HERBERT HOOVER     Thirty-first president served 1929-1933   Republican   Born 1874 in Iowa   Son of a Quaker blacksmith   Worked in China and Europe   Pro-business committed to laissez-faire   Worldwide Depression   Stock market crashed October, 1929   Economic output shrank.   Millions lost jobs.   Expanded public spending.   Hoover sent troops to break up shanty towns of homeless veterans.   Unfairly seen as uncaring   His vice-president was Charles Curtis   Died 1964

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