Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover probably is best known for being the president during the Great Depression. His presidency is also probably known as one of the worst as well.

The Historical Narrative given about his presidency is that of failure and the word that immediately comes to mind is Hoovervilles which were just little shacks and towns that people who had lost their homes built on the outskirts of cities. They were made with whatever people could find and they were like little communities.

Hoover attempted many times to assure the nation that everything would be fine and that the Depression would soon be over. The interesting thing is that Hoover had a background in business so it amazes me that he wasn't more successful in his programs to bring an end to the Depression.

I think Hoover really let down the nation during this time. They were looking towards federal government to fix the problem and the federal government was looking towards the people to fix the problem.  I think there was a major stalemate and there wasn't a right solution to it all. Federal government thought that trickle down economics was going to solve the problem and the people thought that the government needed to step in more to solve the issue.

I feel like Hoover was ahead of his time as well. I feel like had he not been president during this period, he would've been a lot more successful. I think he was president at the wrong possible time and thus it made his presidency a complete failure.