He oversaw the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to stabilize the economy, but he did indelible damage after signing the Hawley-Smoot Tariff, later claiming that, "Prosperity is just around the corner.
This person's namesake commission led to the creation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. This person claimed to be the first Stanford University student, and a library he started there is now a think tank. He oversaw the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to stabilize the economy, but he did indelible damage after signing the Hawley-Smoot Tariff, later claiming that, "Prosperity is just around the corner." Name this President who was succeeded during the Great Depression by Franklin Roosevelt.
This person's namesake commission led to the creation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Herbert Clark Hoover