In January 1933, President Herbert Hoover found himself in a position familiar ... They have emphasized FDR’s improvisatory qualities, styling him (to quote Richard Hofstadter’s acerbic ...

President Herbert Hoover had just lost the 1932 election by ... Roosevelt addressed the Depression with the famous words, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” ...

During the time in the early 1920s when legislation was being crafted to authorize a dam on the Colorado River, Herbert Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce for President Warren Harding.

It’s the birthplace and resting place of Herbert Hoover — the only American president ... grow the Girl Scouts — and the sale of those famous cookies — into a force today.

Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Herbert Hoover ... then into politics. Hoover, it can be said, came to the White House fully formed--and already wildly famous around the world.

This program was part of a conference on Herbert Hoover’s humanitarian efforts during the two world wars. Hal Elliott Wert, a Kansas City… read more This program was part of a conference on ...

Herbert Hoover ... In desperation, Moscow instructed Maxim Gorky, the famous novelist, to issue an appeal to the West for aid. Hoover responded in a July 23 telegram that set into motion the ...