As president Hoover may have not been the most successful (largely the right person, but at the wrong time) president - but as a man over his 50 years in public

As president Hoover may have not been the most successful (largely the right person, but at the wrong time) president - but as a man over his 50 years in public life, he was arguably one of the most successful figures of his era - Even some of the New Deal policy was rooted in proposals Hoover made in 1931-32. He: Was a gifted and successful mining engineer (Worked overseas in Australia and China, and later for himself. Fed Europe during and after WWI (preventing a Famine in Russia - and elsewhere). Created the foundations for the modern system of Broadcasting Regulation. Created the foundation of common regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic Laws. Successfully ran a relief effort for the 1927 Mississippi Flood. Delivered the "Death Knell" to the Morgenthau Plan and arguably laid the foundations for the Marshall Plan. Led the effort to modernize and reorganize the federal government post WWII. Wrote over 40 books, on such varied topics as mining, game preservation, fishing, foreign policy and a well renown book on Woodrow Wilson.