Herbert Hoover as Head of the U.S. Food Administration

Herbert Hoover as Head of the U.S. Food Administration during World War 1 in 1918. From 1914-16, Hoover was Chairman of Commission for Relief in Belgium, which had a $11-million-a-month budget. When the U.S. entered WW1 in 1917, he sought and received President Wilson's appointment to head the U.S. Food Administration, created under the Lever Food Control Act. (BSLOC_2015_16_48)

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