(1874-1964) engineer, diplomat, Secretary of Commerce, President of the United States

Herbert Hoover entered public life in 1914, after World War I began, taking on the task of distributing food to the Belgian people. He then became food administrator in the United States, supervising the production and distribution of food for American soldiers and civilians, as well as the nation's allies. He succeeded so well that President Warren G. Harding appointed him <a href="../../../../../../social/commerce/unit