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The Presidency: America's Foreign Policy at Mid-Century

Former President Hoover with Polish War Orphans, 1946

Former President Hoover with Polish War Orphans, 1946

West Branch, Iowa
Sunday, November 25, 2012

This program is about America's foreign policy at mid-20th century with a focus on the stabilization of Europe after World War II and the beginnings of the Cold War. Former president Herbert Hoover's efforts to feed starving Europeans after World War II, circumventing a disastrous famine, is a feature of the discussion.  This event took place at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa.

Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 2:11pm (ET)

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