Herbert Hoover NHS Collection
Herbert Hoover believed strongly that being born in the United States offered him a life of unbounded opportunity.
Born in a two-room cottage to a family of modest means, Herbert Hoover had a life of unlimited potential in the United States. His parents' beliefs and lifestyles left a lasting impression, even though the time they all lived together was short. It took a community to raise the Hoover children: aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends with like beliefs to guide them to adulthood. In particular, Herbert's mother's belief in her Quaker faith, family, and higher education gave her children a foundation and direction to their lives after her death.
