EXCLUSIVE: If you ask a friend what they know about Herbert Hoover, you’ll get a few quick responses: "The Great Depression," "the stock market crash," "Hoovervilles!" But that’s only part of ...

Challenges: Herbert C. Hoover had to manage the nation during the Great Depression. Not until late 1931 did he embrace several initiatives employing emergency federal aid. Hoover could have done ...

While the presidency of this great nation is often associated with business suits, the bustling Oval Office and historic decisions, some of the most iconic executive leaders found solace and ...

There was a view that Hoover did too little, too late. In contrast to President Hoover, Roosevelt was charismatic and an effective public speaker. He toured the country meeting voters and ...

The episode provides an in-depth analysis of the unprecedented economic challenges Hoover faced, including the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression. Despite his well ...

Known as the Great Depression, this economic crisis ... known as Hoovervilles (named in derision to then-President Herbert Hoover) assembled from little more than scraps of wood, cardboard ...

Responding to Europe’s plight, Herbert Hoover ... the American ambassador to Great Britain and the acquiescence of the warring British and German governments, Hoover — a private citizen ...

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and Library in West Branch opened its doors to the public in 1962 on the former ...

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum Director ... Fronts,' which addresses the nation in the throes of the Great Depression. Through an immersive storytelling experience, the gallery ...