Herbert Hoover
By Hank H.T. Trimble
Early Life Part 1
Herbert Clark Hoover [or Bert] was born on August 10,1874 in West Branch, Iowa in a two room cottage his father made. His father Jesse, his mother Hulda, and is older brother Theodore [or Tad] were all waiting for him and they were all so happy when he arrived.
Early Life Part 2
As President
In November 1928, hoover was elected the thirty-first president of the United States of America. Hoover had won forty out of the forty-eight states. After taking the oath of office on March 4,1929 he assured U.S. citizens, saying "I will make this nation rise in hope and not fail as president". In the Great Depression he helped people by rebuilding the town from the war. He also helped by giving money to communities to get out of the Depression. After a lot of giving money the stock markets finally started to go up, and on April 24, 1934 the stock markets were all set and we were finally out of the Great Depresion.