Timeline of the Herbert Hoover presidency
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The presidency of Herbert Hoover began on March 4, 1929, when Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1933.
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1929
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March 1929
[edit]- March 4 – The inauguration of Herbert Hoover takes place. He identifies crime as his primary concern as president.[1]
- March 5 – Hoover determines that the embargo on arms shipments to Mexico should not be adjusted.[2]
- March 6 – Herbert Lord is retained by Hoover as Director of the Bureau of the Budget.[3]
- March 12 – Hoover declares a policy of conserving oil fields in all cases permitted by law.[4]
- March 25 – Hoover abolishes the White House stables.[5]
- March 26 – Hoover demands an end to the abuse of patronage by Republicans in Southern states.[6]
- March 27 – Hoover has a telephone installed at his desk.[7]
- March 28 – Henry L. Stimson takes office as Hoover's Secretary of State, replacing Frank B. Kellogg.[8]
April 1929
[edit]- April 4 – Lou Henry Hoover becomes the first woman to operate an automobile as First Lady.[9]
- April 6 – Hoover travels to Shenandoah National Park to consider it as a presidential campsite.[10]
- April 10 – It is determined that the sister of Vice President Charles Curtis may hold a diplomatic status equivalent of Second Lady of the United States.[11]
- April 14 – Hoover speaks at the Gridiron Club dinner.[12]
- April 15 – Congress meets in a special session convened by Hoover.[13]
- April 16 – Hoover delivers a message to Congress requesting the creation of a federal farm board.[14]
- April 17 – Hoover pitches the first ball of the 1929 Major League Baseball season.[15]
- April 21 – Hoover declares opposition to a debenture plan on exports in the pending farm bill.[16]
- April 22 – Hoover asks reporters to support law enforcement in an address during the annual Associated Press luncheon.[17]
- April 25 – The American Association of Engineering Societies awards Hoover the John Fritz Medal.[18]
- April 26 – Hoover endorses a plan to reconstruct Washington, D.C. during a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce.[19]
- April 30 – Hoover signs an appropriations bill as the first bill of his presidency.[20]
May 1929
[edit]- May 2 – Hoover hosts a luncheon with 47 business leaders.[21]
- May 2 – Hoover fires United States Attorney William A De Groot after he refuses to resign.[22]
- May 8 – Hoover meets with Goodyear president Paul W. Litchfield to discuss the development of dirigible mail carriers.[23]
- May 11 – Hoover designates the Mount of the Holy Cross as a national monument.[24]
- May 12 – Hoover invites Senators William Borah and Simeon D. Fess to the White House to negotiate a compromise on the farm bill.[25]
- May 14 – Hoover raises tariffs on flaxseed, milk, cream, and window glass.[26]
- May 18 – Hoover announces that American facilitation of the territorial dispute between Chile and Peru have been successful.[27]
- May 20 – The United States endorses a plan to be more lenient in collection of German war reparations.[28]
- May 20 – Hoover establishes the Wickersham Commission to investigate the status of Prohibition in the United States.[citation needed]
- May 27 – The Supreme Court rules that the president has the power of pocket veto in the Pocket Veto Case.[29]
- May 28 – The Wickersham Commission has its first meeting at the White House.[30]
- May 30 – Hoover urges acceptance of the Kellogg–Briand Pact while giving a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery.[31]
June 1929
[edit]- June 3 – The Treaty of Lima is signed by Chile and Peru following negotiations hosted by the United States.
- June 11 – Hoover urges the Senate to vote in favor of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929.[32]
- June 12 – First Lady Lou Henry Hoover hosts Jessie De Priest for tea at the White House.
- June 15 – Hoover signs the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929 into law.
- June 21 – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Dwight Morrow arbitrates the end of the Cristero War.
- June 25 – Hoover signs the Boulder Canyon Project Act into law, funding the Boulder Dam.[33]
July 1929
[edit]- July 8 – Hoover appoints Dwight F. Davis as Governor-General of the Philippines.
- July 15 – Hoover presides over the first Federal Farm Board meeting.[34]
- July 27 – Hoover forwards a statement to the White House, expressing appreciation for the debt funding agreement in the French debt settlement.[35]
- July 28 – Hoover returns to Washington, D.C.[36]
- July 29 – Hoover addresses the first meeting of a conference on child health and protection planning committee.[37]
August 1929
[edit]- August 10 – Hoover hosts high-profile guests at Rapidan Camp to celebrate his 55th birthday.[38]
- August 27 – The United States signs the Kellogg–Briand Pact.
