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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.
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…
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…
I replied to the committee that I would at once study the draft and would confer with them about it, probably tomorrow.
Now, Therefore, I, Herbert Hoover, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section two of the act of Congress entitled, 'An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities,' approved June 8, 1906…
You are all aware that I have held that this transfer ought to be made.
Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate, injure, destroy or remove any feature of this Monument and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof.
Someone also has asked what I propose to do on the headwaters of the Rapidan this summer.
Ten days ago I made rather a full statement on the purpose of the Preparatory Commission on Disarmament, on which [p.67] Ambassador [Hugh] Gibson represents us.
The increasingly complex structure of the society requires more and more of the technical skill and of the cultural background that the colleges undertake to provide.
The need for college graduates in State and National politics is simply the need for trained minds and formed characters that exists in all departments of modern life.
As politics is but one aspect of the social order, its need of men of special educational equipment is as obvious as this need is now in business or the professions.
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