Third Thursday at Hoover's

Join us for this presentation courtesy of the Hoover Presidential Foundation and Presidential Museum! This month, we will learn about the tragic fire in the White House in 1929. Join us in Group Study Room B or register to watch from home here:

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Smoke was noticed by a White House telephone operator who sounded the alarm. The fire was thought to be contained when the first engines arrived. But flames suddenly appeared in areas outside of the fire zone. In the end, it became a four-alarm fire with dozens of engines and ladder companies working to extinguish the inferno. Although most of President Hoover’s important papers were saved, the Executive offices were destroyed. A number of miscellaneous documents littered the White House lawn in the aftermath. Despite the commotion, Mrs. Hoover continued a party for the children of their good friends in the main portion of the White House which was unaffected by the fire.