Herbert Hoover
The Public Record
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.
I feel very proud of that tribute, and I appreciate very much the attitude of the press about it.
These are our objectives and with unceasing effort, with courage and faith in Almighty God, they will be attained.
I shall labor as I have labored to meet the effects of the worldwide storm which has devastated us with trials and suffering unequalled in but few periods of our history.
These policies and measures will hold our hard-won American system of ordered liberty and government.
But beyond platforms and measures there lies that sacred realm of ideals of hopes and aspirations, those things of the spirit, which make the greatness and the soul of the Nation.
I am deeply grateful for the highest honor that the party can confer.
I am deeply grieved to learn of the death of your husband, who was my good friend and distinguished predecessor in the Department of Commerce.





