Tag: FDR. Smoot-Hawley

• Embarrassing Quotes from History: Herbert Hoover

  If ever a politician promised the moon but could only deliver a malaria and crocodile infested swamp, it was Herbert Hoover. Here’s what he said about American prosperity: “We in America are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before.” Though you can’t really blame him. No one saw or predicted what was…

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  January 15, 2016

  History & Culture, Know Your History

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