31st resident, herbert herbert hoover provided humanitarian aid during -- during the early years of world war i. coming up next, a panel discussion is the history of the commission. herbertership, and the american volunteers who went to belgium to help here the herbert hoover presidential library and museum hosted this event. it is about two hours. >> it is my very great pleasure to introduce the speakers. i've known them for quite some time. at my age, quite some time, mean something definite number of years between five and 10. i came to the library to do research on various aspects on the relief in belgium, and i am thrilled to give him a chance to share what he has learned with you. when i get to the world war i era and talk about the crv i speak of over feeding millions, -- hooever feeding millions, who for organizing, hoover, hoover. and perhaps understandably, it is the hoover presidential library, but even as a give the

herbert hoover. prior to serving as the 31st president, herbert hoover headed the commission for relief in belgium. t provided humanitarian aid to german-occupied belgium during the early years of world war i. coming up next, a panel discusses the history of the commission, herbert hoover's leadership, and the american volunteers who went

herbert hoover. prior to serving as the 31st president, herbert hoover headed the commission for relief in belgium. it provided humanitarian aid to german-occupied belgium during the early years of world war i. coming up next, a panel discusses the history of the commission, herbert hoover's leadership, and the american volunteers who went to belgium to help. the herbert hoover presidential library and museum hosted this event. >> it is my very great pleasure to introduce the speakers today, who will present. i've known them all for quite sometime. now my age, quite sometime means some indefinite number of years between five and ten. i met each as they came to the herbert hoover library. now, i'm thrilled to introduce them and give them a chance to share with everyone, with you. i sometimes lead tours in the galleries here. i led one this morning. when i get to the world war i era and talk about the crb, i speak of hoover feeding millions, hoover organizing, hoover, hoover, hoover, and it is the hoover presidential library. but even as i'm giving this speech, i realize i'm doing a disservice to the

herbert hoover. prior to serving as the 31st president, herbert hoover headed the commission for relief in belgium. provided humanitarian aid to german-occupied belgium during the early years of world war i. coming up next, a panel discusses the history of the commission, herbert hoover's leadership, and the ameran

herbert hoover. then woodrow wilson's second term as president and his efforts to create a lasting world peace. prior to serving as the 31st president, herbertoover headed a commission for relief in belgium. it provided humanitarian aid during the early years of world war i. coming up next, aen pale discusses the history of the commission, herbert hoover's leadership and the american

herbert hoover's leadership, and the american volunteers who went to belgium to help here the herbert hoover presidential library and museum hosted this event. it is about two hours. >> it is my very great pleasure to introduce the speakers. i've known them for quite some time. at my age, quite some time, mean something definite number of years between five and 10. i came to the library to do research on various aspects on the relief in belgium, and i am thrilled to give him a chance to share what he has learned with you. when i get to the world war i era and talk about the crv i speak of over feeding millions -- hooever feeding millions, who for organizing, hoover hoover. and perhaps understandably, it is the hoover presidential library, but even as a give the speech, i realize i'm doing a disservice to the hundreds of americans and thousands of europeans who formed the boots on the ground for the commission of relief of belgium. these people had studied those thousands of studies, and these quarter have been a study of north america to share that with you today. our first speaker is

herbert hoover ozwas a mining tycoon. george h.w. bush was an oilman. how would historians rate them? >> it's a weak list that you just read. and i think george herberte child of prescott bush who was already a u.s. senator. and kind of had politics in the family blood. our first president to graduate from annapolis as much as a business person. so the two you're looking at were failures. warn hard warren harding a terrible failure. herbert hoover a failure also. trump is a showman and he's used media to present himself and make money. and a billionaire. there are connections to reagan. and perot seemed to me more real than a traditional doesbusinessman. >> on the other hand it's kind of nice to think that donald trump could go to russia and sit down with vladimir putin and vladimir putin would respect his toughness and they would negotiate a deal. >> in that instance maybe donald trump would be effective. i'd like to see how he would do in china. that would be very interesting. where bluster does not work so well. on the other hand he does speak his mind. i think it's interesting also to look at presidents who have been successful. we always bash po