Hoover won the Republican nomination in the 1928 presidential election, and decisively defeated the Democratic candidate, Al Smith. The stock market crashed shortly after Hoover took office, and the Great Depression became the central issue of his presidency. Hoover pursued a variety of policies in an attempt to lift the economy, but opposed directly involving the federal government in relief efforts. Hoover pursued a variety of policies in an attempt to lift the economy, but opposed directly involving the federal government in relief efforts. Herbert Hoover was born on August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa. As a young child he was often referred to by his father as 'my little stick in the mud' when he repeatedly got trapped in the mud crossing the unpaved street.
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