Herbert Hoover Quotes


Buy a Pig. A properly cared for pig is no less clean than a pet dog.


Context

As Secretary of Commerce, he came up with his “Buy a Pig” campaign. The idea was to have millions of American suburban and small town families raise a pig and thereby relieve the food shortage during WWI. With so much manpower needed for fighting, and an agriculture much more dependent on human labor, there were food shortages. The campaign was a flop. Suburbanites did not accept the idea of raising pigs.


Citations

Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964, 31st President of the United States (Republican, IA), World War I Speeches

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Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
  • Born: August 10, 1874
  • Died: October 20, 1964
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Herbert Clark Hoover was an American politician, businessman, and engineer, who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the third U.S. Secretary of Commerce.