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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Swanger is the owner and publisher of Iowa History Journal. The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday is the latest example of our nation’s history of political ...