31st President
Republican
1929-1933Herbert Hoover
Great Depression
Hoover entered office as a celebrated administrator but became identified with the onset of the Great Depression and an inadequate federal response.
Sequence
31st President
Years
1929-1933
Party
Republican
Why This Presidency Matters
Stock market crash of 1929
Deepening Great Depression
Bonus Army confrontation
Sequence Recall
Previous
Calvin Coolidge
Next
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Term Structure
1929-03-04 to 1933-03-04
Elected by the Electoral CollegeWhat This President Actually Did
A full dossier has not been written for this presidency yet. The page still includes timeline, institutional themes, measures, crises, and study prompts, and the dossier model is ready to be filled out presidency by presidency.
Vice Presidents
Charles Curtis
Constitutional Themes
Limits of pre-New Deal federal response
Signature Measures
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Defining Crises
Great Depression
Self-Test Prompts
Which party did Herbert Hoover represent, and what broader era does this presidency belong to?
Republican. This presidency is grouped here under Great Depression.
How did Herbert Hoover first enter office?
Elected by the Electoral College.
What are the three most important moments to remember from this presidency?
Stock market crash of 1929; Deepening Great Depression; Bonus Army confrontation.
Daily Drill Extension
Which presidents bracket Herbert Hoover in the sequence?
Calvin Coolidge and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Which party and era should you associate with Herbert Hoover?
Republican; Great Depression.
How did Herbert Hoover first enter office?
Elected by the Electoral College.
Name two high-signal moments that make Herbert Hoover historically memorable.
Stock market crash of 1929; Deepening Great Depression.
Which constitutional or institutional themes should you connect to Herbert Hoover?
Limits of pre-New Deal federal response.