From Youth To The Oval Office: A Look At 24 U.S. Presidents And Their Early Years

Herbert Hoover

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Herbert Hoover was born on August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa. Tragically, he lost both of his parents at a young age and was raised by his maternal aunt and uncle. Despite these early hardships, Hoover became a lifelong humanitarian, leading significant hunger relief efforts in Europe during World War I and serving as the head of the American Relief Administration. His reputation as a capable leader brought him to the presidency in 1929. However, shortly after he took office, the stock market crash of 1929 occurred, plunging the nation into the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in American history.