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He was remembered for his relief work in Belgium during World War One, and was described as the only man to come out of the 1919 peace conference with an enhanced reputation. However, his 1928 win had less to do with personal popularity, and more with the facts that a) He was the candidate of the majority party in a time of boom prosperity, and b) His oponent, Alfred E Smith, was widely disliked for being a Roman Catholic and an opponent of Prohibition. Hoover's popularity, such as it was, collapsed after his failure to cope with the Great Depression.
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∙ 10y agoWhen Wall Street crashed in October of 1929, Hoover took no action, expecting the economy to recover on its own. By 1932, the next presidential election year, the economy had not recovered and unemployment had risen to over 30% because of the high number of businesses and banks which had failed. The remaining banks foreclosed on unpaid mortgages, leaving many people homeless. Throughout, Hoover kept announcing, "Prosperity is just around the corner."
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First president elected west of the Mississippi?
Herbert Hoover
Who was the first president elected west of the Mississippi river?
President Herbert Hoover of Iowa.
Who was the first president elected west of the mississippi and when?
Herbert Hoover of California in 1928
What year was the first president elected from the west side of the Mississippi?
Herbert Hoover of California
Who was the president who was elected west of the Mississippi and what year?
Herbert Hoover was the first US president born west of the Mississippi. He was born in Iowa and elected in 1928.
The Great Depression who was the president when it started who was elected president in the first national election?
Herbert hoover then Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Why was George Washington extremely popular with the American people?
George Washington was extremely popular to the Americans because he was the president of the U.S. from 1788 to 1789, and he was the first president elected.
Who was the first publicly elected president by popular vote?
prz jj rawlins
What is president Hoover's name?
President Herbert Hoover His full name is, Herbert Clark Hoover
Who was the first president eleceted west of the Mississippi?
The first U. S. President from west of the Mississippi was Zachary Taylor of Louisiana (elected in 1848). The first U. S. President born west of the Mississippi was Herbert Hoover, who was born in Iowa in 1874.
Who was the first president to have a telepohone on his desk?
president Hoover
Since1888 who was the first man to be elected president without winning the popular vote?
George Bush
