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  2. Herbert Hoover - Wikipedia

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    Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.

  3. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]

  4. Gabriel Over the White House - Wikipedia

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    Amiable but corrupt U.S. President 'Judd' Hammond (Walter Huston) tells his new secretary Harley “Beek” Beekman (Franchot Tone) that two people may be admitted to his presence at any time: his young nephew Jimmie (Dickie Moore) and Miss Pendola "Pendie" Molloy (Karen Morley). Pendie is the President's mistress and Beek's assistant.

  5. 1930 in film - Wikipedia

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    The following is an overview of 1930 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) [ edit ]

  6. Abraham Lincoln (1930 film) - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Lincoln, also released under the title D. W. Griffith's "Abraham Lincoln", is a 1930 pre-Code American biographical film about Abraham Lincoln directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Walter Huston as Lincoln and Una Merkel , in her second speaking role, as Ann Rutledge .

  7. Alexander Hamilton (film) - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Hamilton is a 1931 American pre-Code biographical film about Alexander Hamilton, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and based on the 1917 play Hamilton by George Arliss and Mary Hamlin.

  8. Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949)

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    1930 – The Great Depression in the United States continues to worsen, reaching a nadir in early 1933. 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code becomes set of industry censorship guidelines governing production of the vast majority of United States motion pictures released by major studios; is effective for 38 years

  9. The Conquerors (1932 film) - Wikipedia

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    In a prosperous New York City in 1873, lowly bank clerk Roger Standish is fired from his job after he is caught courting Caroline Ogden, the daughter of the bank's president. The failure of Ogden's bank in the Panic of 1873 brings about her father's financial collapse and death. Undismayed, Caroline offers to marry Roger and proposes that they ...