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Hoover won the presidency that year, but his time in office belied his optimistic assertion. Within eight months of his inauguration, the stock market crashed, signifying the beginning of the Great Depression, the most severe economic crisis the United States had ever known. Rightly or wrongly, Hoover's efforts to combat the Great Depression have defined his presidency and his place in American history. Life In Depth Essays * 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 Fast Facts Birth Date August 10, 1874 Death Date October 20, 1964 Birth Place West Branch, Iowa Education Stanford University (graduated 1895) Religion Society of Friends (Quaker) Career Engineer Political Party Republican Nickname None Marriage February 10, 1899, to Lou Henry (1875–1944) Children Herbert Clark (1903–1969), Allan Henry (1907–1993) Inauguration Date March 4, 1929 Date Ended March 4, 1933 President Number 31 Burial Place West Branch, Iowa Chicago Style Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. “Herbert Hoover.” Accessed September 04, 2026. https://millercenter.org/president/hoover. Associate Professor of History David E. Hamilton University of Kentucky Professor Hamilton is an associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky. Professor Hamilton's writings include * From New Day to New Deal: American Farm Policy from Hoover to Roosevelt, 1928-1… * Problems in American Civilization: The New Deal Featured Insights Herbert Hoover versus the Great Depression From our Historical Presidency Series, Professor George H. Nash provides an analysis of Hoover’s leadership First words: Herbert Hoover Read more President Herbert Hoover’s 1929 Inaugural Address By the book: Herbert Hoover Miller Center experts choose the best books on President Hoover The power of letting (banks) go Historian Judge Glock looks at Hoover and Roosevelt’s policies on banking Speeches View All Speeches October 25, 1929: Message Regarding “Black Thursday” transcript icon December 2, 1930: Second State of the Union address. transcript icon August 11, 1932: Speech Accepting the Republican Nomination transcript icon Featured Publications The Associational State: American Governance in the Twentieth Century The Specter of Communism: The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 19… The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776–2014 Pivotal Tuesdays: Four Elections That Shaped the Twentieth Century University of Virginia Miller Center Main navigation * The Presidency * Issues & Policy * Experts * Events * Donate * Subscribe Footer * About * Contact Us * Miller Center Governing Council * Miller Center Foundation * Privacy Policy * Notice of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity * Download millercenter.org Data Help inform the discussion Support the Miller Center * Facebook * X (Twitter) * YouTube * Instagram Join our email list © Copyright 2026. 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