- a wild 48-45 win over Chapmanville in a battle of ... - Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:14:04 GMT+00:00
Reconciliation - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--If the Republicans do take over congress, I would not be suprised to see them do a -Herbert Hoover-, balance the budget and put us into full blown depression. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:48:16 GMT+00:00
Teens have mixed feelings on mountaintop removal - Charleston Gazette Tweet this news
Charleston Gazette--Mountaintop removal is a type of strip mining that involves leveling the top of a mountain to mine for coal. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:18:17 GMT+00:00
You Say Recession, I Say Depression - The Plank on TNR.com (blog) Tweet this news
The Plank on TNR.com (blog)--In fact, for the first years of his presidency, -Herbert Hoover- chose to refer to the downturn as a “depression” in an effort to convey that what the country ... - Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:16:15 GMT+00:00
College Summit a life-changing four days - Charleston Gazette Tweet this news
Charleston Gazette--At College Summit, students participated in rap sessions, which were safe zones where they could talk ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:11:37 GMT+00:00
Soccer: Thompson all smiles as Hoover defeats Poca - Daily Mail - Charleston Tweet this news
Daily Mail - Charleston---Herbert Hoover- girls soccer Coach JD Thompson wore an ear-to-ear smile that just would not go away. That was OK though, because it was a smile that had ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:58:36 GMT+00:00
Breaking down the ACT - Charleston Gazette Tweet this news
Charleston Gazette--CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The first ACT test of the school year is being given next Saturday, Sept. 11. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:21:42 GMT+00:00
Barack Obama Must Attend Westboro Baptist Church - dagblog (blog) Tweet this news
dagblog (blog)---...- an economy that shows no interest in bouncing back, wars on God knows how many fronts and unemployment high enough to make -Herbert Hoover- cringe. ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:05:43 GMT+00:00
2.6 million lost jobs under Obama - Daily Mail - Charleston (blog) Tweet this news
Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)--Throughout the first first term of President George Walker Bush, Democrats said he was the first president since -Herbert Hoover- to post a net loss in jobs, ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:50:08 GMT+00:00
Prep soccer: Hurricane boys shut out Russell, Ky. - Charleston Gazette Tweet this news
Charleston Gazette---Herbert Hoover's- Walter Ferrell (four saves) and Josh Keadle (five) split time in goal. NITRO 1, EAST FAIRMONT 1: Rebecca Haught's second-half goal drew the ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:01:18 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Calvin Coolidge
President of the United States
March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933
Succeeded by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by
Joshua W. Alexander
United States Secretary of Commerce
Served under: Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge

March 5, 1921 - August 21, 1928
Succeeded by
William F. Whiting
Party political offices
Preceded by
Calvin Coolidge
Republican Party presidential candidate
1928, 1932
Succeeded by
Alf Landon
Preceded by
William F. Varney
Prohibition Party presidential candidate
1928
Succeeded by
William D. Upshaw
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Calvin Coolidge
Oldest U.S. President still living
January 5, 1933 - October 20, 1964
Succeeded by
Harry S. Truman
Preceded by
Douglas MacArthur
Persons who have lain in state or honor
in the United States Capitol rotunda

October 23-25, 1964
Succeeded by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Paul Painlevé and Aristide Briand
Cover of Time Magazine
16 November 1925
Succeeded by
Gifford Pinchot

Administration and cabinet : Bonus Army
OFFICE NAME TERM
President Herbert Hoover 1929 - 1933
Vice President Charles Curtis 1929 - 1933
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson 1929 - 1933
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon 1929 - 1932
Ogden L. Mills 1932 - 1933
Secretary of War James W. Good 1929
Patrick J. Hurley 1929 - 1933
Attorney General William D. Mitchell 1929 - 1933
Postmaster General Walter F. Brown 1929 - 1933
Secretary of the Navy Charles F. Adams 1929 - 1933
Secretary of the Interior Ray L. Wilbur 1929 - 1933
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde 1929 - 1933
Secretary of Commerce Robert P. Lamont 1929 - 1932
Roy D. Chapin 1932 - 1933
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis 1929 - 1930
William N. Doak 1930 - 1933

Cabinet of President Herbert Hoover (1929 �1933)

Vice PresidentCharles Curtis (1929 �1933)
Secretary of StateFrank B. Kellogg (1929) * Henry L. Stimson (1929 �1933)
Secretary of WarJames William Good (1929) * Patrick J. Hurley (1929 �1933)
Secretary of the TreasuryAndrew W. Mellon (1929 �1932) * Ogden L. Mills (1932 �1933)
Attorney GeneralWilliam D. Mitchell (1929 �1933)
Postmaster GeneralWalter Folger Brown (1929 �1933)
Secretary of the NavyCharles Francis Adams III (1929 �1933)
Secretary of the InteriorRay Lyman Wilbur (1929 �1933)
Secretary of the AgricultureArthur M. Hyde (1929 �1933)
Secretary of CommerceRobert P. Lamont (1929 �1932) * Roy D. Chapin (1932 �1933)
Secretary of LaborJames J. Davis (1929 �1930) * William N. Doak (1930 �1933)

