prosperous career in international mining, Herbert Hoover would become one of

the most beloved figures of the early twentieth century. Using his personal

wealth to feed thousands of people, Hoover was considered the ideal

presidential candidate in the 1928 election. That year his victory would be so

great it would be dubbed “a landslide,” and he appeared set to become one of

the most popular presidents of modern time. In 1929 however that all changed as

the Great Depression devastated the United States, and millions blamed him for

the collapse. Now eighty years later many believe that Herbert Hoover did

nothing as his country fell to pieces, however closer inspection changes that

narrative in radical ways. On this episode we discuss president Herbert Hoover.