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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.

May 1, 1930

The setting up of committees of this kind does not imply questions of administration or supervision over industrial life, but that we might develop our experiences to get them into form that have more power rather than administration in…

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May 1, 1930

Secretary Adams has worked out the changes in commands of the fleet in certain of the bureaus in the Navy.

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May 1, 1930

THE PRESIDENT has approved the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy for the following changes in commands in the fleet to be made at the appropriate time during the next few months.

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May 1, 1930

It may delay the construction work for a month or two, but it is believed by the Navy that it makes a more perfect ship.

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May 1, 1930

I have also a letter here from Mr. Sloan, who is the chairman of the Electrical Utilities Committee that we set up last December on construction work.

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Apr 30, 1930

I believe I can say with assurance that our joint undertaking has succeeded to a remarkable degree, and that it furnishes a basis of great tribute to our people for unity of action in time of national emergency.

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Apr 30, 1930

The success of this effort is of paramount importance, not only for our immediate needs but the possibilities it opens for the future.

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Apr 30, 1930

We are not yet entirely through the difficulties of our situation.

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Apr 30, 1930

To the Senate: I transmit herewith a treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament, signed at London on April 22, 1930, by the plenipotentiaries of the President of the United States of America, the President of the French…

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Apr 30, 1930

All slumps are the inexorable consequences of the destructive forces of booms.

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Apr 30, 1930

We have need to maintain every agency and every force that we have placed in motion until we are far along on the road to stable prosperity.

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