Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Last July's Harper's cover story was an essay by Kevin Baker about how Barack Obama is basically Herbert Hoover 2. Today The New Republic has a story on how Barack Obama is totally Herbert Hoover, redux. They even use the same "Obama's head on Hoover's body" graphic, with, it looks like, the same reference photo of Hoover. Though Harper's has a lovely illustration by cartoonist-in-residence Mr. Fish and The New Republic has a shitty photoshop...  

Barack Obama has been compared to almost every American President of the last hundred years--favorably to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan; and unfavorably to Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. I want to put another name in the hat: Herbert Hoover. It might seem ludicrous, or unfair, to compare Obama to one of the most vilified presidents of the last century, but that’s because Hoover’s reputation is largely, or at...  

Wayne withstood a late 8-0 run by Herbert Hoover and escaped with a 47-44 win at home. Tasha Maynard led Wayne (3-1) with 15 points while Ashley Willis chipped in 12. Chelsie Chapman scored 13 points for Herbert Hoover (1-2). POCA 50, POINT 38: Adrian ...  

In this January post, I noted some of the uncanny parallels between George W. Bush and Herbert Hoover: Both were president during a time of economic crisis; both presided over vast expansions of government that helped cause the crisis or at least make it worse than it might have been otherwise; finally both were (inaccurately) [...]  

George W. Bush continues to re-capitulate the arch of the Herbert Hoover disgrace -- botching up the economy with massive government interventions and pathological mis-regulation, then positioning himself as the poster-boy and herald of free markets and limited government.  

Herbert Hoover Makes Long Trip for PlayoffsWCHS(Clendenin) The AA playoffs will start with a long drive for the Herbert Hoover Huskies. The team will play away at Frankfort High School in Mineral County ...Hoover's Fields didn't always want to play footballDaily Mail - Charlestonall 2 news articles »  

"My main message in today's meeting was very simple: that America's banks received extraordinary assistance from American taxpayers to rebuild their industry and now that they're back on their feet, we expect an extraordinary commitment from them to help rebuild our economy," President Obama said after the meeting. In the previous depression, Herbert Hoover complained that banks weren't lending, and was "disturbed at the apparent lack of...  

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum’s new exhibit, "Holidays with the Hoovers," which features 20 decorated Christmas trees based on the life and travels of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 3, 2010.  

Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, Mentor St. Louis mergeBizjournals.comThe 40-year-old Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, led by President Flint Fowler, serves 3500 kids and has a budget of just over $3 million a year.and more »  

Frankfort ousts Hoover 42-16Charleston Gazette13 Herbert Hoover to handle and the Huskies weren't able to generate much on offense as the Falcons soared to a 42-16 victory in the opening round of the ...Hoover foe coming off letdownCharleston Gazetteall 3 news articles »  

Hoover USA scholarships for juniorsWest Branch TimesInformational brochures are available for the 13th annual Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award, a scholarship program for Iowa high school juniors. ...  

Pittsburgh Post GazetteAilsa Mellon Bruce's artworks part of Carnegie collectionPittsburgh Post GazetteWhile he served three presidents -- Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover -- she served as his polished hostess. In 1926, the beautiful, ...and more »  

Eastern Panhandle Prep Report: Playoff Week 1West Virginia MetroNews13 Herbert Hoover (6-4) at Class AA No. 4 Frankfort (9-1), Saturday at 1:30 pm – The Frankfort Falcons secured the No. 4 seed in the Class AA Playoffs by ...Southwestern W.Va. Prep Report: Playoff Week 1West Virginia MetroNewsNorthcentral W.Va. Prep Report: Playoff Week 1West Virginia MetroNewsNorthern Panhandle Prep Report: Playoff Week 1West Virginia MetroNewsall 4 news...  

News & ObserverConservatives rally in RaleighNews & ObserverHerbert Hoover Rosser of Raleigh, a Korean War veteran, listens to FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey. BY T. KEUNG HUI - Staff Writer RALEIGH -- In a ...and more »  

Tours & cruises in Jamaica, Spain and AsiaLos Angeles Times... from Herbert Hoover through George W. Bush has stayed, where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard honeymooned, and where Irving Berlin wrote "White Christmas. ...