September 19, 2025 TweetSheri King: Hoover's humanitarianism serves as beacon for us allThe Hoover Institution##Polish children gather in 1919 to hold a parade for Herbert Hoover. In fact, during and after World War I, almost everyone did. The Depression debate overshadowed the rest of Hoover’s life story. Hoover’s humanitarian work did not end after World War I, either. During World War II, he went back to feeding innocent victims of conflict, especially the youngest.