Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States of America. He was born August 10th, 1874 to a Quaker family, and rose to prominence with his humanitarian efforts in Belgium and as the head of the U.S. Food Administration during WWI. Under Harding and Coolidge, Hoover was known for promoting partnerships between government and business under the theory of "economy modernization." Due to the economic bubble of the 1920s, Hoover, as the Republican candidate, easily won the American vote. President Hoover believed in the Efficiency Movement, which at its most basic, held that the government and the economy were riddled with inefficiency and waste, and through the work of experts such wastefulness could be stopped. Hoover, unfortunately, is mainly known for his role in the Great Depression. Any and all attempts to increase revenue and create jobs under Hoover's Presidency were incredibly unsuccessful, but did in fact lay the ground work for FDR's New Deal.
The historic Presidential Dollar series began in 2007 with coins for George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. This is the FIRST coin program in U.S. History to honor all of America's Presidents, and it is destined to be the most popular collection in history, even BIGGER and more popular than the State Quarters!