Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1933. A member of the Republican Party, Hoover was born in Iowa but later moved to California. Before his presidency, he served as the Secretary of Commerce from 1921 to 1928, where he focused on promoting economic growth and efficiency. Hoover was also known for his humanitarian efforts during World War I, leading relief efforts in Europe and earning a reputation as a skilled administrator.
Mar 16, 1931
It is hereby ordered that the following described tract of public land in California be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and other forms of disposal, subject to any prior valid claim legally initiated…
Mar 16, 1931
Otherwise than the fact that we are going, I haven't got anything to give you.
Mar 16, 1931
I have just said that part of you, at least, will have a chance to get seasick for the next 3 days to see whether you can find any news out of that.
Mar 15, 1931
It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in the act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stats. 969—976), that the period of trust on lands patented to the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians in California, which trust expires during the calendar…
Mar 13, 1931
This will be the first vacation of the President since assuming office, with the exception of a 7-day fishing trip to Florida something more than a year ago.
Mar 13, 1931
TO SECURE a short rest and to settle certain administrative problems regarding American possessions in [the] Caribbean, President Hoover will go to Porto Rico and probably to the Virgin Islands next week on the reconditioned battleship…
Mar 13, 1931
On the return voyage the President will stop off at the Virgin Islands, the jurisdiction of which has been recently transferred by the President's order from the Navy to the Department of the Interior.
Mar 13, 1931
THE PRESIDENT HAS appointed the following as delegates on the part of the United States to the Conference on the Limitation of the Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs to be held at Geneva, May 27, 1931.
Mar 13, 1931
The journey will give the President an opportunity to confer with Governor [Theodore] Roosevelt at Porto Rico.
Mar 12, 1931
It it believed that if these two results could be brought about, the industry will soon readjust itself.
Mar 12, 1931
Coincident with these efforts, the State commissions working with other producers of California, Oklahoma, and Texas, brought about proration agreements amongst themselves.
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