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Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover | |
|---|---|
 Hoover in 1928 | |
| 31st President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 | |
| Vice President | Charles Curtis |
| Preceded by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Succeeded by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 3rd United States Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office March 5, 1921 – August 21, 1928 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Joshua W. Alexander |
| Succeeded by | William F. Whiting |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Clark Hoover August 10, 1874 West Branch, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 1964 (aged 90) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum West Branch, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lou Henry (m. 1899—1944; her death) |
| Children | Herbert Clark Hoover, Jr. Allan Henry Hoover |
| Residence | Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | George Fox University Stanford University |
| Profession | Mining engineer Civil engineer Businessman Humanitarian |
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Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted economic modernization. Soon after he became president, the Great Depression started. Many people blamed Hoover for not doing enough to help people during that time and many had to live in shantytowns called "Hoovervilles".
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