When1: 1929
When2: 1933
Who: Herbert Hoover [Hoover, Herbert]
What: president
Where: USA
Detail: He lived 1874 to 1964 and was Secretary of Commerce in 1920's. Great Depression started after 31st-president election. He tried to balance budget, defended the gold standard, urged public works, provided loans, handled veterans march on Washington, held ineffective disarmament talks, and had bank crisis [1932]. His Treasury Secretary was Andrew Mellon.
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