Over the last 100 years, the performances of a presidential administration and the stock market are closely aligned. More importantly, the stock market’s performance and overall economic impact are ...

The holiday hasn’t been celebrated on Washington’s actual birthday of Feb. 22, or any other president’s birthday, for more ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

The episode looks at Hoover’s later years, including his post-presidency influence and public reception.

On the outskirts of London, a Georgian country house that was the first “White House” President Herbert Hoover ever called home has hit the market for £1.99 million (US$2.48 million).

Nearly two decades before Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States in 1929, he was living outside of London, in a private residence that’s now on the market for £1.99 ...

On Feb. 12, 1931, President Herbert Hoover, an early proponent of what he called “the magic of radio,” used the medium to address the nation on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, reflecting on the ...

We begin with Hoover’s humble beginnings, rise as the first president born west of the Mississippi, and extensive international business and humanitarian efforts. Key questions include the ...

Herbert Hoover was elected in 1928 after Calvin Coolidge declined to run for a second full term. Coolidge had ascended to the presidency in 1923 following President Harding’s death and was ...

A few states have special days for presidents identified with them: Herbert Hoover in Iowa, Dwight Eisenhower in Kansas, Harry Truman in Missouri, Lyndon Johnson in Texas and John F. Kennedy in ...