September 1929
[edit]- September 18 – Hoover expresses support for arms reduction during a radio broadcast.[39]
October 1929
[edit]- October 4–5 – Ramsay MacDonald meets with Hoover to discuss arms reduction.[40]
- October 21 – Hoover dedicates the Edison Institute of Technology.[41]
- October 24 – The Wall Street Crash of 1929 begins.
- October 25 – Hoover assures the American people that the economy is still strong.[42]
- October 29 – The Wall Street Crash continues as "Black Tuesday" occurs.
November 1929
[edit]- November 18 – Incumbent Secretary of War James William Good dies at the age of 63.
- November 21 – Hoover holds a conference with business and labor leaders.[43]
- November 23 – Hoover requests that state governors increase public works projects in their states.[44]
December 1929
[edit]- December 2 – Hoover demands an end to the Sino-Soviet conflict.[45]
- December 3 – Hoover delivers the 1929 State of the Union Address and declares his belief that the worst of the Great Depression is over.[46]
- December 6 – U.S. Marines fire on Haitian protesters during the United States occupation of Haiti.
- December 9 – Patrick J. Hurley takes office as Secretary of War.
- December 14 – Hoover orders the release of Communist Party members that had been arrested for congregating without a permit.[47]
- December 24 – The West Wing of the White House is damaged in a fire. Hoover returns to the White House to oversee the salvaging of important documents.[48]
1930
[edit]January 1930
[edit]February 1930
[edit]- February 3 – Hoover nominates Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice of the United States.
- February 28 – The Forbes Commission arrives in Haiti to develop a strategy to end the occupation of the country.
March 1930
[edit]- March 7 – Hoover states his belief that the Great Depression is nearing its end.[49]
- March 8 – Chief Justice and former president William Howard Taft dies at the age of 72. Hoover declares 30 days of mourning.[50]
- March 21 – Hoover nominates John J. Parker as a Supreme Court justice.
April 1930
[edit]- April 16 – Lou Henry Hoover suffers a severe back injury after a fall at the White House.[51]
- April 22 – The United States along with several other countries recognizes the Spanish Republic.
- April 28 – Hoover makes a statement to Congress recommending improvements to criminal law enforcement.[52]
May 1930
[edit]- May 7 – Hoover's nomination of John J. Parker to the Supreme Court is rejected by the Senate.[53]
- May 9 – Hoover nominates Owen Roberts as a Supreme Court justice.
- May 28 – Hoover vetoes a bill that would expand pensions for Spanish–American War veterans.[54]
June 1930
[edit]- June 2 – Congress overrides Hoover's veto and expands pensions for Spanish–American War veterans.[55]
- June 14 – The Federal Bureau of Narcotics is established within the Department of the Treasury.
- June 17 – Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law.[56]
July 1930
[edit]- July 3 – Hoover signs the Veterans Administration Act, authorizing the formation of the Veterans' Administration.
- July 7 – Construction on the Hoover Dam begins.[57]
- July 7 – Hoover urges the Senate to ratify the London Naval Treaty.
- July 21 – Hoover establishes the Veterans' Administration.[58]
August 1930
[edit]- August 5 – Hoover appoints Douglas MacArthur as Chief of Staff of the United States Army.[59]
- August 14 – Hoover meets with 13 governors to discuss drought relief.[60]
September 1930
[edit]October 1930
[edit]November 1930
[edit]- November 4 – The 1930 United States elections take place and Republicans lose control of the House of Representatives.
December 1930
[edit]- December 2 – Hoover requests funding for public works projects during the 1930 State of the Union Address.[61]
- December 9 – William N. Doak takes office as Hoover's Secretary of Labor, replacing James J. Davis.
- December 20 – Hoover signs a bill authorizing $155 million of aid for public works and drought relief.[62]
- December 23 – Hoover pardons former Indiana governor Warren T. McCray.[63]
- December 30 – Hoover establishes the Colonial National Monument.[64]
- December 31 – The Battle of Achuapa takes place in Nicaragua.
1931
[edit]January 1931
[edit]- January 6 – Hoover speaks to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.[65]
- January 20 – Hoover releases the findings of the Wickersham Commission.[66]
- January 30 – Hoover meets with R. B. Bennett at the White House.[67]
February 1931
[edit]- February 26 – Hoover vetoes the Emergency Adjusted Compensation Bill.
