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  1. Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.

  2. Sep 10, 2024 · Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States (1929–33), a humanitarian who rescued millions of Europeans from starvation during and after World War I. He was also a mining engineer, a secretary of commerce, and a Republican who faced the Great Depression and lost the 1932 election to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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  3. Oct 29, 2009 · Herbert Hoover (1874‑1964), Americas 31st president, took office in 1929, the year the U.S. stock market crashed, plunging the country into the Great Depression.

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Herbert Hoover? Herbert Hoover gained a reputation as a humanitarian in World War I by leading hunger-relief efforts in Europe as head of the American Relief Administration.

  5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a mining engineer, humanitarian, and Secretary of Commerce before becoming President, and faced the Great Depression and criticism from Congress.

  6. Learn about the life and achievements of Herbert Hoover, from his childhood in Iowa to his humanitarian and political career. He was a mining engineer, a secretary of commerce, and a president who faced the Great Depression.

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  8. Herbert Hoover's tenure as the 31st president of the United States began on his inauguration on March 4, 1929, and ended on March 4, 1933. Hoover, a Republican, took office after a landslide victory in the 1928 presidential election over Democrat Al Smith of New York.