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Hoover (Herbert, Jr.) papers
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  • Title: Herbert Hoover, Jr. papers
    Date (inclusive): 1954-1957
    Collection Number: 2014C14
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence and memoranda relating to American foreign policy during the presidential administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
    Creator: Hoover, Herbert, 1903-1969
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2013.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Herbert Hoover, Jr. papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Herbert Hoover Jr. was born in London, England, in 1903 and, like his father, attended Stanford University. Following his graduation in 1925, Hoover attended the Harvard Business School to study aviation economics. Before entering the public sector, Hoover worked in the oil industry as a consultant to the Venezuelan and Iranian governments -- experience which likely led then-President Dwight Eisenhower to ask Hoover to accompany his special envoy to Iran in 1953. In 1954, Eisenhower tapped Hoover to serve as undersecretary of state, an appointment he held until 1957. Hoover died at home in 1969.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Consists of Department of State memoranda, reports, press releases, and transcripts from Hoover's time as undersecretary of state during the Eisenhower administration, 1954 to 1957. Among the issues addressed are US base rights in the Philippine Islands, US/Israeli relations, the Suez Canal crisis, and foreign policy in the Middle East more broadly.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961
    United States. Department of State