Hoover Presidential Foundation

Third Thursday - Little Fashionista on the Prairie
2021-09-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Webinar Style Program
September 16, 2021
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Laura Keyes

Have you ever found yourself wondering what Laura Ingalls Wilder actually wore during her time on the prairie? If you imagine a parade of calico dresses capped with a pink sunbonnet over braided pigtails cascading down her back, you might want to rethink that. Don’t fret, though – this program is here to help! This illustrated lecture dives into the historic terms of clothing, how Mrs. Wilder used them (correctly or incorrectly) when writing books in the 1930s and 1940s, and some detailed photos of original items.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event. Register HERE.
About the Speaker: Laura Keyes graduated from UW-Madison with a Master’s Degree in Library Studies, and is a lifetime member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters. She enjoys researching literary symbolism, and is contracted to write a book on that subject. Laura is currently the Director of the Dunlap Public Library District in central Illinois. Mrs. Keyes has twice been asked to speak at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association Conference.

Third Thursday - The Life of Jesse Hoover (Special Event)
2021-09-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
Sept. 8, 2021
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Peter Hoehnle

The first week of September marked the 175th anniversary of Jesse Hoover’s birth. Jesse was an inventive and talented young entrepreneur, a self-taught blacksmith, inventor, pump manufacturer, community leader, pioneer West Branch businessman, and husband…as well as the father of the thirty-first President of the United States.
When he is mentioned in biographies of his son, Jesse is little more than a footnote, whose work ethic and entrepreneurship were an inspiration. While remarkable in many ways, Jesse Hoover’s life offers us a window into the social, economic, and religious life of the broader Iowa community that produced Herbert Hoover.
Join us for new perspectives on a man who, to the son who barely remembered him, remained a figure in the shadows.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event. REGISTER HERE
About the Speaker: Peter Hoehnle is a native of Iowa and Park Ranger at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. He has a Ph.D. in History from Iowa State University.

Third Thursday - The Lafayette Escadrille 2
2021-08-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
August 19, 2021
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Darroch Greer

A century ago 38 Americans from every walk of life volunteered to fly in the First World War. It was their own idea—to fight in the skies to aid our oldest ally, France, long before the United States entered the war. They were willing to pay the ultimate price. They helped move their reluctant nation to ultimately join the Allies and enter the fight. They were the Lafayette Escadrille. We’ll hear from the film’s director, Darroch Greer along with Paul Glenshaw.
Please watch this 20-minute version of ‘The Lafayette Escadrille’ in preparation for the Third Thursday program. WATCH THE PREVIEW
Our presenters also invite you to join them in a toast to the escadrille pilots as they prepare a ‘Lafayette Cocktail’ (half champagne/half cognac) at the open of their program.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event.
About the Speaker: Darroch Greer is a documentary filmmaker and historical researcher. He’s written and produced documentaries on the Civil War, Native America, and popular culture for Discovery, the History Channel, PBS and VH1.

First Lady Lou - Cedar Rapids
2021-08-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Olympic South Side Theatre, 1202 3rd St. SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401, United States
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First Lady Lou Takes the Stage in Iowa
Join us as we celebrate and share the life of Lou Henry Hoover, President Herbert Hoover’s wife and a remarkable pioneer of her time. The Hoover Presidential Foundation is bringing to Iowa five performances of First Lady Lou, a one woman show in two acts. “Lou” takes the audience on the remarkable journey of her life, played by Oregon actress Jane Fellows.
Set in a New York City hotel room, Act I takes place in 1914, the day before Lou sails to London to join Herbert. Act II takes place in 1944 at the end of her life. In both cases, Lou Henry Hoover is speaking to a person whom the audience does not see and as she reminisces about her life, the audience experiences history through the eyes of a smart, compassionate and visionary woman.
Support for these performances was provided through generous gifts from CRST International, Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities, The National Society of The Colonial Dames in The State of Iowa, Royal Neighbors of America, and the United Fire Group Foundation.
The performance is approximately 90 minutes total including a short intermission. There is no admission fee to attend, seating is first-come, first-served. Call the Foundation office for details at 319-643-5327.

