Herbert Clark Hoover was the thirty first President of The United States. He served his term from 1929 to 1933. His first year as president the stock market collapsed resulting in a ten-year long economic depression. Herbert was the first president to experience this kind of economic downturn and his beliefs really didn’t help with the situation he was in. He was a republican president with a strong belief that the government should not interfere with the day to day of peoples live. Herbert in a different time may have been seen as a great president. But what he thought was right, at the time may have just hurt the country. Herbert's early life was not the easiest at all. He was born in West Branch, Iowa on August 10, 1874. As a baby he contracted …show more content…
As food administrator he helped many European nations post wat with food shortages and starvation. He also helped over 120,000 American soldiers who were trapped in various European countries to return home. Shortly after his acts of kindness his title was changed to Director General of the American Relief Administration. In this position he could help other countries much more in the post war landscape. At this time Herbert was gaining popularity, and Franklin Roosevelt thought Herbert would be a good democratic nominee for the 1928 election. As the two began to get to know each other Roosevelt found out that Herbert was not a democrat, but a devout republican. With this idea in his head he proposed this to the republican convention and they also agreed. He won the election in 1928, and at the time it was the most decisive victory in presidential race history. On March 4, 1929 Herbert Hoover was inaugurated into the office of the United States of America. The first seven months of his presidency were smooth, he hosted many parties. Then the stock market collapsed on October 14, 1929 and his presidency got a lot more difficult. Herbert as a republican believed that the government should play a small role in the lives of its citizens. So instead of helping the people directly he helped them in an indirect way, he signed off on numerous bills allocating funds to banks, railroads, insurance companies, business loans, and buildings for private residences. Hoping to create jobs for all of the unemployed in the country. Despite this the public needed someone to put the blame on. Herbert was the butt end of many jokes, many shanty towns that sprang up because of the depression were nicknamed Hooverville's. In the 1934 election Herbert ran for re-election against Franklin D. Roosevelt. Just like Herbert won in a