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Herbert Clark Hoover 1874–1964 31st pres. of the U.S. (1929–33)

Hoover, Herbert Clark

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
1874–1964, 31st President of the United States (1929–33), b. West Branch, Iowa. After graduating (1895) from Stanford, he worked as a mining engineer in many parts of the world. He became an independent mining consultant and established offices in New York City, San Francisco, and London. When World War I broke out in 1914, Hoover, then in London, was made chairman of the American Relief Commission. In this post he arranged the return to the United States of some 150,000 Americans stranded in Europe. As chairman (1915–19) of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, he secured food and clothing for civilians of war-devastated Belgium and N France. After the United States entered the war, he became U.S. Food Administrator, a member of the War Trade Council, and chairman of the Interallied Food Council. Appointed a chairman of the Supreme Economic Council and director of the European Relief and Reconstruction Commission at the Paris Peace Conference, he coordinated the work of the various…
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Full text Article Hoover, Herbert

From The Great American History Fact-Finder
Thirty-first president of the United States (1929–33). Born in West Branch, Iowa, Hoover graduated from Stanford University in engineering. He served as the U.S. food administrator during World War I. In 1921 Warren G. Harding appointed Hoover secretary of commerce, a post he held with distinction…
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31st US President (1929-33). Acclaimed for his work with victims of war, he was secretary of commerce under presidents Harding and Coolidge . After winning the Republican nomination for president in 1928, Hoover easily defeated Alfred E. Smith. During his first year in office, the economy was…
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Full text Article Hoover, Herbert (1874–1964)

From Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations
The 30th president of the United States (1929–1933), and is often credited with developing the precursor to the Good Neighbor policy subsequently enunciated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Prior to World War I Hoover gained a reputation as an international engineer, and during the war he headed…
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US Republican politician. As 31st President (1929-33), his opposition to direct assistance for the unemployed in the recession led to defeat by Roosevelt in 1932. He assisted with various US-European economic relief programmes after World War II. …
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Full text Article Herbert Hoover 1874–1964

From The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
American Republican statesman, 31st President of the US 1929–33. On Hoover: see coolidge Our country has deliberately undertaken a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose. on the Eighteenth Amendment enacting Prohibition letter to Senator W. H. Borah, 23…
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Full text Article SPECIFICATION

From Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
American design engineer No biographical data available Once a problem is recognized clearly and all the parties concerned have agreed on its nature, the development of detailed specifications becomes vital. Creative Synthesis in Design (p. 15 ) Prentice-Hall. Englewood Cliffs New Jersey USA . 1964. …
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The newly inaugurated President of the United States Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) with his wife, sons and daughter-in-law, 9th March 1929 (b/w photo)
Artist: American Photographer, (20th century) Location: Private Collection Credit: The newly inaugurated President of the United States Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) with his wife, sons and daughter-in-law, 9th March 1929 (b/w photo), American Photographer, (20th century) / Private Collection / Peter…
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Full text Article MINING

From Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
German mineralogist Since there has always been the greatest disagreement amongst men concerning metals and mining, some praising, others utterly condemning them, therefore I have decided that before imparting my instruction, I should carefully weigh the facts with a view to discovering the truth in…
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Full text Article IDLENESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT

From Collins Dictionary of Quotations
Of course I don’t look busy, I did it right the first time. ADAMS, Scott The Dilbert Principle . Doing nothing gets pretty tiresome because you can’t stop and rest. What a terrible burden it is to have nothing to do! BOILEAU-DESPRÉAUX, Nicolas Epitres (c. 1690). ... …
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'A Chicken for Every Pot', Republican newspaper advert for Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) 1928 (litho)
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