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434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford CA 943056010 6507231754 wwwhooverorg HOOVER INSTITUTION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 STANFORD UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2014 STANFORD UNIVERSITY HOOVER INSTITUT. Affiliated Professor, Hoover Institution Working Group on Intellectual Property, ) Summer Institute, January 2014 A Modern Marvel. Project Overview. Why Build a Dam?. Before the Hoover Dam was built, the Colorado River was dangerous and unpredictable. . Towns . and Farms were often flooded during the late spring and early Summer due to runoff from snow melting in . 1 10167-01_Ch01_rev.qxd 11/1/06 12:58 PM Page 1 delineating the problem3 10167-01_Ch01_rev.qxd 11/1/06 12:58 PM Page 3 Contrary to an impression left by much of the overheated pun-delineating th Mason: Department of Finance, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA. Email: upport of the Hoover Institution while in residence as a National Fellow, 2009-2010. Introduction....... Discuss how Hoover’s initial conservative response to the depression failed.. Explain the changes in the President’s policies as the crisis continued.. Describe how Americans reacted to Hoover’s relief programs. . Thomas Gale Moore Senior Fellow Hoover Institution Stanford University Prepared for the conference on: Global Climate Change at Rice University September 6 to 8, 2000 1 It is the best of Climates; It In . 1932. the United States was nearing the low point of the . Great Depression. By now Americans had become used to scenes of homeless, . jobless. people camped out in cardboard shacks in public areas. Differences in Policy. Hoover Disconnected?. Oct 25, 1929- . Hoover claims the foundation of nations industry is strong.. Oct 29, 1929- . Stock Market Crashed. March 30, 1930- . Hoover, “. the worst effects of the Crash will pass in 60 days.”. Herbert Hoover. Republican . Hoover took office at a time of unparalleled economic prosperity and optimism. BUT at the end of his presidency- the US was at the bottom of the deepest economic depression in history . AP US History. Key Concept 7.1 . Governmental, political, and social organizations struggled to address the effects of large-scale industrialization, economic uncertainty, and related social changes such as urbanization and mass migration.. Hoovers Response Fails. At first, Hoover felt that government should not interfere.- . Laissez Faire Economics. Thought of this as a downswing of the . business cycle. . Asked for volunteerism.. For business leaders not to cut prices and wages. Early Months of Hoover Administration . Elected in 1929. Hoover was a millionaire and claimed that “anyone not only can be rich, but . ought. to be rich”. Warned of the dangers of a large and activist federal government, but also criticized the self-serving greed of large corporations.. Early Months of Hoover Administration . Elected in 1929. Hoover was a millionaire and claimed that “anyone not only can be rich, but . ought. to be rich”. Warned of the dangers of a large and activist federal government, but also criticized the self-serving greed of large corporations.. Hoover Institution Stanford University 434 Galvez MallStanford CA 94305-6003650-723-1754Hoover Institution in Washington The Johnson Center1399 New York Avenue NW Suite 500 Washington DC 20005202-760-