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Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

building, West Branch, Iowa, United States

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The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is located in West Branch, Iowa, the birthplace of Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States. This institution is part of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, a think tank founded by Hoover in 1919. The library and museum house materials related to Hoover's life and presidency, focusing on his humanitarian efforts and his time in office during the Great Depression.123

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