First Lady Lou - Cedar Falls
2021-08-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Oster Regent Theatre, 103 E Main St, Cedar Falls, IA, 50613, United States

First Lady Lou - Des Moines
2021-08-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Sheslow Theatre, Drake University, 2507 University Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50311, United States
https://hooverpresidentialfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/First-Lady-Lou-promo.mp4
First Lady Lou Takes the Stage in Iowa
Join us as we celebrate and share the life of Lou Henry Hoover, President Herbert Hoover’s wife and a remarkable pioneer of her time. The Hoover Presidential Foundation is bringing to Iowa five performances of First Lady Lou, a one woman show in two acts. “Lou” takes the audience on the remarkable journey of her life, played by Oregon actress Jane Fellows.
Set in a New York City hotel room, Act I takes place in 1914, the day before Lou sails to London to join Herbert. Act II takes place in 1944 at the end of her life. In both cases, Lou Henry Hoover is speaking to a person whom the audience does not see and as she reminisces about her life, the audience experiences history through the eyes of a smart, compassionate and visionary woman.
Support for these performances was provided through generous gifts from CRST International, Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities, The National Society of The Colonial Dames in The State of Iowa, Royal Neighbors of America, and the United Fire Group Foundation.
The performance is approximately 90 minutes total including a short intermission. There is no admission fee to attend, seating is first-come, first-served. Sheslow Theatre requires patrons to wear masks and unrelated groups to social distance. Call the Foundation office for details at 319-643-5327.

First Lady Lou - Muscatine
2021-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Muscatine Community College Little Theatre, 152 Colorado St, Muscatine, IA, United States

First Lady Lou - Coralville
2021-08-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St, Coralville, IA, 52241, United States

Hoover Hometown Days Member Picnic & Life Celebration
2021-08-07 11:30 - 13:30 | Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, 110 Parkside Drive, West Branch, IA, 52358, United States
August 7, 2021

11:30-12:30pm Member Picnic
Join us for our annual Member Picnic. Enjoy a boxed lunch from West Branch’s own Main Street Sweets. Free for members and only $10 for guests. Please RSVP here.

12:30-1:30m Life Celebration
Join us as we wish President Hoover a Happy Birthday! Guest Speaker Tim Walsh, former Director of the Library and Museum, will speak about President Hoover’s life. Participants will enjoy birthday cupcakes as we sing Happy Birthday!

Third Thursday - Nutritional Inequality in Vienna: 1919 to 1922
2021-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar Style Program
July 15, 2021
Time: Noon, with rebroadcast of recorded program at 6 p.m.
Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Dr. Mary Elisabeth Cox

“Nutritional Inequality in Vienna: 1919 to 1922”
Program Description: As the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to unravel during the First World War, the specter of civilian hunger grew in Vienna. Food insecurity increased in the city for a variety of interconnected reasons. In the midst of wide-spread food shortages, the University of Vienna’s Children’s Clinic and Hospital became inundated with new patients suffering from a variety of ailments associated with malnutrition. Unfortunately, hunger did not immediately cease with the succession of hostilities. One contemporary study suggested that in 1919, 90% all school children in the city were experiencing moderate to severe malnutrition. This presentation explores the impact that reduced food supplies due the First World War and Franco-British blockade had on the health of civilians in Vienna, as well as the nutritional impact on the city once the blockade was lifted and international food aid arrived. Philanthropic donations played a huge role in alleviating children’s suffering and reducing nutritional inequality.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event is now open HERE.
About the Speaker: Dr. Mary E. Cox received a PhD from the University of Oxford and is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Central European University in Austria. She will be making this presentation live from Vienna, Austria.

Third Thursday - Clearing the Static: Herbert Hoover and Early Radio Regulation
2021-06-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
June 17, 2021
6 to 7 p.m.
Clearing the Static: Herbert Hoover and Early Radio Regulation

Radio as we know it today emerged at the dawn of the 20th Century–first popular with amateur operators then becoming commercially viable in the 1920s.
Growth was so rapid that some control was necessary to make room on limited spectrum as radio enthusiasts were going “on the air” on any frequency, at any time and with any power.
Professor Stephen Coon will discuss this history and also look at how regulatory decisions made by Herbert Hoover and others still affect today’s industry including social media.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event is available HERE.
About the Speaker: Dr. Steve Coon is a retired university professor, international communications consultant, and former coordinator of Electronic Media Studies (EMS) in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University.
Professor Coon has presented communication workshops in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Workshop topics include New Media, Social Media, Writing and Reporting for Radio and Television, Civic Journalism, Election and Political Reporting, Journalism Ethics and Professional Responsibilities, and Investigative Reporting.

