Herbert Hoover strikes me as one of the most capable leaders the world has ever had. I will develop this profile of him in more detail, but critical aspects of his contibution were:
1. Early career: He had an impressive early career managing gold mines in the USA, Australia ans China. He was appointed GM of the Sons of Gwalia gold mine in WA at around the age of 19yo.
2. European Reconstructions: I recall he lead a campaign to raise funds to safe the lives of Europeans suffering during WWII.
3. US Presidency: His presidency promised to offer so much give the values that he had conveyed over the early years of his career. He was short changed because the Crash of 1929 occurred just months into his administration. Of course he captured the bulk of the blame, apparently for not stimulating the economy. But to what end? There was excess productive capacity. I dare say his lack of economics knowledge was probably his downfall.
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
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