Herbert Hoover/presidency 1929-1933

Famous quotes containing the words herbert hoover, herbert, hoover and/or presidency:

    “Our country has deliberately undertaken a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far- reaching in purpose.”
    —Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)

    “Man is no starre, but a quick coal
    Of mortall fire:
    Who blows it not, nor doth controll
    A faint desire,
    Lets his own ashes choke his soul.”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)

    “With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system.”
    —Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)

    “I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You’ve got to just stand there and take it.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)