Third Thursday - Iowa's Communal Utopias
2021-05-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
May 20, 2021
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Peter Hoehnle

The Hoover Presidential Foundation invites you to a free live Zoom webinar with Peter Hoehnle to discuss the different attempts by Iowans to create their own form of utopia. Featuring the Iowa Pioneer Phalanx, Salburia, the Amana Colonies, the Icarian Communities, the Clydesdale Colony, Communia and many more, this talk will provide some details about specific communal groups, and a general overview of different communal movements in American history and how they influenced community builders on the Iowa frontier, and beyond.

Advance registration is required for this free event, and available HERE.

About the Speaker:

Peter Hoehnle is an Amana native who received his graduate degrees from Iowa State University. He has published widely on American communal societies, including volumes on Amana and the Shakers, served as President of the Communal Studies Association and as a past editor of the journal Communal Societies.

Third Thursday - Shaping a Presidential Image: The Curious Case of Herbert Hoover
2021-04-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
April 15, 2021
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Dr. George H. Nash
Every American President becomes a subject of mythology, both positive and negative. Dr. Nash’s lecture will explore how President Hoover’s reputation was affected by this process, in ways that confounded his contemporaries and obscured his place in history for many years.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event and is available HERE.
About the Speaker: Dr. George H. Nash is an American historian and interpreter of American conservatism. He is a biographer of Herbert Hoover. He is best known for The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945, which first appeared in 1976 and has been twice revised and expanded.

Lou Henry Hoover: A Life of Adventure
2021-03-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar Style Program
Join us for a special event in honor of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover’s birthday, March 29 at noon CDT. Leslie Hoover-Lauble, President Hoover’s great-granddaughter, and Hoover Library Archives Technician Spencer Howard will share stories and photos illustrating the amazing life of Lou Henry Hoover from an independent girl, to scientist and world traveler, to First Lady.
Attendees will be able to submit their questions for Leslie and Spencer through the event Q & A feature.

Advance registration is required. Event time is subject to change. REGISTER HERE.

Third Thursday - A Woman of Achievement: Stories from the Life of Lou Henry Hoover
2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
March 18, 2021
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Annette Dunlap

In World War I, Lou Henry Hoover helped start a hospital for wounded British soldiers. She was instrumental in establishing sewing factories to employ women whose men had gone off to war. In the early 1920s, she oversaw the nearly exponential growth of the Girl Scouts. As the nation’s first lady, Lou worked privately to find employment opportunities for individuals and hurting communities, while at the same time raising Americans’ awareness of the historical value of the White House and the importance of the arts. In her post-White House years, Lou continued to use her organizational and philanthropic skills to create new educational opportunities for students and cultural opportunities for her beloved Stanford community. Come learn about about the achievements of a first lady whose legacy has been largely forgotten, but whose impact can still be felt today.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event and is AVAILABLE HERE.
About the Speaker- Annette Dunlap: “When people ask me why I wrote a biography, I tell them it was on my “bucket list.” Ever since I was a schoolgirl, I have enjoyed reading about other people’s lives, and I determined that one day a book of mine would be in the biography section of the library,” Dunlap said.
“The decision to write about Frances Cleveland was made during my years as a marketing professor at a small, liberal arts college in North Carolina. The advertising textbook discussed the advent of mass marketing, and mentioned that a very attractive first lady’s image was used, without her permission, to market a wide variety of products.”
“That first lady was Frances Folsom Cleveland. I did a little background reading, and learned that she was our nation’s youngest first lady, that her wedding took place in the White House, and that there was a 27 year age difference between her and her husband, Grover Cleveland. Such is the stuff of novels, but as is often the case, the facts may be more believable than if an author had used the same characters in a work of fiction.”

