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The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial place of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933), located on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
For every president since Herbert Hoover, presidential libraries have been established in each president's home state in which documents, artifacts, gifts of state and museum exhibits are maintained that relate to the former president's life and career both political and professional. Each library also provides an active series of public programs.
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is located in West Branch, Iowa next to the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The library is one of thirteen presidential libraries run by the National Archives and Records Administration. The Hoover–Minthorn House, where Hoover lived from 1885 to 1891, is located in Newberg, Oregon.
The Hoover Presidential Foundation is seeking to raise $20.3 million to update the library and museum, last renovated in 1992.
President Herbert Hoover, a Republican who served from 1929-1933 and was in office at the start of the Great Depression, died on Oct. 20, 1964.
In the 1960s, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum first opened to maintain Hoover's presidential papers and memorabilia. Herbert and his wife, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, are buried under a monument designed by William Wagner. After the death of Herbert Hoover, an 81-acre (33 ha) tallgrass prairie was developed.
Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's ...
Herbert Hoover [39] October 20, 1964: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: West Branch: Iowa: 32 Franklin D. Roosevelt [40] April 12, 1945 [G] Springwood: Hyde Park: New York: 33 Harry S. Truman [41] December 26, 1972: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum: Independence: Missouri: 34 Dwight D. Eisenhower [42] March 28, 1969 ...