Hoover vs. Roosevelt
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 o…
538 viewsAuthor 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 o…
538 viewsA Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president’s World War II-era views and politics. Bard College history professor Sean McMeekin discusses different persp…
544 viewsA Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president’s World War II-era views and politics. Mr. Hoover’s Cold War views were the subject of a talk by UCLA history…
205 viewsA Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president’s World War II-era views and politics. This session looked at global events while Herbert Hoover was in the W…
251 viewsHerbert 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 fami…
449 viewsFormer 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 a…
431 viewsKing’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 ro…
119 viewsHerbert 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 fami…
198 viewsThe Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, hosted a conference marking the centennial of American relief efforts to famine-stricken Russia. In this talk, Stanford Universi…
256 viewsHerbert 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 Hoov…
1,906 viewsMary 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 i…
612 viewsThis program was part of a conference on Herbert Hoover’s humanitarian efforts during the two world wars. Hal Elliott Wert, a Kansas City Art Institute professor emeritus, talked about the v…
532 viewsStanford 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 We…
568 viewsHerbert 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 Whit…
685 viewsCurator Marcus Eckhard gave a tour of the “American Presidents: Life Portraits” exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. North Carolina painter and sculptor Chas Fagan …
498 viewsRoss Kennedy talked about Herbert Hoover’s relationship with Woodrow Wilson and his role in the Wilson administration until their falling out in 1920. Mr. Kennedy is an Illinois State Univer…
709 viewsTimothy Walch talked about the uneasy relationship between Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mr. Walch is a former director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. This…
792 viewsProfessor Lisa Ossian used photographs and diary entries to describe the enduring friendship between Republican Herbert Hoover and Democrat Harry Truman. This event was part of the Herbert H…
725 viewsCharles Rappleye talked about his book Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency, in which he recalls the tenure of America’s 31st President Herbert Hoover.
1,043 viewsReporters talked about their experiences covering the Iowa caucuses. One of the reporters covered nine presidential caucus campaigns for the Des Moines Register newspaper. Following the disc…
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