The Presidency of Herbert Hoover
The Presidency of Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States was elected in 1928. He fulfilled, in varying degrees, all of the following roles during his presidency: Chief Administrator, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, and Party Chief . Although he was stronger in fulfilling some of these roles than others, he did his best to complete the requirements of the various jobs.
President Herbert Hoover fulfilled the role of Chief Administrator during his presidency by executing various changes for the American people. To assist all poor people, he proposed reducing taxes for low-income Americans. Also, he called for fifty-dollars-monthly pensions for all of the people over the age of 65. Then, after the Great Depression had begun Hoover requested that Congress cut taxes to ease the burden on the average tax payer and to double the amount of spending on dams, highways and other types of state projects. He requested all these things to try and provide jobs for the unemployed workers. At first, according to Hoover, the plan seemed to be working, although in the end, the proposals did not ease the Depression as Hoover had hoped. At least he did try to administer to the peoples’ needs.
Hoover met with foreign leaders in his office to talk to them about America’s declining condition after he put a tariff on imported goods. He expressed all his feelings and told them that they were responsible for making the US economy worsen. He called some of the foreign leaders “cheap politicians” and “selfish men.” But since nothing could be changed with the tariff Hoover tried to discuss other issues with the leaders. Most important, the president hoped to gain Great Britain’s support for a treaty to set limits on the size of the navies on the worlds major powers. They also discussed Japan’s growing power in the Pacific. This meeting with foreign leaders shows Herbert Hoover fulfilling the Chief Diplomat role.
There are several other examples of Herbert Hoover displaying the role of Chief Diplomat. For instance, Peace, Hoover said was the basis of foreign policy. Although Hoover did not like joining the League of Nations, he cooperated with it, urged American adherence to the World Court, and supported disarmament. The naval treaty of April 22, 1930, signed at the London Navel Conference of 1930, was the outstanding achievement of his administration in this field(foreign...