| Herbert Clark Hoover | |
 Mr. Hoover | |
| Political party: | Republican |
|---|---|
| Alma mater: | George Fox University
Stanford University |
| Religion | Quaker |
| Born | August 10, 1874 |
| Died | October 20, 1964 (aged 90) |
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States. He is known as the father of the Great Depression, though some people thought it would be a more fitting title for Calvin Coolidge, but neither of them started the Great Depression. Nonetheless, Hoover was a bad president and would be succeeded by one of the best presidents and most liberal of all time by far, FDR. He did create Glass-Steagall, He did create Glass-Steagall, so there's that. no, that was FDR too
One could argue that the United States economy was at an all-time low in 1928, the only reason Hoover won was because the Democratic candidate, Al Smith, was a Catholic.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Progressive reforms
- Attempted to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression
- Donated his Presidential salary to charity [1]
- Had the first non-white Vice President[2]
Cons
- Didn’t react fast enough to stop the effects of the Depression
- Denial over the extent of the economic crisis
- The Bonus Army incident
- Attempted ‘trickle down’ economics to help alleviate the depression.
References
- ↑ https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/people/hall-of-fame/detail/herbert-hoover
- ↑ Charles Curtis was a Native American
