Herbert Hoover Autographs
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe. As a member of the Republican Party, he served as the third United States secretary of commerce from 1921 to 1928 before being elected president in 1928. His presidency was dominated by the Great Depression, and his policies and methods to combat it were seen as lackluster. Amid his unpopularity, he decisively lost reelection to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Born to a Quaker family in West Branch, Iowa, Hoover grew up in Oregon. He was one of the first graduates of the new Stanford University in 1895. Hoover took a position with a London-based mining company working in Australia and China. He rapidly became a wealthy mining engineer. In 1914, the outbreak of World War I, he organized and headed the Commission for Relief in Belgium, an international relief organization that provided food to occupied Belgium. When the U.S. entered the war in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Hoover to lead the Food Administration. He became famous as his country's "food dictator". After the war, Hoover led the American Relief Administration, which provided food to the starving millions in Central and Eastern Europe, especially Russia. Hoover's wartime service made him a favorite of many progressives, and he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 1920 U.S. presidential election.
Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Hoover was an unusually active and visible Cabinet member, becoming known as "Secretary of Commerce and Under-Secretary of all other departments." He was influential in the development of air travel and radio. Hoover led the federal response to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. He won the Republican nomination in the 1928 presidential election and defeated Democratic candidate Al Smith in a landslide. In 1929, Hoover assumed the presidency. However, during his first year in office, the stock market crashed, signaling the onset of the Great Depression, which dominated Hoover's presidency until its end. He supported the Mexican Repatriation and his response to the Great Depression was widely seen as lackluster.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Herbert Hoover (President Herbert Hoover SIGNED Child’s Bill of Rights 1923 Tiffany & Co.) was sold in May 2025 for $6,650.00 while the cheapest item (Autographed letter from President Herbert Hoover's secretary in 1962) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2024. The month with the most items sold (27) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $159.99 for an autographed item of Herbert Hoover. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2017 with $1,200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Herbert Hoover is worth $124.99.
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Latest News about Herbert Hoover
Lawmakers honored with Herbert Hoover award (03/24/2015): State Sen. Wally Horn and state Rep. Helen Miller were honored as recipients of Herbert Hoover service award. Curbed Features: Before Herbert Hoover assumed the presidency,... (02/16/2015): Before Herbert Hoover assumed the presidency, his wife Lou Henry Hoover was studying the architectural plans of the White House. This wasn't uncharacteristic behavior for Lou Hoover: nine years before her husband was elected, she designed a 57-room mansion that... Volokh Conspiracy: Herbert Hoover’s vice president, Charles Curtis, was American (01/29/2015): I did not know that. Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum raises admission (01/03/2015): The first increase since 2006 will bring facility's cost to enter in line with similar ones. Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman's Here's Hoover! The Historic Herbert Hoover 2 (11/05/2014): According to Abrons, "After stewing for 80 years in political disgrace (and presumed death), Herbert Hoover takes the stage one more time to reclaim his legacy and save America in the process.
Older News Stories about Herbert Hoover
Death of Herbert Hoover remembered in West Branch, Iowa (10/2014): Fifty years ago, the funeral for former President Herbert Hoover attracted more than 75,000 people to his hometown of West Branch. 73 people become citizens at Herbert Hoover Presidential Library (09/2014): People from throughout the Cedar and Johnson county areas became naturalized U.S. citizens at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum in West Branch. Herbert Hoover's Rager state softball player of year (06/2014): CHARLESTON - Throughout the 2014 season, Allison Rager was quick to redirect any talk of her being a dominant player into conversation about the overall strength of the Herbert Hoover Huskies softball tea. Points of Interest: The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum (05/2014): When you buy a carton of eggs at the store, you can thank a former President. 