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Herbert Hoover

Entrepreneur · born August 10, 1874 · died 1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. Hoover's term as president was dominated by the Great Depression, which his attempts to alleviate proved unpopular with the American people. As a result, he lost reelection to Franklin D.

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  1. 46Became United States Secretary of CommerceMarch 5, 1921
  2. 54Became President-elect of the United StatesNovember 6, 1928
  3. 54Became President of the United StatesMarch 4, 1929

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