Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933), whose term was notably marked by the stock market crash of 1929 and the beginnings of the Great Depression.

• Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression.
• Born: August 10, 1874, West Branch, IA
• Died: October 20, 1964, Waldorf Astoria New York, New York, NY
• Full name: Herbert Clark Hoover
• Presidential term: March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
• Vice president: Charles Curtis (1929–1933)
• Spouse: Lou Henry Hoover (m. 1899–1944)
• First president born west of the Mississippi River and first born in Iowa.
• First president to have a telephone on his desk.
• First president to have a post-presidency of more than 30 years. Hoover left office in 1933, and died in 1964. He died 31 years, 230 days after leaving office.
• First president who was a Quaker.
• First president to have served as secretary of commerce.