I can't tell...is this supposed to trigger some sort of a contradictory-to-the-article emotional response? Look, I don't doubt that there are many terrible engineer-CEOs, but I wouldn't use Hoover as an example.
First of all, CEO != POTUS.
Secondly, in the words of Harry Truman, "don't you ever cast any aspersions on Mr. Hoover because he's done some very important things for this country and the world."
e.g.:
Early in 1946, when large parts of both Europe and Asia were threatened with famine, Truman made Hoover honorary chairman of a Famine Emergency Committee, and in that capacity Hoover traveled 35,000 miles to twenty-two countries threatened with famine. As a result of his recommendations, the United States in five months shipped more than 6,000,000 tons of bread grains to the people of hungry nations.
- Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman
Not to mention a lot of successful food relief efforts he drove during and after the First World War. How do you think the guy got elected President in the first place?
Hoover did have leadership skills, it seems in particular the problem-solving kinds that a successful engineer-CEO might bring to the table. His political policies and the times he lived in just didn't intersect well.
First of all, CEO != POTUS.
Secondly, in the words of Harry Truman, "don't you ever cast any aspersions on Mr. Hoover because he's done some very important things for this country and the world."
e.g.:
Early in 1946, when large parts of both Europe and Asia were threatened with famine, Truman made Hoover honorary chairman of a Famine Emergency Committee, and in that capacity Hoover traveled 35,000 miles to twenty-two countries threatened with famine. As a result of his recommendations, the United States in five months shipped more than 6,000,000 tons of bread grains to the people of hungry nations.
- Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman
Not to mention a lot of successful food relief efforts he drove during and after the First World War. How do you think the guy got elected President in the first place?
Hoover did have leadership skills, it seems in particular the problem-solving kinds that a successful engineer-CEO might bring to the table. His political policies and the times he lived in just didn't intersect well.