Bibliograph

Herbert Hoover in the White House, the ordeal of the presidency, Charles Rappleye

Type

Label

Herbert Hoover in the White House, the ordeal of the presidency, Charles Rappleye

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-525) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Herbert Hoover in the White House

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

913829593

Responsibility statement

Charles Rappleye

Sub title

the ordeal of the presidency

Summary

Describes the uphill battle faced by the thirty-first president, who served his single term during the Great Depression, portraying the man as bright, well-meaning, and energetic but ultimately lacking in the tools of leadership. --Publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I. The rise and fall of Herbert Hoover -- He did not choose -- A political diptych -- Flashpoints, and a landslide -- "Hoover the silent" -- Bright with hope -- The Wall Street Frankenstein -- The special session -- The crash -- The president's hair shirts -- "The peculiar weakness of Mr. Hoover" -- Part II. War on a thousand fronts -- Challenging facts -- Friction at the Fed -- The ground gives way -- Playing politics with human misery -- The ghost of Grover Cleveland -- Credit crunch -- The Gibraltar of world stability -- Reconstruction -- Part III. The bitter end -- Roosevelt rising -- The conflicted candidate -- Evil magic -- President reject -- Interregnum -- The sound of crashing banks

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