The Worst President? Hoover Book Out to Set the Record Straight
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 13:30
in Mathematics & Economics
In the first new book on Hoover in 25 years, Glen Jeansonne concludes the blame the president took for the Great Depression was undeserved. Hoover was the first president to pit government action against the economic cycle, setting precedents and spawning ideas employed by his successor and all future presidents.