Re-imagining the Future: The Hoover Presidential Library & Museum with Allan Hoover III
2021-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar Style Program
This event is for Foundation members and donors only.
Herbert Hoover’s great-grandson, Allan, discusses future plans for the Presidential Library and Museum. It was originally dedicated in 1962. The Library & Museum has been expanded three times since then – the last in 1992 when Ronald Reagan came and rededicated the Library & Museum.
It is still the smallest (by far) of the 13 NARA Presidential Libraries and Museums. But as Herbert Hoover said, if his library is anything like the federal government, it will grow larger over time.
It did grow during its first 30 years of existence. In 1992 the library was transformed and visitation reached record levels. Many Iowans and Americans learned and were inspired by the Hoover story in a modern way. Since then, the methods for presenting a captivating, immersive visitor experience have changed dramatically.
REGISTER HERE

Behind the Scenes: Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2021-02-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
Register now for a special presentation by Margaret Hoover, President Hoover’s great-granddaughter.
Join Margaret Hoover, host of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, for an insiders perspective at this unique program of guests that engage in a contest of ideas about important issues confronting our nation.
Margaret will be joined by Iowa Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, who is also a member of the Hoover Presidential Foundation board of directors. Gregg will act as host and moderator for the program. This is a free public virtual event. Advance registration is required. REGISTER HERE

Third Thursday - Lincoln, Race, and the Challenge of Self-Government
2021-02-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
February 18, 2021
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Dr. Lucas Morel

This program will examine Lincoln’s statesmanship in the context of longstanding and widespread racial bigotry against black Americans. It will explore how Lincoln attempted to inform public opinion regarding the natural rights of black Americans by reclaiming the central idea of the American regime—namely, human equality. Lincoln’s efforts to re-establish equality as the lodestar of the nation’s political practice will be contrasted with the policy of “popular sovereignty” as it was promoted by his long-time rival Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, the leading Democrat and therefore the leading American politician of the 1850s.
Other alternatives, like the radical abolitionism of William Lloyd Garrison and the pro-slavery thinking of Alexander H. Stephens, will further demonstrate Lincoln’s reputation as the Great Emancipator even before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation and helped secure passage of the 13th Amendment by Congress during the Civil War.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event and is AVAILABLE HERE.
About the Speaker: Dr. Lucas Morel is the John K. Boardman, Jr. Professor of Politics and Head of the Politics Department at Washington and Lee University. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University. Prof. Morel also teaches in the Master’s Program in American History and Government at Ashland University in Ohio; high school teacher workshops sponsored by the Gilder-Lehrman Institute, the John M. Ashbrook Center, the Jack Miller Center, and the Liberty Fund; and summer programs for the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy.
Prof. Morel is the author or editor of the following books:
• Lincoln’s Sacred Effort: Defining Religion’s Role in American Self-Government
• Lincoln and Liberty: Wisdom for the Ages
• Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to “Invisible Man”
• The New Territory: Ralph Ellison and the Twenty-First Century.
His most recent book is Lincoln and the American Founding (2020), published in the Concise Lincoln Library Series of Southern Illinois University Press.
Prof. Morel is a trustee of the Supreme Court Historical Society, former president of the Abraham Lincoln Institute, a consultant on the Library of Congress exhibits on Lincoln and the Civil War, was a member of the scholarly board of advisors for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and currently serves on the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which will plan activities to commemorate the founding of the United States of America.

Third Thursday - The Origins of the Presidential Cabinet
2021-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | IA
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky

The cabinet isn’t in the Constitution, but every president since George Washington has worked with a cabinet. So where did it come from? Join Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky to learn about the origins of the president’s cabinet, how Washington drew on his leadership practices from the Revolutionary War to shape this institution, and the important and often-overlooked legacy he left for his successors. Chervinsky will also explore some of the best and worst cabinets in American history, share how the institution has evolved over time, and why the cabinet still matters today.
Advance registration is required for this FREE virtual event. REGISTER HERE.
About the Speaker: Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky is an expert in the cabinet, presidential history, and U.S. government institutions. Currently, she is serving as Scholar in Residence at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College and Senior Fellow at the International Center for Jefferson Studies. Previously, she was a historian at the White House Historical Association and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. She received her B.A. in history and political science from the George Washington University, and completed her masters and Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. She is the author of the award-winning The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, which was published by Harvard University Press on April 7, 2020. When she’s not writing, researching, or speaking about history, she loves to hike with her husband and her dog, John Quincy Dog Adams.

