The 31st commander-in-chief lived at the Georgian country house in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey in 1902 when he worked for a ...

The Hoovers lived in the white-painted residence in 1902 while the future president worked for a London mining company ...

and the presidency became the only job he ever had in which Herbert Hoover ever failed. It was the most important job of his life. With Roosevelt in the White House in 1933, Hoover became a former ...

While living at the White House, Lou Hoover, the wife of the 31st president, Herbert Hoover, had seen the ghost of Abigail Adams entering the doors of the East Room, where Adams and the staff were ...

The White House has 132 rooms ... A fire destroyed much of the West Wing in 1929, so President Herbert Hoover restored and expanded it in 1930. Among Hoover's upgrades was the Oval Office's ...

The position was introduced during Herbert Hoover’s administration in 1929. Looking ahead, Leavitt joked the White House may need to expand the press room to accommodate its new media members.

In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing their place in the White House. The incumbent, Herbert Hoover, was unpopular ...

President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Jan. 5 White House reception for new ... After he lost 42 of the 48 states in 1932, Herbert Hoover wrote: “Democracy is a harsh employer.” ...