Month: May 2025

Hoover and the Two George Kennans: Part 2

by Thomas Schwartz, posted in Food Relief, Herbert Hoover, World War I

By Thomas F. Schwartz Diplomat and historian George F. Kennan (1904-2005)Library of Congress digital ID hec.12925 After relying on the detailed Siberian travelogue of George Kennan to determine the region’s mining potential, Hoover’s second Kennan encounter with was with George F. Kennan regarding Hoover’s work with President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. In 1957 Kennan … Continue reading Hoover and the Two George Kennans: Part 2

Hoover and the Two George Kennans: Part 1

by Thomas Schwartz, posted in Herbert Hoover

By Thomas F. Schwartz Journalist and explorer George Kennan (1845-1924) Library of Congress digital ID ppmsc.01361 George F. Kennan is known for writing the 1946 "long telegram" as the U.S. chargè d’affaires in Moscow.  Kennan argued for the U.S. to oppose Soviet attempts to undermine democratic institutions and wait for positive internal changes within the Soviet … Continue reading Hoover and the Two George Kennans: Part 1