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Politics : THE STARR REPORT -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (1162)	9/19/1998 1:56:00 PM
From: PAT JENNING	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1533

The story is probably apocryphal. As far as the opinions of historians go, I don't know how one judges a president's skill level. So much depends on the cards he is dealt, and some hands are so bad that nobody can play them. I think Hoover was probably a better president than we give him credit for -- he laid the groundwork for much of the New Deal (I realize you may not give him much credit for that). He certainly was a good man, having been instrumental in saving many lives after both of the world wars through his charity work in Europe. His biggest fault was becoming president just as the Great Depression kicked in. Carter was another that got a bad hand. Also a very decent man.