Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. Hoover's term as president was dominated by the Great Depression, which his attempts to alleviate proved un
Hoover in 1928
Hoover's birthplace cottage in West Branch, Iowa
Hoover in 1877
Hoover, aged 23; taken in Perth, Western Australia, in 1898
Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he served from 1921 to 1923 as the 29th vice president, under President
Herbert Hoover
…Republican nomination in the 1920 United States presidential election. Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce under presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Hoover was an unusually active and visible Cabinet member, becoming known as "Secretary of Commerce and Under-Secretary of all other departments." He…
Coolidge in 1924
The Coolidge Homestead in Plymouth Notch, Vermont
Coolidge with his family, c. 1915. John is left of his father and Calvin Jr. is right of Grace.
Coolidge inspects militia during the 1919 Boston police strike.