President Herbert Hoover remains the only U.S. president to have been born in Iowa. On Aug. 10, his hometown will celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth with Hoover's Hometown Days. Born in 1874 ...

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Donald Trump is known for his affinity for golf, Theodore Roosevelt had a White House fight club, and Gerald Ford turned down recruitment offers from two NFL teams, but only one U.S. president has an ...

The Hoover canvass closed with a triumphal trip across the continent to vote at his Palo Alto home—a formality new to the Republican candidate. There he received the returns which, by the greatest ...

Last week President Hoover parted with his closest, ablest private secretary. George Akerson departed for New York to take his $30,000-per-year job with Paramount-Publix Corp. White House ...

John Hendrickson serves as policy director at Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation. “My idea of a conservative is one who desires to retain the wisdom and experience of the past and who is prepared to ...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KCRG) - The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site received a visit from the United States National Archivist, Dr. Colleen Shogan. It’s one of the final stops in her tour across the ...

Special to The Gazette President Herbert Hoover throws out the first ball of the World Series game played in Philadelphia between the Cardinals and the Athletics on Oct. 5, 1931. (Special to The ...

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. Hoover was ...

It's no secret that the Great Depression gave rise to some of the most fascinating dishes in American culinary history. Iconic dishes like banana sandwiches and meatloaf were created out of necessity ...

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). Despite its ...