Herbert Hoover
/ˌhɜːbət ˈhuːvə(r)/
/ˌhɜːrbərt ˈhuːvər/
- (1874-1964) the 31st US President (1929-33) and a member of the Republican Party. He had earlier been the US Secretary of Commerce (1921-9). A year after he became President, the Great Depression began and people blamed him because his government failed to stop it. Franklin D Roosevelt defeated him in the 1932 election. After the Second World War Hoover directed the European Food Program.
赫伯特·胡佛（Herbert Hoover）：（1874-1964）美国第31任总统（1929-33）和共和党成员。他曾是美国商务部长（1921-9）。在他担任总统一年后，大萧条开始了，人们指责他是因为他的政府未能制止它。富兰克林·罗斯福（Franklin D Roosevelt）在1932年大选中击败了他。第二次世界大战后，胡佛（Hoover）执掌了欧洲食品计划。