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Herbert Hoover
1874–1964
An engineer, humanitarian, and future president, he built an international reputation long before he entered the White House. His life story stretches from orphaned boyhood in Iowa to global relief work, public service, and one of the most debated presidencies in American history.
2 Audiobooks
Principles of Mining: Valuation, Organization and Administration
by Herbert Hoover
State of the Union Addresses
by Herbert Hoover
About the author
Born in West Branch, Iowa, in 1874, Herbert Hoover lost both parents as a child and was raised by relatives before studying at the newly founded Stanford University. Trained as a mining engineer, he worked around the world and became financially successful while still fairly young.
Hoover first gained wide public recognition through humanitarian work. During and after World War I, he helped organize large-scale food relief efforts in Europe, and later served as U.S. secretary of commerce under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. In 1928 he was elected the 31st president of the United States.
His presidency is most closely linked with the beginning of the Great Depression, which badly damaged his public standing and led to his defeat in 1932. Even so, his long career extended far beyond those White House years: he continued writing, speaking, and serving on major government commissions, and remained a prominent public figure until his death in New York in 1964.