Person

Herbert Hoover

31st president of the United States whose presidency began with the onset of the Great Depression.

Status: draft
Entity Type: person
Start Date: 10 Aug 1874
End Date: 20 Oct 1964

Summary

Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States.

Historical role

He matters here because his presidency was defined by the onset and deepening of the Great Depression and by debates over the proper scope of federal action.

Connections

Useful for linking the economic collapse of the early 1930s, relief politics, and the opening of the New Deal era.