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Remembering Herbert Hoover

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C-SPAN View the film footage as seen on C-SPAN's Presidential Libraries: History Uncovered.

See video of the presidential library directors talking about their "favorite things" at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Truman Library!


Mr. and Mrs. Hoover

"The imperative need of this nation at all times
is the leadership of Uncommon Men or Women."
— Herbert Hoover, August 10, 1954


The Hoover Library & Museum enables visitors to experience for themselves the many sides of Iowa's only president:

  • The permanent galleries begin with Hoover's boyhood in Iowa and continue on to the Waldorf Towers in New York where he spent the final years of his life.

  • The Quarton Gallery offers exciting temporary exhibits relating to American history.

  • In the Hoover Library people of all ages can learn about President Hoover's life and career. Using manuscripts, photographs and oral histories, one can learn the stories of our history.

Herbert Hoover Museum


The Hoover Museum sits on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site where visitors can tour:

  • Mr. Hoover's birthplace cottage
  • a blacksmith shop
  • Quaker Meeting house
  • the gravesite of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover

The Herbert Hoover Library Association has recently completed a new Hoover Library & Museum Orientation film hosted by Herbert Hoover's great granddaughter Margaret Hoover.

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Herbert Hoover video with Margaret Hoover

 

Now Showing

March 4, 1929
Inauguration Day
March 4, 1929
January 20, 2009

The Hoover Museum will show the Inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama in the auditorium beginning at 10:00 am. On display will be the reading copy of Herbert Hoover's inaugural address as delivered on March 4, 1929.

Coming Soon

Abraham Lincoln: Three Collectors' Perspectives

Abraham Lincoln:
Three Collectors' Perspectives
January 24 - March 22, 2009

An exhibit displaying a select number of items owned by three avid Lincoln collectors - telling the story of Abraham Lincoln. Read more.

Games

Hoover Wore Many Hats Hoover Wore Many Hats, an interactive game for children of all ages. Play the game.

Hoover's Cross-Country Adventure
Hoover's Cross-Country Adventure Drive your car across the USA by answering state trivia. Have fun and learn along the way!   Play the game!
(This game works best with Macromedia's Flash Player. Download the free Flash Player from Macromedia.)


 


Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
210 Parkside Drive
West Branch, IA 52358
319-643-5301