what more or less sealed hoovers political fate?
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Hoover did plenty in an attempt to counter the depression.  He started a number of programs, increased government spending, and a lot of these programs begun by his administration became cornerstones of the New Deal. He did, however, believe that most aid should come from local, volunteer organizations.  It was more the PERCEPTION that the depression was his fault that led to his downfall.  Consider this-the stock market crash occurred not long after he took office because of factors in place long before his rise to the presidency.  The biggest mistake, the one that certainly hurt our economy and the economy worldwide, was signing the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act into law.  Hoover is a fascinating man, who rose by his own merits to become one of the most well-respected and loved figures of his age, only to bear the brunt of the bad press from the Depression, and then slowly to come back into the public consciousness and die a beloved statesman.
979349
Nixon indded was a strong leader.  I am 49 so I clearly remember the Nixon years.  When the recession became frightening he took the unprecedented step of a wage and price freeze.  A gutsy move that was not real popular.  It did help.  His quiet negotiations to China and the USSR were very impressive.\n\nOn the flip side Nixon did more than just lie.  His administrations use of the IRS to hound administration enemies was certainly criminal and his secret enemies lists were frightening.\n\nI hope history will eventually treat him as it should any president.  There were amazing strong points to his presidency and incredible weak points.  True historians usually give both sides and acknowledge that he was amazing with foreign policy and some internal policies while being a deeply paranoid one.  I do differ with some of those answering your question though.  He did indeed have to resign.  The votes for impeachment and removal for office were clearly there.\n\nIn short Richard Nixon was a human being.
434907
the cause was that Nixon was paranoid because JFK had stolen an earlier election from him with help from the mob in chicago.  So basically he did something stupid (had the plumbers break into the democrats headquarters) because he thought something like that might happen again.  The effect was that he was forced to resign so that charges weren't brought against him.
909252
Well, let's just say that hope dies hard.\n\nI think Baker is in an excellent position to be more of a realist and less of a propogandist or a yes-man than the usual Bush advisors. The Bush administration is not very good at selecting and listening to those who give the right advice (Joe Wilson, etc), but they will have to listen to Baker. The US is in serious trouble now. Everyone knows it. Why would Baker step forward at this point in his life just to blow some smoke? To blow smoke would be to fail, quite conspicuously, in his mission to the entire country. \n\nIt is possible for Baker to fail in obtaining some kind of "good" outcome by doing his best. But if he blows smoke, it will mean something is seriously wrong at the top.
758248
He's allowed the electorate to send "Macaca" Allen on his way to retirement, while helping to further douse any presidential aspirations he may have had.\n\nThat's quite a bit.
66289
there were rumors of this, but nobody really knows  what happened on his deathbed.
1003041
Lots of money a half ass alibi and a helluva lot of political power. \nAll for the one time price of selling ones soul
1138767
I think you are referring to J Edgar Hoover, who ran the FBI
798355
Nothing.  Nixon taught people not to keep evidence.
628661
No. He died because he felt that he had betrayed his friends as a result of the dossier he produced. He knew that there were no WMD's in Iraq but was pressured to advise otherwise in order to strengthen the case for invading Iraq.
243940
Socially: Everyone ignored the ban on alcohol and partied a lot.  Economically: The stock market crashed and the economy plunged into a depression.  Politically: People blamed Hoover for the lack of jobs and money and elected FDR.
785397
First, he didn't fire him, he resigned.\n\nWhy didn't that happen before the elections...  My guess would be the White House didn't want his resignation to effect the election.  Not that it did them a whole lot of good anyway.
568676
The only thing they change is the party in power.  Sorry but I can't see 10 cents worth of difference if you look at the parties in power over the years. So scandals hurt the party not the presidency.  Nixon got full retirement pay and all the benefits that the good guys got.
24038
Oh, no...that's going to be a problem for his successor in the White House to inherit. There is no dignified, politically advantageous way to withdraw, and Bush has no incentive to clean up this mess, it's not as if he can run for re-election.
975204
NONE!! he may have followed bad information provided to him by the Democrats in the previous administration , but he never violated any laws, as in your most apt profile of the Felon who was president before him.
742489
I am not sure about presidents but the head of the FBI was a cross dresser.\nhttp://www.zpub.com/notes/hoover-photos.html\nIt might be a confusion of John Edgar Hoover's name with Herbert Hoover's name that is happening here.
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Hoover Dam? Strictly a guess