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The presidency of Herbert Hoover began on March 4, 1929, when Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1933.

1929

Hoover faces Chief Justice Taft. A large crowd stands behind them.
Hoover is inaugurated. March 4, 1929.

March 1929

  • March 4 – The inauguration of Herbert Hoover takes place. He identifies crime as his primary concern as president. [1]
  • March 5 – Hoover determines that the embargo on arms shipments to Mexico should not be adjusted. [2]
  • March 6Herbert Lord is retained by Hoover as Director of the Bureau of the Budget. [3]
  • March 12 – Hoover declares a policy of conserving oil fields in all cases permitted by law. [4]
  • March 25 – Hoover abolishes the White House stables. [5]
  • March 26 – Hoover demands an end to the abuse of patronage by Republicans in Southern states. [6]
  • March 27 – Hoover has a telephone installed at his desk. [7]
  • March 28Henry L. Stimson takes office as Hoover's Secretary of State, replacing Frank B. Kellogg. [8]

April 1929

May 1929

June 1929

July 1929

August 1929

September 1929

  • September 18 – Hoover expresses support for arms reduction during a radio broadcast. [39]

October 1929

November 1929

  • November 18 – Incumbent Secretary of War James William Good dies at the age of 63.
  • November 21 – Hoover holds a conference with business and labor leaders. [43]
  • November 23 – Hoover requests that state governors increase public works projects in their states. [44]

December 1929

1930

January 1930

February 1930

March 1930

  • March 7 – Hoover states his belief that the Great Depression is nearing its end. [49]
  • March 8 – Chief Justice and former president William Howard Taft dies at the age of 72. Hoover declares 30 days of mourning. [50]
  • March 21 – Hoover nominates John J. Parker as a Supreme Court justice.

April 1930

  • April 16 – Lou Henry Hoover suffers a severe back injury after a fall at the White House. [51]
  • April 22 – The United States along with several other countries recognizes the Spanish Republic.
  • April 28 – Hoover makes a statement to Congress recommending improvements to criminal law enforcement. [52]

May 1930

  • May 7 – Hoover's nomination of John J. Parker to the Supreme Court is rejected by the Senate. [53]
  • May 9 – Hoover nominates Owen Roberts as a Supreme Court justice.
  • May 28 – Hoover vetoes a bill that would expand pensions for Spanish–American War veterans. [54]

June 1930

July 1930

  • July 3 – Hoover signs the Veterans Administration Act, authorizing the formation of the Veterans' Administration.
  • July 7 – Construction on the Hoover Dam begins. [57]
  • July 7 – Hoover urges the Senate to ratify the London Naval Treaty.
  • July 21 – Hoover establishes the Veterans' Administration. [58]

August 1930

September 1930

October 1930

November 1930

December 1930

1931

January 1931

February 1931

March 1931

April 1931

May 1931

June 1931

July 1931

August 1931

September 1931

October 1931

November 1931

December 1931

1932

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Hoover gives an acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination. August 11, 1932.

January 1932

February 1932

March 1932

April 1932

  • April 7 – Hoover vetoes an increase to veterans' pensions. [78]

May 1932

June 1932

July 1932

August 1932

September 1932

October 1932

November 1932

December 1932

1933

Hoover and Roosevelt sit in the back seat of an open top car with their hats on their laps.
Hoover with Franklin D. Roosevelt at the latter's inauguration. March 4, 1933.

January 1933

February 1933

March 1933

See also

References

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