Herbert Hoover Accomplishments

What would you do if your role model described you as “the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever live, the first pilot to fly and land an airplane using tools only”? General James “Jimmy” Doolittle who said that about another aviation legend, Bob Hoover, who stated: “Jimmy Doolittle was my idol, I wanted to be just like him”. The fact that his own idol said that about him is enough to make him a legend. Nevertheless, with his continuous handwork, daring personality, and extraordinary skills, he became a hero that every pilot looks up to and wishes to learn from him. He was a fighter pilot in World War II and in the Korean War.

John Edgar Hoover was a man of many talents, which until today I knew nothing about. Hoover was not only a police detective; he was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2017) He was also named the “Father of Modern Day Law Enforcement”. Hoover demonstrated in the qualities that make America Law Enforcement to what it is today.

During World War I, soldiers were promised a ‘bonus payment’ to make up for wages lost while serving in the military- one dollar for each day served on U.S. soil and one dollar and twenty-five cents for every day served overseas. However, the Bonus would not be paid until 1945. Veterans initially agreed, based on the healthy state of the economy (Keaney 1). The Great Depression came and made thousands of veterans unemployed, like most Americans at the time. The veterans felt that their bonus should be paid early so that they could provide food and shelter for themselves and their families (Rank and File Committee 1).

The evidence of his humanitarianism was shown for the public to see when he rescued Chinese children from the gunfire near the settlement he was in whilst ordering the construction of barricades to keep the people safe. Another example of his hospitality was when Germany declared war on France. The American Consul General had asked for his help to get stranded tourists from The United States back home to America. After helping more than 120,000 people get back to America, he was asked to feed Belgium which at that point was overrun by Germany’s army. Just after the United States had entered the war, President Woodrow Wilson assigned Hoover as the head of the Food Administration where he reduced the intake of food used by the Allies and didn’t have to shorten the amount of food people were getting in America but still kept the Allies fed.

Cronkhite (2013) gives credit to Hoover for taking the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and professionalizing it and transforming in to a respected agency by applying the administrative concepts of the day. At the time of his appointment, the bureau was known at the Bureau of Investigation and only later became known as the FBI. Hoover’s leadership and molding the FBI into a world class law enforcement organization is his most important contribution to the administration of law enforcement. J. Edgar over assumed leadership of the Bureau of Investigation, which later became the (FBI), on June 24, 1924 (J. Edgar Hoover, n.d.). He would serve in this position as the agency’s director until his death in 1972 (Cooper, 2011).

Hoover created the President 's Emergency Committee for Employment. August 19, 1931 Hoover developed the President 's Organization on Unemployment Relief. January 22, 1932 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation gave loans to struggling businesses. July 28, 1932 Hoover ordered troops to clear the Bonus Army out of Washington, D.C. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 election in a landslide.

The wealth during the 1920s left Americans unprepared for the economic depression they would face in the 1930s. The Great Depression occurred because of overproduction by farmers and factories, consumption of goods decreased, uneven distribution of wealth, and overexpansion of credit. Hoover was president when the depression first began, and he maintained the government’s laissez-faire attitude in the economy. However, after the election of FDR in 1932, his many alphabet soup programs in his first one hundred days in office addressed the nation’s need for change.

 Hoover is often blamed for not doing anything to end the Great Depression, but he actually did try to use the government to create infrastructure projects, thus creating jobs. Like the Hoover Dam and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to try to end the Depression. There are two major differences between their approaches.  One is that President Roosevelt was willing to do more than President Hoover to combat the Great Depression.  Roosevelt was willing to let the government become more involved in the economy.

Truman signed several successful bills while in office, such as the National Security Act, Fair Deal Program, and Housing Act, among many others. He was sure to make decisions that would benefit not only the nation as a whole but his specific party alignment as well. The economy during the time of his presidency was neither flourishing or in a critical state. Overall, Truman was found to be successful in regard to the seven different roles and guidelines that a favorable president is to meet

Herbert Hoover’s Presidency Herbert Hoover, the thirty-first president of the United States was very disappointing according to many people. Hoover had a significant impact on World War 1. For example, during World War 1, he organized a peace army that saved 350 million lives from starvation and disease. This is one of the many reasons why people chose Hoover to become the president. Herbert Hoover had a disappointing presidency because he did not overcome the Great Depression and the Stock Market Crash during his presidency.

The transition between presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt marked the transformation from a weak, to a strong form of government, which became directly involved in the lives of the people. This was primarily caused by the difference in the executive leaders ideologies, where Hoover was more focused on individual responsibility and capitalism, Roosevelt was more concerned with immediate action based on government intervention. Overall, the New Deal sacrificed the amount of personal responsibility that the people had with their own economic security. The power of the federal government was strengthened, but the long-lasting effects based on the social and economic policies was beneficial for the United States. Herbert Hoover began

President Herbert Hoover made efforts to try to fix the great depression. Many people disliked him as a president and complained he didn’t even care. However he at least tired to help people recover from the great depression. Some policies he created were the Hoover Moratorium, the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, and the Great New Deal. Hoover created the Hoover Moratorium to end the war debts however it didn’t help with the economic crisis.

Socially, Nixon had some positives that helped. Dealing with key issues such as civil rights and women 's rights, he urged for better legislation. He fought for intergration in schools to improve the quality of

The Great Depression was a time during 1929 to 1939, It was the longest lasting economic disaster. The two presidents in term during this crisis, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover, approached this problem in different ways. Hoover’s idea on this was to have private citizens help each others, while Roosevelt believed the government should take care of its people with social programs. Looking at these ideas in more depth we can infer ways our country should go. Herbert Hoover served as president during 1929 to 1933.

Unlike Harding, Coolidge rarely spoke and was honest to the public. Citizens liked how honest he was after having Harding as president; this led them to believe in the government. They even continued to engage in post-war activities suck as drink, smoke, and dance while Coolidge was president (Calvin Coolidge). He tried to keep the United States at peace by refusing to enter the League of Nations and placing high taxes on imported goods. Inside the United States, he cut taxes and took a step back from leading the country.