Guest Essayist: Juliette Turner
Thirty-First President of the United States
Nickname: The Great Humanitarian
Terms in Office: 1929-1933
Fast Stats
- Born August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa
- Parents: Jesse Clark and Hulda Randall Minthorn Hoover
- Died October 20, 1964, in New York City, New York; age 90
- Age upon Start of Term: 54, Age upon Conclusion of Term: 58
- Religious Affiliation: Society of Friends (Quaker)
- Political Party: Republican
- Height: 6 Feet
- Vice President: Charles Curtis
The Bottom Line
Herbert Hoover served one term, during which he struggled to combat the Great Depression that began the first year he was in office.