(Radio Iowa) – The Hoover Presidential Foundation is hosting a free event in eastern Iowa next week that promises to explore some of the untold stories and hidden history of America’s most famous residence. The foundation’s Tiffany Frederick says historian Sarah Fling, with the Washington D-C-based White House Historical Association, will give a presentation called “The People’s House.”

Fling will be sharing little-known facts and anecdotes from staffers who’ve kept the White House running for more than 200 years, and Frederick says there’ll certainly be at least a few tidbits about the only American president who was born in Iowa.

With so much division in the country over Washington politics right now, Frederick says it’s important to offer this sort of educational experience from a more neutral perspective — the White House staff.

The event begins next Wednesday (May 14th) with a reception at 5:30 PM with appetizers and desserts, followed by the presentation and Q-and-A from 6 to 7 PM. It’s free and no RSVP is needed. The event is being held at MERGE in Iowa City as the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch is closed all year for a 20-million dollar renovation project. The goal is to reopen in the summer of 2026.

www.HooverPresidentialFoundation.org