Overview of the Herbert Hoover, Jr. papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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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
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.
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Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2013.
[Identification of item], Herbert Hoover, Jr. papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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
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