[History Hounds National Edition] Fire in the White House! with Craig G. Wright, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum

Many people know that the British burned the White House in 1814. But did you know that President Herbert Hoover was hosting a party on Christmas Eve 1929 when a fire broke out? Travel back in time to learn about the blaze that gutted the West Wing and ruined the Oval Office.

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