The President's First 100 Days
2021-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar Style Program
Presented by Margaret Hoover, President Hoover’s great-granddaughter. Prepared exclusively for members of the Hoover Presidential Foundation, this program is our way to thank foundation members for staying the course during the struggles faced last year.
To thank you for your support we’re inviting you to a special virtual program featuring Margaret Hoover, exclusively for Foundation members and donors, called, The President’s First 100 Days. Margaret will discuss the history behind the first 100 days and transition period for President Hoover and what we can expect this year. Joining Margaret will be senior political analyst and anchor at CNN, John Avlon, and Hoover biographer and historian, Dr. George H. Nash. Attendees will be able to submit their questions for Margaret, John and Dr. Nash through the event Q & A feature.

Advance registration and membership in the Hoover Presidential Foundation is required. REGISTER HERE.

Third Thursday - The 1929 Christmas Eve White House Fire
2020-12-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Craig Wright, Archivist, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum

Smoke was noticed by a White House telephone operator who sounded the alarm. The fire was thought to be contained when the first engines arrived. But flames suddenly appeared in areas outside of the fire zone. In the end, it became a four-alarm fire with dozens of engines and ladder companies working to extinguish the inferno. Although most of President Hoover’s important papers were saved, the Executive offices were destroyed. A number of miscellaneous documents littered the White House lawn in the aftermath.
Despite the commotion, Mrs. Hoover continued a party for the children of their good friends in the main portion of the White House which was unaffected by the fire.
Registration is now open. REGISTER HERE.

Third Thursday - Around the Next Bend in the Road: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
2020-11-19 18:00 - 19:00 | IA
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Sarah Uthoff
Join Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1894 right before she arrives in Mansfield as she sits behind her writing desk. She is thinking back over her life and composing the very first article she ever wrote.
The program is a historical musing set in Lamar, Missouri where Laura mailed off her report of their trip on the way down from De Smet, South Dakota to Mansfield, Misouri back to the De Smet News. She very proudly saved the resulting clipping with a note, “first thing I ever had published.” This program imagines Laura thinking back not only just about this current trip, but over her life as she sits down to write that famous summary of her trip, the diary from which would eventually be published in an edited version as On the Way Home.
Registration is now open. REGISTER HERE.

Charitable Planned Giving Mechanisms
2020-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar Style Program
Join us for this free virtual program outlining how planned giving can benefit you and your loved ones and causes you care about. Ask your questions using the Q&A feature! If you are busy that night, register anyway and we’ll send you a link to the recording after the program.

The program will be presented by Robert Downer of Meardon, Sueppel & Downer.

Mr. Downer is co-chair of the Probate, Property and Trust Law Committee of the Iowa State Bar Association and a Fellow, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel since 1993, and Iowa Chair 2000-2005. He is also a Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel since its creation, and listed in Best Lawyers in America for Estate and Trust Law and Estate and Trust Litigation since 1995.

Advance registration is required. REGISTER HERE.

Third Thursday - Heroism and Humanity Behind German Lines
2020-10-15 18:00 - 19:00 | IA
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Jeff Miller
Presented by historian and author Jeffrey B. Miller. Miller has written extensively on the WWI Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB) and will share his insights into Herbert Hoover’s humanitarian efforts, delivering compelling portraits of young idealists who interrupted their lives to serve the CRB for no pay.
To succeed, Hoover and his band knew they had to be on the right side of worldwide public opinion: “Hoover’s understanding of this concept,and of the way the world’s news media worked, would serve him and hiscause extremely well from the very beginning,” Miller writes.
Advance registration is required. REGISTER HERE.

