Two U.S. presidents served during the Great Depression. Herbert Hoover was president from 1929 to 1933, when the stock market crash triggered the onset of the Great Depression. His policies were generally seen as ineffective in halting the economic decline
. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) then served as president from 1933 to 1945, during which he implemented the New Deal programs aimed at relief, recovery, and reform to combat the Depression. Roosevelt's leadership is credited with helping to end the Great Depression by 1941
. In summary:
- Herbert Hoover was president at the start of the Great Depression (1929–1933).
- Franklin D. Roosevelt was president during most of the Great Depression (1933–1945) and led the New Deal efforts to address it
