Herbert Hoover

This is a time when the other organizations of the country should realize that this is not an occasion for the increase but rather for the decrease of Federal expenditure.

Please present my greetings to those assembled for the annual Regional Conference of the American Red Cross at Fort Monmouth.

The main interest in this table is the fact that it discloses how largely these bills arise from pressures of group and sectional interests.

For some background and perhaps amusement, I was interested in a proposal to revive the Council of National Defense as a service in the present situation.

The American Legion has set an example to other voluntary bodies in the country in its determination to make no requests of the next Congress.

As a medium for the universal dissemination of ideas it is an important factor in the formation of sound public opinion and the promotion of good citizenship.

It is, in fact, an art and utility of indispensable value in our national life.

Within a decade radio has become a major factor in our system of communication.

This not only makes for sound development within the industry, but enables it more intelligently and adequately to serve the public demand.

Often the best way to help children is to help their parents.

When there is a question pending over the world's economic life, the actual realization of it is much less severe on us than is the constant possibility of it.

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, Executive Order No. 5327 of April 15, 1930, withdrawing certain lands for purposes of investigation, examination, and classification, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing him…

The action, no doubt necessary on the British side, is not, we feel, going to have any great effect in the United States.

I do not know of any nation in the world which manages to maintain through its national life the gold value of its currency.

The fact that the pound is taken off its fixed value of $4.86 is not the abandonment of the gold standard even for the pound.

I cannot make a public statement in the matter.

We can carry our present expenditures without jeopardy to national stability. We cannot carry more without grave national risks.

No man can doubt the character and idealism of men who have gone into the trenches in defense of their country.

It is hereby ordered that the following-described vacant public lands, which are situated on either side of or upon islands in the Mississippi River, between Rock Island, Ill., and Wabasha, Minn., and are subject to overflow by said river…

He was a great educator and was a scholarly contributor to science, to the advancement of education and to thought upon public questions.

Our Government is and must be responsive to the will of the people expressed through considered public opinion.

Now, therefore, I, Herbert Hoover, President of the United States, pursuant to the power and authority conferred on me by law, do order and direct that all the records, files, and other papers of the National Commission on Law Observance…

The Department of State will bear the cost of renewing and repairing office furniture and the cost of ordinary and periodical cleaning, including the beating of carpets, the cleaning or washing of curtains, etc., used in the offices; but…

I have noticed with interest the day-by-day accounts of the National Air Race event now being held in Cleveland, and for which the City of Cleveland has made such elaborate preparation.

As you leave the Farm Loan Board, you carry with you my best wishes for success in the new work which you are about to undertake in the Federal Reserve System