Herbert Hoover: References & Edit History
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Hoover’s writings include a small but influential book, American Individualism (1922, reissued 2013), and his Memoirs, 3 vol. (1951–52). Collections of Hoover’s documents can be found in William Starr Myers (compiler and ed.), The State Papers and Other Public Writings of Herbert Hoover, 2 vol. (1934, reprinted 1970); and Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Herbert Hoover, 4 vol. (1974–77), covering 1929–33.
Biographies of Herbert Hoover include Kenneth Whyte, Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times (2017); Charles Rappleye, Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency (2017); William E. Leuchtenburg, Herbert Hoover (2009); David Burner, Herbert Hoover: A Public Life (2005); and Joan Hoff, Herbert Hoover: Forgotten Progressive (1992).
Essays dealing with the life and interests of the president’s wife are presented in Katherine A.S. Sibley, A Companion to First Ladies (2016); and Dale C. Mayer (ed.), Lou Henry Hoover: Essays on a Busy Life (2004).
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| Invalidated site: History Facts - 8 U.S. Presidents Who Struggled in School. | Oct 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Facts - 8 U.S. Presidents Who Struggled in School. | Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Herbert Hoover and the Politics of the Depression. | Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - U.S. History - Assessing the Hoover Years on the Eve of the New Deal. | Apr 18, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hoover Presidential Foundation - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Sep 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The presidency of Herbert Hoover. | May 13, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Corrected a typo in the Presidency section. | Feb 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum - President Herbert Hoover. | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Herbert Hoover. | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Added an interactive timeline of the Hoover presidency; updated article structure. | Aug 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Philanthropy Roundtable - Herbert Hoover. | Jul 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: State Historical Society of Iowa - Herbert Hoover's Legacy. | Apr 18, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. | Oct 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Library of Economics and Liberty - Hoover's Economic Policies. | Jul 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: White House Historical Association - The Life and Presidency of Herbert Hoover. | Mar 28, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Feb 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Herbert C. Hoover. | Mar 17, 2022 | ||
| Deleted cross-reference and tables. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Nov 13, 2019 | ||
| Added mentions of Republican vice-presidential candidate Charles Curtis and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joseph T. Robinson. | Apr 23, 2018 | ||
| Bibliography thoroughly revised. | Apr 23, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Aug 25, 2014 | ||
| Media revised. | Aug 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Aug 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: UShistory.org - Herbert Hoover and Poland. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Portriat Gallery - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography - Herbert Clark Hoover. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iowa PBS - Herbert Hoover. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - President Herbert Hoover. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Miller Center - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph of a "Hooverville" in Seattle. | Jan 30, 2012 | ||
| Added timeline. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph of Herbert Hoover with his brother Theodore Jesse Hoover and sister Mary. | Feb 01, 2011 | ||
| Added video of Bonus Army encampments. | Sep 01, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 14, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Feb 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Herbert Hoover. | Nov 03, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association. | Sep 20, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: AmericanPresident.org - Herbert Hoover - A Life in Brief. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 28, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 01, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |
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