- February 27 – Congress overrides Hoover's veto of the Emergency Adjusted Compensation Bill.
March 1931
[edit]- March 3 – Hoover signs the Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 into law.
- March 4 – Hoover signs a bill that establishes The Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem of the United States of America.[68]
April 1931
[edit]May 1931
[edit]- May 11 – Creditanstalt declares bankruptcy.
June 1931
[edit]- June 20 – Hoover issues the Hoover Moratorium.[69]
July 1931
[edit]August 1931
[edit]September 1931
[edit]- September 29 – Britain abandons the gold standard.[70][71][72]
October 1931
[edit]- October 22 – Hoover meets with Prime Minister of France Pierre Laval at the White House.[73]
November 1931
[edit]- November 11 – Hoover dedicates the District of Columbia War Memorial.[74]
- November 16 – Hoover meets with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dino Grandi.[75]
December 1931
[edit]- December 7 – Hoover turns away the hunger march at the White House.
- December 8 – Hoover delivers the 1931 State of the Union Address.[76]
1932
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January 1932
[edit]- January 7 – The United States declares its refusal to recognize territories occupied by the Empire of Japan.
- January 22 – Hoover establishes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
February 1932
[edit]- February 12 – Ogden L. Mills takes office as Hoover's Secretary of the Treasury, replacing Andrew Mellon.
- February 15 – Hoover nominates Benjamin N. Cardozo as a Supreme Court justice.
- February 22 – Hoover honors the bicentennial of George Washington's birthday in a joint session of Congress.[77]
- February 27 – Hoover signs the Glass–Steagall Act of 1932 into law.
- February 29 – Hoover appoints Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as Governor-General of the Philippines.
March 1932
[edit]- March 1 – The Lindbergh kidnapping takes place.
April 1932
[edit]- April 7 – Hoover vetoes an increase to veterans' pensions.[78]
May 1932
[edit]- May 9 – Hoover vetoes a bill that would grant access to old soldiers' home for civilians of the Quartermaster Corps.[79]
June 1932
[edit]- June 6 – Hoover signs the Revenue Act of 1932 into law.
- June 16 – The Republican Party nominates Hoover as its candidate for the 1932 United States presidential election.[80]
- June 22 – Hoover submits disarmament proposals at the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments.
July 1932
[edit]- July 21 – Hoover signs the Emergency Relief and Construction Act into law.[81]
- July 22 – Hoover signs the Federal Home Loan Bank Act into law.[82]
- July 28 – Hoover orders the United States Army to clear Bonus Army protestors from Washington, D.C.
August 1932
[edit]- August 8 – Roy D. Chapin takes office as Hoover's Secretary of Commerce, replacing Robert P. Lamont.
- August 11 – Hoover changes his stance on prohibition, saying it should be left to the states.[83]
September 1932
[edit]- September 26 – The Battle of Agua Carta takes place in Nicaragua.
October 1932
[edit]November 1932
[edit]- November 8 – Hoover loses the 1932 presidential election to the Governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt in a landslide election.[84]
- November 22 – Hoover meets with president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.[85]
December 1932
[edit]- December 6 – Hoover delivers the 1932 State of the Union Address.[86]
- December 26 – The Battle of El Sauce takes place in Nicaragua.
1933
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January 1933
[edit]- January 2 – Hoover orders an end to the United States occupation of Nicaragua.
- January 13 – Hoover vetoes the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act.
- January 17 – Congress overrides Hoover's veto of the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act.
- January 23 – The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3. It also has provisions that determine what is to be done when there is no president-elect.[87]
- January 30 – Adolf Hitler takes power in Germany.
February 1933
[edit]- February 11 – Hoover establishes Death Valley as a national monument.[88]
- February 13 – Hoover delivers a farewell address at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.[89]
- February 20 – The Blaine Act is passed, moving the United States toward repeal of Prohibition.
- February 25 – The first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the USS Ranger (CV-4), is christened by Lou Henry Hoover.[90]
March 1933
[edit]- March 2 – Hoover designates the Morristown National Historical Park as the country's first national historical park.
- March 3 – Hoover dedicates Mount Rushmore as a national memorial.
- March 3 – Hoover signs the Buy American Act into law.
- March 4 – Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States.
See also
[edit]- Timeline of the Calvin Coolidge presidency, for his predecessor
- Timeline of the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency, for his successor
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