During the time in the early 1920s when legislation was being crafted to authorize a dam on the Colorado River, Herbert Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce for President Warren Harding.

Running on a progressive platform, Herbert C. Hoover was enormously popular. His economic acuity was especially respected as he had established his capable good judgment during his tenure as secretary ...

Hoover served as Commerce Secretary for Warren Harding and his successor, Calvin Coolidge — in which role he oversaw the ...

President Herbert ... be appointed as secretary of commerce under presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge before he was elected the 31st president of the United States. Hoover-Ball was ...