Season 3, Episode 31-Herbert Hoover’s Tomb

S3 E31 Herbert Hoover's Tomb Visiting the Presidents

"We'd like to thank you, Herbert Hoover!" the song goes, the result of a rough Presidency followed by a stellar post-Presidency. Learn about the end of our 31st President's administration, his long retirement, his decline and death, and burial, along with his legacy! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/02/03/season-3-episode-31-herbert-hoovers-tomb/Season 1's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover and West Branch" on his birthplace!Season 2's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover and Palo Alto" on his homes!Support the showSupport the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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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!

From My May 2019 Visit!

From My August 2021 Visit!

From My May 2022 Visit!

From My June 2024 Visit!

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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