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"The greatness of America has grown out of a political and social system and a method of control of economic forces distinctly its own -- our American system..."
--Rugged Individualism, 1928
Full Name: Herbert Clark Hoover
Born: August 10, 1874
Birthplace: West Branch, Iowa
Father: Jesse C. Hoover (1849-1880)
Mother: Hulda Minthorn Hoover (1849-1883)
Wife: Lou Hoover (1875-1944)
Married: February 10, 1899
Religious Preference: Quaker
Previous Experience: Engineer, U.S. Food Ambassador, Secretary of Commerce
Political Party: Republican
Age at Inauguration: 54
Term of Office: March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933
Vice-President: Charles Curtis (1929-1933)
Died: October 20, 1964
Age at Death: 90
Place of Burial: West Branch, Iowa
President at Time of Death: Lyndon B. Johnson
Year | Candidate Name | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote |
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1928 | Herbert C. Hoover (R) | 444 | 21,392,190 |
Alfred E. Smith (D) | 87 | 15,016,443 |