United States Department of Commerce was a pre-War department of the United States government. The Department of Commerce was a federal executive department responsible for promoting national economic growth, and collecting statistical data on the country's population and industries.
Background[]
The Bureau of the Census, a division of the department tasked with producing data about the American people and economy, appears in Fallout 76. Like many other facets of the Appalachian government, the census bureau of West Virginia was automated. Census takers were sent out into the Cranberry Bog region to tally its population.[1]
Herbert Hoover was appointed the United States Secretary of Commerce on March 5th, 1921 by President Harding. He would continue to fulfill the role under President Coolidge, before running as a presidential nominee in 1928 and becoming the 31st president.[2][3]
The Secretary of Commerce was supposed to take shelter in the Congressional Bunker alongside the other members of Congress and the President's Cabinet. However, they were removed from the Cabinet Nuclear Alarm system in questionable circumstances, left to fend for themselves in the face of the Great War.[4]
Appearances[]
The Department of Commerce is mentioned only in Fallout 76.
References[]
- ↑ Census taker: "You may send complaints with this use of force to the Census Bureau's department of Citizen Complaint and Oversight."
(Census taker's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. On March 5th 1921, President Harding appointed Hoover as the United States Secretary of Commerce."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Could you tell me more about President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Well of course I can. He's a pretty interesting fellow. After capably serving as Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Harding, and Coolidge, Hoover became a presidential nominee in 1928."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ The Whitespring bunker terminal entries; Archival terminal, Cabinet Nuclear Alarm Logs