Herbert Hoover
Mentioned in 12 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
U.S. President during the 1929 stock market crash and Great Depression who pursued aggressive crime-fighting initiatives and signed the Smoot-Hawley Act in 1930. His optimistic "prosperity just around the corner" rhetoric and economic policies are frequently referenced in podcast discussions about presidential responses to financial crises and the evolution of executive power. He is also remembered for the federal dam that bore his name, which was renamed and then restored under subsequent administrations.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
Dark Histories · Mar 31, 2026
The Ghost Ship Carroll A. Deering
“Authorized official investigation into the Deering wreck; later became U.S. President”
History Daily · Mar 6, 2026
The First Lady’s First Press Conference
“Incumbent President blamed by American voters for the stock market crash and Great Depression economic crisis.”
American History Hit · Mar 5, 2026
What Did FDR Get Wrong?
“Predecessor president; initiated wage-support policies that FDR continued, prolonging Depression recovery”
Ologies with Alie Ward · Feb 26, 2026
Culcitology (QUILTS) with Luke Haynes, Olivia Joseph, and Joe Cunningham
“U.S. president whose 'prosperity just around the corner' quote inspired Fannie B. Shaw's political commentary quilt”
American History Tellers · Feb 18, 2026
St. Valentines Day Massacre: Closing In On Capone | 3
“U.S. President who pressured federal agencies to prosecute Capone as part of crime-fighting political agenda”
Political Gabfest · Feb 12, 2026
LIVE from Washington, DC!
“Former president; dam named after him, name removed by FDR, restored by Truman in 1947”
American History Tellers · Feb 11, 2026
St. Valentines Day Massacre | Public Enemy No. 1 | 2
“U.S. President; met with Chicago business leaders; dispatched federal agents to investigate massacre”
The Compound and Friends · Jan 9, 2026
It's not 1929, but it might be - Andrew Ross Sorkin
“President during 1929 crash who used term 'depression' instead of 'panic' and attempted jawboning the economy”
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · Nov 17, 2025
662: Nicholas Thompson - The Atlantic CEO on Growing Up With a "Precariously Insecure" Genius Father, Hiring Leaders with an Edge, How Running Builds Discipline, and Why Moving at an Uncomfortable Pace Built a Million-Subscriber Media Empire
“Referenced in Stanford Provost letter as Thompson's father's only rival in campus leadership history”
The New Yorker Radio Hour · Nov 14, 2025
Andrew Ross Sorkin on What 1929 Teaches Us About 2025
“Implemented Smoot-Hawley tariffs in 1930 to fulfill campaign promises to farmers; parallels Trump's tariff strategy”
What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law · Sep 27, 2025
Smoot, Hawley, and Trump
“President who signed the Smoot-Hawley Act into law in June 1930, worsening Great Depression conditions”
Stepchange · Apr 27, 2025
Coal: Part II
“Future U.S. President who maneuvered to place China's Kaiping coal mines under British control in early 1900s”