Season 3, Episode 31-Herbert Hoover’s Tomb

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  1. S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb
  2. S3 E33 Harry S Truman's Tomb
  3. S3 E32 Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb
  4. S3 E31 Herbert Hoover's Tomb
  5. S3 E30 Calvin Coolidge's Tomb

Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, had the second-longest post-Presidency, filled with recriminations and redemption. Learn about the end of his term, his long retirement, and his death, burial, and legacy!

Be sure to listen to Herbert Hoover’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Herbert Hoover and West Branch” on his birthplace!

Also, listen to Herbert Hoover’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Herbert Hoover and Palo Alto” on his homes!

Gravesite of Herbert and Lou Hoover from Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site official site.

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

From My October 2016 Visit!

Approaching the Hoover gravesite
Herbert and Lou Hoover
View from the gravesite towards the birthplace

From My May 2019 Visit!

Herbert and Lou Hoover’s markers
The view toward the birthplace

From My August 2021 Visit!

The gorgeous gravesite
The Hoovers
In the wildflower preserve by the gravesite
The view towards the birthplace
From the birthplace to the gravesite

From My May 2022 Visit!

The gravesite location
With the Herbert Hoover grave
The Hoovers
Looking towards the birthplace
Looking towards the gravesite

From My June 2024 Visit!

The Hoover gravesite
Herbert and Lou
The birthplace in the distance
The gravesite from the birthplace
Herbert Hoover lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda
Interment for Herbert Hoover

Historic Postcards of the Hoover grave

Herbert Hoover in Rapid City
Herbert Hoover in West Branch, from the National Historic Site

Herbert Hoover Gravesite: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, 210 Parkside Drive, West Branch, Iowa.

Recommended Reading for Herbert Hoover

Kenneth Whyte, Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times.
Gary Dean Best, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Keeper of the Torch, 1933-1964.
Richard Norton Smith, An Uncommon Man: The Triumph of Herbert Hoover.
David Burner, Herbert Hoover: A Public Life.
William Leuchtenburg, Herbert Hoover.

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