10 Interesting Facts About Herbert Hoover (04/2014): Herbert Hoover was a millionaire due to his expertise in mining. Here are 10 interesting facts about the former president. Contributor: Tom Harrington Published: Apr 14, 2014 Prep baseball: Herbert Hoover well stocked for another run (03/2014): CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Finding a way to replace All-State outfielder and 2013 Daily Mail Kanawha Valley Player of the Year Corey Bird isnt the only issue facing the Herbert Hoover High School baseball team.Last years Class AA state champion Huskies finished ... Stromquist to speak at Herbert Hoover Museum (01/2014): To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Shelton Stromquist, emeritus professor of history at the University of Iowa will present the lecture Remembering Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement: Birmingham, ’ Girls basketball: Herbert Hoover outlasts Poca (12/2013): POCA, W.Va. - Without much offensive production on either end of the floor, the Herbert Hoover and Poca girls basketball teams engaged in a defensive battle across the court on Monday night.Though offense escaped both squads, the Huskies manufactured enoug... Herbert Hoover trio sparks season-ending road rout (11/2013): Herbert Hoover didnt look like a team playing in its season finale Friday night. Led by the three-headed monster of Tyler Americo, Shaun Dotson and Colton Thomas, it scored on four of its first five drives in the firs... Roane County wins on the road at Herbert Hoover (10/2013): CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Roane Countys football team has been unbeatable at home this season in compiling a 4-0 record on its own turf. The road has been a different story for the Raiders as they dropped two of their first three contests outside of Roane ... Army Corps awards latest contract for Herbert Hoover Dike rehabilitation (09/2013): Harry Pepper & Associates of Jacksonville won the contract for work in Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties. Strong second half leads Herbert Hoover past Scott (08/2013): CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After a couple of years languishing at the bottom of the Class AA ratings, Herbert Hoover apparently decided it didnt like the view. That realization seemed to happen at halftime of Fridays opener against Scott. Shaun Dotson led a ... Bill Riley Talent Search appear at Herbert Hoover Days (07/2013): The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association has announced that they will host a Bill Riley Talent Search in West Branch from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday on the Hoover Stage, on the east front lawn of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Museum. Staff efforts lead turnabout of Herbert Hoover into School of Excellence (06/2013): CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Herbert Hoover High School, in Clendenin, is out of the way. Its 30 minutes from Charleston, down a winding road and housed in a building that was built more than 50 years ago. Its well kept, but not the shiny new building thats usually... Herbert Hoover wins in dramatic fashion on a walk-off grand slam over Independen (05/2013): Hunter White's walk-off grand slam propelled the Herbert Hoover past Independence in the Class AA state semifinals on Thursday. The Huskies eliminated the Patriots, 7-3 and will face Fairmont Senior on Saturday in the state title game. Scotts Johnson comes through vs. Herbert Hoover (04/2013): FALLING ROCK, W.Va. -- Scott senior shortstop Allyson Johnson had not had a game quite like she is used to having Thursday at Herbert Hoover, but that all changed in the seventh inning.In a 2-2 game with two outs and the bases open, the Huskies made the ch... Artists in Residence selected for Herbert Hoover site (03/2013): Visual artist Vivian Hyelim Kim and writer Emily Melhorn will be the 2013 artists-in-residence at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association announces new executive director (02/2013): The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association has announced the selection of Jerry Fleagle to assume the duties of executive director of the association. Herbert Hoover museum to host speech (01/2013): The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum will host the free presentation, ’Echoes of the Voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. Live and Speak to Us’ at 2 p.m. Monday at 210 Parkside Drive in West Branch. Herbert Hoover museum closed today (12/2012): The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum is closed today due to weather conditions. The museum will reopen with normal business hours tomorrow. Herbert Hoover Obama? (11/2012): Not the legacy the president is after. 
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site to host lecture series (10/2012): The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site will host the first of its free lecture series on geology in the national parks from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the site’s visitor center, 110 Parkside Drive in West Branch. For this lecture, Dr. St. Joe boys rout Herbert Hoover (09/2012): CLENDENIN, W.Va. -- Brian Conaty and Lakin Brooks both scored two goals Thursday for Huntington St. Joe in a 7-1 boys soccer victory at Herbert Hoover. Prairie program set for Labor Day at Herbert Hoover National site (08/2012): WEST BRANCH — A public program on Iowa’s prairie heritage will be Monday, Sept. 3, at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. MCHS senior honored as Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student (06/2012): MASON CITY — Sahan Jayawardena, who will be a senior this fall at Mason City High School, has been named a Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student. The passing of a champion of President Herbert Hoover (08/2011): By TIMOTHY WALCH Special to The Eagle The last Hoover man passed away on Aug. 7. A former Oregon governor and U.S. senator, Mark O. Hatfield is being heralded as a compassionate humanitarian and peace advocate. Missing from these tributes is much ... State historian leaving to head Herbert Hoover presidential museum (05/2011): State budget troubles, personal considerations and interest in Herbert Hoover are why longtime Illinois State Historian Tom Schwartz is leaving his post to become director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in Iowa. Gingrich: Obama gets 'Herbert Hoover award' (04/2011): Gingrich: Obama gets 'Herbert Hoover award' How Barack Obama sounds a lot like Herbert Hoover (01/2011): Similarities striking and eerie, economist finds
