S04E05: Herbert Hoover, American Nero? - a podcast by Brady J. Crytzer

From his humble beginnings in the state of Iowa to a
prosperous career in international mining, Herbert Hoover would become one of
the most beloved figures of the early twentieth century. Using his personal
wealth to feed thousands of people, Hoover was considered the ideal
presidential candidate in the 1928 election. That year his victory would be so
great it would be dubbed “a landslide,” and he appeared set to become one of
the most popular presidents of modern time. In 1929 however that all changed as
the Great Depression devastated the United States, and millions blamed him for
the collapse. Now eighty years later many believe that Herbert Hoover did
nothing as his country fell to pieces, however closer inspection changes that
narrative in radical ways. On this episode we discuss president Herbert Hoover.

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