WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KTIV) - Who’s is the president of the United States of America who has roots in Iowa? Herbert Hoover, of ...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa — The Hoover Presidential Foundation announced that the traveling exhibit "Hoover on the Road" will be part of the 2025 Hoover's Hometown Days on August 9 in West Branch. This ...

Part I. Before the crash -- To the White House : Herbert Hoover, August 1927-March 1929 / Donald R. McCoy -- Before the crash : Hoover's first eight months in the Presidency / David B. Bruner -- Part ...

President Hoover had an opportunity last week to bring into play his intense interest in child welfare and happiness. Not since the romping Roosevelts has the White House had such a Christmas ...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KCRG) - The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum gets an average of 30,000 to 35,000 visitors each year. But for the next year and a half, it won’t be getting any visitors ...

Happy birthday to the only Iowa native to become President of the United States! Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), the 31st president, was born in West Branch August 10, 1874. Flanked by two Omaha ...

There are few magazines on the left more respected than Harper's, and few editorial pages more sympathetic to conservatism than that of the Wall Street Journal. One publishes poetry and abstract art, ...

This article argues that the way we understand presidential success should be different for presidents in different contexts. It provides the first deeper exploration of success for Skowronek’s ...

When historians evaluate presidential performance, they rely on more than popularity or short-term outcomes. Determining who qualifies as one of the “worst” US presidents involves analyzing how a ...