May 21, 1931
He is the director of one of the most successful of our great physics research laboratories.
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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May 21, 1931
Dr. Millikan's address tonight on 'Radio's Past and Future' is the first of a series arranged by the National Advisory Council on Radio in Education, of which society he is the president.
May 21, 1931
A poll of the Members of Congress would show that a very large majority of them are in entire agreement with me on that subject
May 21, 1931
He has given to America great contributions in the whole field of education and science.
May 20, 1931
But the greater glory of the Red Cross belongs to the people themselves.
May 20, 1931
Supported wholly by the voluntary gifts of the people, it is managed by the voluntary service of high-minded private citizens.
May 20, 1931
Clara Barton was in her own person and her own life all that the Red Cross has since become.
May 20, 1931
This combination of the warm heart and the cool head in action is a perpetual source of just pride to the American people, for it represents them at their best.
May 20, 1931
THE RED CROSS is one of the most beautiful flowers of the American spirit and the American democracy.
May 20, 1931
Through the loftiest of all spiritual qualities--charity--it has become the guardian of the people from suffering in times of disaster.
May 20, 1931
The 50 years of the life of the Red Cross, which the American people celebrate today, have been years of evolution of an impulse and an idea and a method to produce this greatest institution in alleviation of human suffering that we have…
May 20, 1931
A woman founded the Red Cross and a woman has enlarged its usefulness.
May 20, 1931
By its very purpose it compels the respect for its own flag and its own passports.
May 20, 1931
It represents our people in their most generous, unselfish, and spontaneously warmhearted character.
May 19, 1931
Mrs. Amy Cowing may be appointed as a clerk-typist in the Department of Agriculture without reference to the provisions of the civil-service rules.
May 17, 1931
It is hereby ordered that four hours, exclusive of time for luncheon, shall constitute a day's work on Saturdays for all clerks and other employees of the field service of the Department of the Interior
May 17, 1931
It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388-389), that the trust period on allotments made to the Kickapoo Indians of Kansas, which trust period expires during the calendar year…
May 17, 1931
The bringing of world events into the lives of great numbers of our people will serve to promote better understanding and closer world relations.
May 17, 1931
I EXTEND congratulations on the opening tonight of your New York theatre.
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