Herbert Hoover Visits Birth Place (1962)

Unissued / Unused material - Title reads: “Hoover At 88 - Former President Visits Birthplace“. American voiceovered newsreel material. West Branch, Iowa, United States Of America (USA). MV Banner across road reading ’Happy Birthday Mr Hoover’. VS Crowds gather at West Branch, Iowa. VS Inside a library and museum which has been dedicated to Former President Mr Herbert Hoover for his 88th birthday. GV A small cottage in which Mr Hoover was born. VS Former President Harry Truman and Admiral Lewis Strauss arrive with Herbert Hoover, after a few words from each of them to the crowd. Mr Hoover receives the Distinguished Service Award of the Iowa Engineering Society and a honorary degree. (Comb. F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from around 16/08/1962. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT