American President
Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)
Facts at a Glance
- Term
- 31st President of the United States (1929–1933)
- Born
- August 10, 1874, West Branch, Iowa
- Nickname
- None
- Full Name
- Herbert Clark Hoover
- Education
- Stanford University (graduated 1895)
- Religion
- Society of Friends (Quaker)
- Marriage
- February 10, 1899, to Lou Henry (1875–1944)
- Children
- Herbert Clark (1903–1969), Allan Henry (1907–1993)
- Career
- Engineer
- Political Party
- Republican
- Writings
- The Challenge of Liberty (1934), America’s First Crusade (1942), Memoirs (3 vols., 1951-52), The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson (1958)
- Died
- October 20, 1964, New York City, New York
- Buried
- West Branch, Iowa
- A Life in Brief
- Upon accepting the Republican nomination for President in 1928, Herbert Hoover predicted that “We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. The poorhouse is vanishing from among us.” Hoover won the presidency that year, but his time in office belied his optimistic assertion. More »
- Ours is a land rich in resources; stimulating in its glorious beauty; filled with millions of happy homes; blessed with comfort and opportunity.
- March 4, 1929
Essays on Herbert Hoover and His Administration
- Herbert Clark Hoover
- A Life in Brief
- Life Before the Presidency
- Campaigns and Elections
- Domestic Affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Life After the Presidency
- Family Life
- The American Franchise
- Impact and Legacy
- Key Events
- First Lady
- Lou Hoover
- Vice President
- Charles Curtis
- Secretary of State
- Henry L. Stimson (1929–1933)
- Secretary of War
- Patrick J. Hurley (1929–1933)
- James W. Good (1929–1929)
- Secretary of Commerce
- Robert P. Lamont (1929–1932)
- Roy D. Chapin (1932–1933)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Andrew W. Mellon (1929–1932)
- Ogden L. Mills (1932–1933)
- Attorney General
- William DeWitt Mitchell (1929–1933)
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Arthur M. Hyde (1929–1933)
- Secretary of Labor
- James J. Davis (1929–1930)
- William N. Doak (1930–1933)
- Postmaster General
- Walter F. Brown (1929–1933)
- Secretary of the Interior
- Ray L. Wilbur (1929–1933)
- Secretary of the Navy
- Charles F. Adams (1929–1933)
Consulting Editor: David E. Hamilton
Professor Hamilton is an associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky. His writings include:
From New Day to New Deal: American Farm Policy from Hoover to Roosevelt, 1928–1933 (University of North Carolina Press, 1991)
Presidential Speeches
Below are selections from the Miller Center’s Herbert Hoover speech collection.
Scholarship and Speakers
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on Herbert Hoover.
Listen to George Nash’s 1992 presentation at the Miller Center on Herbert Hoover’s 1932 Campaign.
Learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Presidential Press Conferences and its relationship to Hoover.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
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Information on Herbert Hoover’s Private and Public Papers
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