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Herbert Hoover and the American Relief Administration fed, clothed, and provided medicine and other aid to 10 million Russians -- including those in the Ukraine region -- suffering from…

Herbert Hoover, the 31st president, was buried near his childhood home in West Branch, Iowa, on October 25, 1964. Using archival footage, audio-visual archivist Lynn Smith looked back at…

Author Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the…

Herbert Hoover biographer George Nash detailed the life and legacy of the former president. He chronicled Hoover’s journey through politics and leadership during the Great Depression.

Former first lady Lou Henry Hoover was a trained geologist who joined Herbert Hoover in his World War I relief efforts before moving into the White House in 1929. Annette Dunlap, author of…

King’s College lecturer Charlie Laderman delivered the concluding talk of a Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference on early 20th century American famine relief to Russia - and the…

Herbert Hoover and the American Relief Administration fed, clothed, and provided medicine and other aid to 10 million Russians -- including those in the Ukraine region -- suffering from famine in…

The 31st president’s great-grandson, Allan Hoover III, talked about how the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa, will evolve in coming years. The smallest…

Before Herbert Hoover’s 1928 election as the nation’s 31st president, he earned the moniker “The Great Humanitarian” for his relief work - helping to save millions from starvation during World…

The directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense…

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library director Thomas Schwartz discussed how the library explores the life of the 31st chief executive. Mr. Schwartz explained that the facility takes a broad look…

Historians Susan Schulten and Eric Rauchway talked about two of the most contentious presidential transitions in U.S. history - in 1861, between James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln, and in…

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about An Uncommon Man, his biography of President Herbert Hoover.

Herbert Hoover scholar George Nash talked about the defining relationship between the 31st president and his Oval Office predecessor, Calvin Coolidge. This event was part of the Herbert Hoover Presidential…

Annette Dunlap and Emily Charnock talked about the life and influence of first lady Lou Hoover and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Active outdoors, Lou Hoover was the first…

Mary Elisabeth Cox documented the depth of hunger among German women and children between 1914 and 1924. This talk was from a day-long conference at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch,…

Stanford University historian Bertrand Patenaude talked about Herbert Hoover and aid to famine-stricken Soviet Russia from 1921 to 1922. This program at the Hoover presidential library in West…

Herbert Hoover’s biographer George Nash recalled his World War I relief work, which saved the lives of millions caught up in the war and its aftermath -- and which set the stage for his White…

Eric Rauchway, University of California, Davis, history professor, recounted the strained transition between Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt in 1932.

Kenneth Whyte talked about his book Hoover, in which he recalls the personal and political life of President Herbert Hoover. He spoke with author and presidential scholar Amity Shlaes.…