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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 15, 1929

The general result has been that our agricultural industry has not kept pace in prosperity or standards of living with other lines of industry.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 15, 1929

I cordially approve the plan to pay tribute to Professor Albert Einstein on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his birthday.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 15, 1929

I have called this special session of Congress to redeem two pledges given in the last election--farm relief and limited changes in the tariff.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 15, 1929

Every important scientific achievement is a step forward in the direction of better universal understanding and good will.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 15, 1929

Mr. MacCracken probably will retire in a couple of months, and there has been no consideration of his successor yet.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 15, 1929

It is very fitting that distinguished educators and other public spirited Americans are paying this tribute to Professor Einstein.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 15, 1929

Mr. Rhoads has accepted the appointment as chief of the Indian Bureau, which I think is rather a notable case of public service from a man who makes a very large sacrifice to leave one of the most important posts a man can have in his…

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 14, 1929

Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to commit any of the acts herein enumerated under the penalties prescribed by Sections 52, 53, and 84, as amended April 15, 1924, of the United States Penal Code, and the Alaska game law…

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 12, 1929

The objects to be gained by cooperation within an administration between the administration and Congress, between the administration and the leaders of our economic and social forces, are not the pawns of politics; they are not the…

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 12, 1929

I owe to them a larger obligation for the courtesy of these dinners for over 17 years.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 12, 1929

It is progress of and service of a nation in the upbuilding of the institutions of freedom; its contribution to the growth of liberty, the development of humane relations, the advancement of the individual man--which measures the soul and…

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 12, 1929

The ideal solution, of course, would be to excite the press without exciting the country.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 12, 1929

Our form of government can succeed only by cooperation--not only by cooperation within the administrative arm of the Government and cooperation with Congress, but also by cooperation with the press, cooperation with business, and the…

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 12, 1929

Ours is a government by opinion and the press is the most important part of that process.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 12, 1929

It appears to expect me to perform two separate duties, which occasionally in some degree seem to conflict.

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