On this day in history, Oct. 22, 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the "American system of rugged individualism" in a speech at New York's Madison Square Garden, according ...

The Register reports on Nov. 7, 1928, that Herbert Hoover has been elected president. Iowa-born Hoover, a Republican, is the only Iowan ever to have occupied the Oval Office. He serves just one term ...

Herbert Hoover. Rescreen. Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover arrive in West Branch, Iowa, early in the 1928 presidential campaign, accompanied by Herbert's favorite teacher, Mollie Brown Carran (right).

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 ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Next up is “The Great Humanitarian” - Herbert Hoover. Before becoming the 31st president - Hoover was the son of a blacksmith. His father died when he was six and his ...

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 ...

Just off Interstate 80 at exit 254 in West Branch lies a treasure trove of history featuring a national park, 16 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Iowa's only ...