The Invisible Guest Banquet
2020-09-30 | IA
The Invisible Guest Banquet

As you can imagine, the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to many scheduled programs this year. Unfortunately, we’ve had to cancel our annual Celebration Banquet as well- our largest, most prestigious fundraiser of the year. So we’re looking for ways to creatively reduce that loss and still deliver a Hoover message. And we didn’t have to look far- because Herbert Hoover himself set the example in 1920 with a series of Invisible Guest Banquets.
At the end of WWI, Congress appropriated $100 million and created the American Relief Administration, naming Herbert Hoover to head the effort. When the money ran out, Hoover knew the work was not done and there were more people to feed, so he asked President Wilson to allow him to continue using the ARA name as a private organization and he would raise the funding needed himself. To do that, he created the Invisible Guest dinners. Guests would buy their tickets plus one extra ticket for the invisible guest – which was really an empty chair with a candle on it, representing those who were in need of food.
“Americans spend more than one billion dollars on automobiles, on ice cream, tobacco, gum and cosmetics,” Hoover said in 1920. “Surely we can reduce this spending to feed a child.” At $1000 a plate, the guests were served the same relief food used in Europe. He was able to quickly reach his goal of $30 million within a year. But we’re not actually having a dinner, and we’re not asking for $1000 a plate.
We’re asking anyone who’s ever been to one of our banquets or people who wish to support the Hoover Presidential Library and National Historic Site, to purchase an Invisible Guest Banquet ticket for themselves and one for the invisible guest, at $150 each. If they do, we have a limited edition Hoover signature tie or a ladies scarf patterned after one of Lou Henry Hoover’s dresses for them. If they purchase a pair of tickets and one for the invisible guest, we’ll send a scarf AND a tie as our thank you for their support.
By making your gift through our convenient online portal, you’re helping share Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover’s life and legacy with a generation who has not heard his incredible story! In return, we’d like to thank you with your choice of a limited edition Hoover signature tie or ladies scarf – or both!
REMEMBER- There is no date or location for this banquet- because there is no banquet! This will have some people scratching their heads- to promote a banquet that doesn’t exist – but the main focus here is to support the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum and the National Historic Site, and the work we do to share the life and legacy or Iowa’s only president, Herbert Hoover.

Thank you!

Third Thursday - A Brief History of Women's Suffrage, 1840-1920
2020-09-17 13:00 - 14:00 | IA
6 to 7 p.m. 3rd Thursday Virtual Program
Speaker: Karen Kedrowski
This year, 2020, marks the Centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which enfranchised 27 million American women. This program will discuss the history of the suffrage movement, including its controversies, Iowans’ roles, and its impact.
Advance registration is required. REGISTER HERE

About the Speaker:

Dr. Karen Kedrowski
Dr. Karen M. Kedrowski is Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University. The Catt Center conducts research on women and politics, with a focus on Iowa; and promotes civic engagement. She assumed this role in January 2019.
Dr. Kedrowski is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and the University of Oklahoma, Norman. Dr. Kedrowski’s research agenda focuses primarily on women and politics and civic engagement. Prior to coming to Iowa State, she spent 24 years at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where she served in many roles, including Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, including serving as a key leader of the University’s civic and voter engagement efforts. She also received Winthrop’s highest faculty honor, Distinguished Professor, in 2011.
To learn more about the Carrie Chapman Catt Center, CLICK HERE.

A Celebration of Life and of Lives
2020-09-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar Style Program
Presented by Allan Hoover III, President Hoover’s great-grandson. Even though this is a celebration of life for Hoover, we are also celebrating the lives of those involved with these great humanitarian efforts as well as those that were saved by them – including tens of thousands of Polish children, members and leaders of the CRB, ARA (and other relief efforts) as well as a story of a man saved by the ARA during/after the Bolshevik Revolution.
Advance registration is required. REGISTER HERE.

Third Thursday - "An Evening with the Presidents"
2020-08-20 13:00 - 14:00 | IA
6 to 7 p.m. Zoom Webinar
Featuring Dr. Larry Cook
Dr. Laurence Cook will present “An Evening with the Presidents” featuring rare and interesting memorabilia pertaining to each President along with little-known facts and stories about each man and highlighting the friendship between Dr. Cook and President Carter. The Presidents covered in this presentation are: James Buchanan, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Jimmy Carter. The presentation also includes a question and answer portion for the audience.
Advance registration is required for this FREE webinar. REGISTER HERE.

For Students in 7 to 12th Grade - The Little Rock 9 & Interview with Dr. Terrence Roberts
2020-08-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Webinar Style Program
Presented by the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, this is a one hour, free, interactive webinar for students grades 6-12. Join us for a session that will look at Brown v. Board of Education, presidential powers, civil rights, and more as well as a discussion with Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine students.
REGISTER YOUR STUDENT HERE.
Upcoming distance learning events include:

American Women and the Vote
Constitutional Amendments
The Potsdam Conference & the Atomic Bomb

To learn more about these exciting FREE programs, CLICK HERE!

Teacher Professional Development: What Makes a Winning Presidential Campaign?
2020-07-21 09:00 - 10:30 | Webinar Style Program
Offered through the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, this free webinar is part of the Presidential Primary Source Project.
The event takes place July 21 through the 23rd, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. each day.
LEARN MORE HERE.
