1932 FOLLOW THROUGH HERBERT HOOVER campaign pinback political button president

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Seller: politicalpins4you ✉️ (5,619) 100%, Location: Hoboken, New Jersey, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 386768703882 1932 FOLLOW THROUGH HERBERT HOOVER campaign pinback political button president. An Original 1932 Herbert Hoover Presidential Campaign Pinback

Bronzed pinback promoting Herbert Hoover for president, 1932.

Note, the clasp on the reverse is missing. Though still a great piece for display cases!

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. A Republican, as Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s he introduced Progressive Era themes of efficiency in the business community and provided government support for standardization, efficiency and international trade. As president from 1929 to 1933, his ambitious programs were overwhelmed by the Great Depression, which seemed to get worse every year because of the increasingly large-scale interventions he made in the economy. He was defeated in a landslide in 1932 by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, and spent the rest of his life as a conservative denouncing big government, liberalism and federal intervention in economic affairs, as Democrats repeatedly used his Depression record to attack conservatism and justify more regulation of the economy.

When the Wall Street Crash of 1929 struck less than eight months after he took office, Hoover tried to combat the ensuing Great Depression in the United States with large-scale government public works projects such as the Hoover Dam, and calls on industry to keep wages high. He reluctantly approved the Smoot–Hawley Tariff of 1930, which sent foreign trade spiralling down. He believed it was essential to balance the budget despite falling tax revenue, so he raised the tax rates. The economy kept falling, and the unemployment rate rose to 25%, with heavy industry, mining, and wheat and cotton farming hit especially hard. This downward spiral, plus his support for prohibition policies that had lost favor, set the stage for Hoover's overwhelming defeat in 1932 by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised a New Deal. Most historians agree that Hoover's defeat in the 1932 election was caused primarily by the downward economic spiral, although his strong support for prohibition was also significant.

Hoover became a conservative spokesman in opposition to the domestic and foreign policies of the New Deal. He opposed entry into the Second World War and was not called on to serve in any public role during the war. He had better relations with President Harry S. Truman, and Hoover helped produce a number of reports that changed U.S. occupation policy in Germany. Truman also appointed Hoover to head the Hoover Commission, intended to foster greater efficiency throughout the federal bureaucracy, and Hoover served on a similar commission under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. By the time of his death in 1964, he had rehabilitated his image. Nevertheless, Hoover is generally not ranked highly in historical rankings of Presidents of the United States.

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This pinback is in EXCELLENT condition and will be a fantastic addition to upgrade any collection large or small.

This pinback measures 3/4 inch in diameter.

Please disregard any glares or shadows.  The pinback is in EXCELLENT condition - missing clasp on reverse.

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  • Modified Item: No
  • First Lady: Lou Hoover
  • President: Herbert Hoover
  • Theme: Politics
  • Type: Button
  • Year: 1932
  • Term in Office: 1929-33
  • Country/Region: United States

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