United States Prohibition Party Presidential nominees

Black * Smith * Dow * St. John * Fisk * Bidwell * Levering * Bentley * Woolley * Caffery * Emerson * Swallow * Chafin * Hanly * Watking * Faris * Varney * Hoover * Upshaw * Colvin * Babson * Watson * Hamblen * Holtwick * Decker * Munn * Budar * Dodge * Amondson

United States Secretaries of Commerce

Secretaries of Commerce & LaborCortelyou * Metcalf * Straus * Nagel
Secretaries of CommerceRedfield * Alexander * Hoover * Whiting * Lamont * Chapin * Roper * Hopkins * Jones * Wallace * Harriman * Sawyer * Weeks * Strauss * Mueller * Hodges * Connor * Trowbridge * Smith * Stans * Peterson * Dent * Morton * Richardson * Kreps * Klutznick * Baldrige * Verity * Mosbacher * Franklin * Brown * Kantor * Daley * Mineta * Evans * Gutierrez * Locke

Cabinet of President Warren G. Harding (1921 �1923)

Vice PresidentCalvin Coolidge (1921 �1923)
Secretary of StateCharles Evans Hughes (1921 �1923)
Secretary of the TreasuryAndrew W. Mellon (1921 �1923)
Secretary of WarJohn W. Weeks (1921 �1923)
Attorney GeneralHarry M. Daugherty (1921 �1923)
Postmaster GeneralWill H. Hays (1921 �1922) * Hubert Work (1922 �1923) * Harry Stewart New (1923)
Secretary of the NavyEdwin Denby (1921 �1923)
Secretary of the InteriorAlbert B. Fall (1921 �1923) * Hubert Work (1923)
Secretary of AgricultureHenry Cantwell Wallace (1921 �1923)
Secretary of CommerceHerbert Hoover (1921 �1923)
Secretary of LaborJames J. Davis (1921 �1923)

Cabinet of President Calvin Coolidge (1923 �1929)

Vice PresidentNone (1923 �1925) * Charles G. Dawes (1925 �1929)
Secretary of StateCharles Evans Hughes (1923 �1925) * Frank B. Kellogg (1925 �1929)
Secretary of WarJohn W. Weeks (1923 �1925) * Dwight F. Davis (1925 �1929)
Secretary of the TreasuryAndrew W. Mellon (1923 �1929)
Attorney GeneralHarry M. Daugherty (1923 �1924) * Harlan F. Stone (1924 �1925) * John G. Sargent (1925 �1929)
Postmaster GeneralHarry Stewart New (1923 �1929)
Secretary of the NavyEdwin Denby (1923 �1924) * Curtis D. Wilbur (1924 �1929)
Secretary of the InteriorHubert Work (1923 �1928) * Roy Owen West (1928 �1929)
Secretary of the AgricultureHenry Cantwell Wallace (1923 �1924) * Howard Mason Gore (1924 �1925) * William Marion Jardine (1925 �1929)
Secretary of CommerceHerbert Hoover (1923 �1928) * William F. Whiting (1928 �1929)
Secretary of LaborJames J. Davis (1923 �1929)

National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners

1958: Dwight D. Eisenhower * 1959: Douglas MacArthur * 1960: Herbert C. Hoover & Amos Alonzo Stagg * 1961: John F. Kennedy * 1962: Byron "Whizzer" White * 1963: Roger Q. Blough * 1964: Donold B. Lourie * 1965: Juan T. Trippe * 1966: Earl H. "Red" Blaik * 1967: Frederick L. Hovde * 1968: Chester J. LaRoche * 1969: Richard M. Nixon * 1970: Thomas J. Hamilton * 1971: Ronald W. Reagan * 1972: Gerald R. Ford * 1973: John Wayne * 1974: Gerald B. Zornow * 1975: David Packard * 1976: Edgar B. Speer * 1977: Louis H. Wilson * 1978: Vincent dePaul Draddy * 1979: William P. Lawrence * 1980: Walter J. Zable * 1981: Justin W. Dart * 1982: Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) - All Honored Jim Brown, Willie Davis, Jack Kemp, Ron Kramer, Jim Swink * 1983: Jack Kemp * 1984: John F. McGillicuddy * 1985: William I. Spencer * 1986: William H. Morton * 1987: Charles R. Meyer * 1988: Clinton E. Frank * 1989: Paul Brown * 1990: Thomas H. Moorer * 1991: George H. Bush * 1992: Donald R. Keough * 1993: Norman Schwarzkopf * 1994: Thomas S. Murphy * 1995: Harold Alfond * 1996: Gene Corrigan * 1997: Jackie Robinson * 1998: John H. McConnell * 1999: Keith Jackson * 2000: Fred M. Kirby II * 2001: Billy Joe "Red" McCombs * 2002: George M. Steinbrenner III * 2003: Tommy Franks * 2004: William V. Campbell * 2005: Jon F. Hanson * 2006: Joe Paterno & Bobby Bowden * 2007: Pete Dawkins & Roger Staubach * 2008: John Glenn * 2009: Phil Knight & Bill Bowerman



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