Why was Hoover regarded as such a bad president?

[GoldenBear]

I mean, he was so qualified when he stepped into office, and he just had the horrible luck of "inheriting" the Great Depression while he was there. And it's not as if he never tried to fix things, his pragmatist ways were a sure sign he indeed tried, and I'm not sure if other presidents would've succeeded anymore than he did..

And how was it that a man with MUCH less qualifications like Roosevelt was regarded as such a success? I mean, he brought much hope to the country, but it was only through the aid of WWII that America was able to get out of its economic depression.

My history class sure is fasicinating..

 

[Sluggo]

Hey Hoover ran the FBI, he wasnt President, you are trying to fool us

 

[JayPatel]

<< My history class sure is fasicinating >>

Apparently ur not paying attention in it

 

[AlphaIVT]

hey! i'm doing my US history homework on him right now !

It was because after WW1, he helped the hungry in Europe with food, he tended them as if they were his children, but when the Depression hit the US, he suppported &quot;leissez faire&quot; economics meaning that the governement shouldn't interfere with the people, so he did nothing for the people of US.

 

[thraashman]

J Edgar Hoover ran the FBI.
Herbert Hoover was president before FDR
come on what are you an idiot.

 

[Sluggo]

Next time I will be sure and put SARCASM in huge letters just so you dont miss it.

 

[SuperTool]

<< Why was Hoover regarded as such a bad president? >>


Cus he sucked. That's why they named the vacuum after him

 

[Philosopher]

Roosevelt pushed hundreds of laws through congress in an attempt to change things during the depression. Hoover...well...he did put forward a few laws. Not that they did much.

 

[Thump553]

I don't remember.

 

[vi edit]

Hoover wasn't exactly much of a humanitarian. He really didn't do much to help the incredibly poor. Hell, he even had the phrase &quot;Hoovervilles&quot; named after him. Hoovervilles were living quarters built out of cardboard and scrap lumber.

Roosevelt on the other hand drew up the Civil Works projects and got people out working building bridges, roads, schools, parks, ect. ect.

Instead of living jobless and doing nothing all day under Hoover, under Roosevelt you could be out making your city or town a better place to live while being paid for it.

 

[Rio Rebel]

The general answer to your question (not that there is a single correct response) is that Hoover is saddled with the blame of the Great Depression. There are some real similarities between George Bush (senior) and Herbert Hoover. Both men were solid party men, considered toward the middle of the party, and not extreme idealogues. And, unfortunately, both men were perceived as unable, or even incompetent, to deal with the financial crisis that each was dealt.

For those who absolutely demonize Herbert Hoover, you should read what Harry Truman had to say about him. There was a great respect for Hoover among his colleagues.

As to FDR, you have to give him credit for being innovative, a risk taker, and well-loved by the American people for a very long time. Those things alone have to make him a success. Whether his programs were good long term is debatable, but so is whether he ever intended them to be long term.