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PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY

Herbert Hoover

1929–1933

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Herbert Hoover trained as a mining engineer and organized food relief during and after World War I. He served as secretary of commerce under Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge before winning the presidency. The stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression defined much of his administration. Hoover pursued public works and financial measures in response. He served one presidential term, from 1929 to 1933.

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