Jul 18, 1929
The 1926 expenditures on Army, Navy, public works, and Post Office deficit is $790 million.
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.
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Jul 18, 1929
The normal Post Office deficit is increased by the lower rates, increased wages and decreased hours of employment.
Jul 18, 1929
I will recommend to Congress in the next session, or as soon as they reconvene, that the Federal Government should contribute to the indemnification of those people whose actual fruit, et cetera, has been destroyed through Federal…
Jul 18, 1929
Those of 1929 fiscal year were just about an even billion, and for 1933 it is estimated at $1,148 million.
Jul 18, 1929
I hope to name new commissions for the whole of the next 4 years, for to me it is the necessary step in determining the fact on any public question, and the only basis of constructive action is to be found in the first determination of the…
Jul 18, 1929
The burden for the fiscal year 1930 will apparently be at least $150 million.
Jul 18, 1929
We will probably have some compensation in the reduction of public debts and some other items.
Jul 15, 1929
I SHALL be pleased to act as an honorary referee to the field games between the visiting teams of Oxford and Cambridge and the American teams from Princeton and, Cornell, and only regret that my duties here will not permit me to be present…
Jul 15, 1929
the restriction on such land 'solely for park purposes' is hereby removed.
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