Who is Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician and engineer who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the third U.S. secretary of commerce.Hoover was born to a Quaker family in West Branch, Iowa, but he grew up in Oregon. He took a position with a London-based mining company after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. After the outbreak of World War I, he became the head of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, an international relief organization that provided food to occupi...Read Full Biography of Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Hoover Quotes
- Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.
- All men are equal before fish.
- When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
- It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
- If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.
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Sanjiba96160619: in 1929, us president herbert hoover had 1st telephone installed on the desk at the oval office's in the white house.
Shawn254guru: older men declare war. but it is the youth that must fight and die. — herbert hoover.
Heartfelthisto1: future first lady lou henry (herbert hoover’s wife) riding a burro and holding a rifle - 1891 lou was born on march 29, 1874 in waterloo, iowa. image via wikimedia commons, public domain
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