The Life and Presidency of Herbert Hoover
The 2016 White House Christmas ornament honors the administration of the thirty-first president of the United States Herbert Hoover, who served...
President Hoover’s Retreat - Photo 3
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President Hoover’s Retreat - Photo 3
A porch on a cabin at President Hoover's Camp Rapidan in the mountains of Virginia. Hoover often brought the work of the presidency with him to Rapidan and frequently conferred with cabinet members, who were assigned their own cabins.
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