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'''Herbert Clark Hoover''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] 31st [[President of the United States]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tricky Dicky (short story)|Tricky Dicky]]'') His term began in [[1929]] and ended in [[1933]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') and his term ended in [[1933]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | '''Herbert Clark Hoover''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] 31st [[President of the United States]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tricky Dicky (short story)|Tricky Dicky]]'') His term began in [[1929]] and ended in [[1933]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') and his term ended in [[1933]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | ||
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[[File:HooverWaxwork.jpg|thumb|right|Hoover, as represented in wax at [[Madame Tussauds]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'')]] | |||
A waxwork replica of Hoover appeared in [[Madame Tussauds]] when the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] visited to investigate the first [[Auton]] invasion of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | A waxwork replica of Hoover appeared in [[Madame Tussauds]] when the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] visited to investigate the first [[Auton]] invasion of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 18 March 2023
Herbert Clark Hoover (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac) was the Republican 31st President of the United States. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan, PROSE: Tricky Dicky) His term began in 1929 and ended in 1933. (PROSE: A History of Humankind) and his term ended in 1933. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
On his watch, the Great Depression set in. Millions of Americans became homeless. Many took up temporary residence in shanty towns called "Hoovervilles", named after the president many blamed for the economic downturn. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan) He was president until 1933, (PROSE: A History of Humankind) after which Franklin Delano Roosevelt succeeded him. (PROSE: Tricky Dicky)
Biography
Herbert Hoover, a Republican, was inaugurated as President of the United States on 4 March 1929, (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac)
He took office during what seemed to be a time of relative prosperity but, within seven months, a stock market crash sent the USA and the world into a sharp economic downturn.
The Great Depresseion caused mass unemployment and homelessness throughout America's cities. Shanty towns developed in public spaces; these were nicknamed "Hoovervilles", since the President's administration was blamed for non-interventionalist and protectionist economic policies which were only worsening the situation. Hoover encouraged voluntary solutions to the economic crisis rather than government help. (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac)
His was presidency last until 1933, (PROSE: A History of Humankind) after which Franklin Delano Roosevelt succeeded him. (PROSE: Tricky Dicky)
References
A waxwork replica of Hoover appeared in Madame Tussauds when the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw visited to investigate the first Auton invasion of Earth. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
Iris Wildthyme saw Herbert Hoover snap a man's neck in the founder's dream. (PROSE: Why? Because We Like You)
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