Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

President Harry S. Truman (seated center) is flanked by members of a 12-man commission engaged in a study to increase the efficiency of the Executive Branch of the government. Front, L to R: George H. Mead, Dayton, Ohio; former President Herbert Hoover; President Truman; Joseph P. Kennedy; and Senator John J. McClellan (D-Arkansas). Rear, L to R: Representative Clarence J. Brown (R-O); Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal; Arthur S. Flemming, Civil Service Commission; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; James Rowe; and Representative Carter Manasco (D-Alabama). From: Houston Post.

Basil O'Connor (at podium) speaks at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: three unidentified men, Charles Halleck (in front of man with the hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, First Lady Bess W. Truman (in white hat, partly obscured by the podium), former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Mr.

Former President Herbert Hoover is seated behind a microphone while he gives a lakeside talk at the Bohemian Grove. Others in the background are unidentified.

Former President Herbert Hoover speaking at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. Seated behind former President Hoover is his son, Herbert Charles Hoover. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaking at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. Seated behind former President Truman is former President Hoover. Seated behind and to the right of former President Truman is Iowa Governor Norman Erbe. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Herbert Hoover, Iowa Governor Norman Erbe, and former President Harry S. Truman at a dinner celebrating the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. The man standing behind Erbe is unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaking at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. Seated behind former President Truman is former President Hoover. All others are unidentified.

An unidentified speaker at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. Seated behind the podium is former President Herbert Hoover. Seated behind former President Hoover is his son, Herbert Charles Hoover. Seated on the right is Iowa Governor Norman Erbe. All others are unidentified.

Former President Herbert Hoover (at the podium) speaking to the crowd gathered at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. Seated behind Hoover, next to the empty chair on the left, is former President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

Former President Herbert Hoover speaking at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. Seated behind former President Hoover is his son, Herbert Charles Hoover. All others are unidentified.