Fifty years after the death of Iowa-born President Herbert Hoover, his legacy as a humanitarian will be marked with ceremony and volunteerism. In his hometown of West Branch, members of Hoover's ...

Fifty years ago, on a warm, Indian summer afternoon much like Saturday, more than 75,000 people gathered to witness the funeral of former president Herbert Hoover. In the days after Hoover's death ...

As in life, so, too, in death. The funeral of an ex-president follows rituals soaked in tradition and specified right down to the exact speed of a procession, 20 miles per hour.

In State Funeral, a Farewell to Ford. First Families and Other Dignitaries Honor Him During a Fifth Day of Official Services. January 2, 2007. By Peter Baker. Gerald Rudolph Ford, ...