Herbert Clark Hoover
At a Glance
Term: 31st President of the United States (1929-1933)
Born: August 10, 1874, West Branch, Iowa
Nickname: None
Education: Stanford University (graduated 1895)
Religion: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Marriage: February 10, 1899, to Lou Henry (1875-1944)
Children: Herbert Clark (1903-1969), Allan Henry (1907-1993)
Career: Engineer
Political Party: Republican
Writings: The Challenge of Liberty (1934), America’s First Crusade (1942), Memoirs (3 vols., 1951-52), The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson (1958)
Died: October 20, 1964, New York City, New York
Buried: West Branch, Iowa
A Life in Brief: Upon accepting the Republican nomination for President in 1928, Herbert Hoover predicted that "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. The poorhouse is vanishing from among us." Hoover won the presidency that year, but his time in office belied his optimistic assertion. More....
Essays on Herbert Clark Hoover and His Administration
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Herbert Clark Hoover
A Life in Brief • Life Before the Presidency • Campaigns and Elections • Domestic Affairs • Foreign Affairs • Life After the Presidency • Family Life • The American Franchise • Impact and Legacy • Key Events |
| First Lady Lou Hoover |
| Vice President Charles Curtis |
| Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson (1929 - 1933) |
| Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley (1929 - 1933) • James W. Good (1929 - 1929) |
| Secretary of Commerce Robert P. Lamont (1929 - 1932) • Roy D. Chapin (1932 - 1933) |
| Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon (1929 - 1932) • Ogden L. Mills (1932 - 1933) |
| Attorney General William DeWitt Mitchell (1929 - 1933) |
| Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde (1929 - 1933) |
| Secretary of Labor James J. Davis (1929 - 1930) • William N. Doak (1930 - 1933) |
| Postmaster General Walter F. Brown (1929 - 1933) |
| Secretary of the Interior Ray L. Wilbur (1929 - 1933) |
| Secretary of the Navy Charles F. Adams (1929 - 1933) |
Consulting Editor: David E. Hamilton
Professor Hamilton is an associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky. His writings include:
From New Day to New Deal: American Farm Policy from Hoover to Roosevelt, 1928-1933 (University of North Carolina Press, 1991)
Presidential Speeches
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Miller Center Scholarship and Speakers
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Listen to George Nash’s 1992 presentation at the Miller Center on Herbert Hoover’s 1932 Campaign.
Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Presidential Press Conferences and its relationship to Hoover.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
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Bibliography on Herbert Clark Hoover and his Administration
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