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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.

Quotes by year · 192919323,183 total · peak 1931 (1235)
1929: 765 quotes1930: 742 quotes1931: 1,235 quotes1932: 441 quotes
Jun 14, 1931

The business depression is the dominant subject before the country and the world today.

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Jun 12, 1931

I AM SADDENED to learn of the death of your husband Dr. Franklin Henry Giddings and extend my deep sympathy to you.

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Jun 12, 1931

Dr. Giddings' career as an educator and author was an unusually fruitful one, and his thinking has made a permanent and significant contribution to the science of sociology.

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Jun 11, 1931

Mrs. Helen Terrill Mays may be appointed to a clerical position in the classified service of the Treasury Department without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.

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Jun 7, 1931

I have ordered a minute investigation of the circumstances of this profoundly regrettable incident.

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Jun 7, 1931

It is hereby ordered that Executive order of February 1, 1906, reserving certain lands on Yes Lake in the Cleveland Peninsula in southeastern Alaska as a site for a salmon hatchery be, and the same is hereby, revoked as to the tract of…

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Jun 7, 1931

All Executive orders and other regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this order, are hereby revoked.

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Jun 7, 1931

Whenever a Foreign Service officer becomes separated from the service, except for disability before reaching the age of retirement, or under section 33 of the act of February 23, 1931, the total amount of contribution from his salary with…

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Jun 7, 1931

All official acts of Foreign Service officers while serving under diplomatic or consular commissions in the Foreign Service shall be performed under their respective commissions as secretaries or as consular officers.

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Jun 7, 1931

All absences of consular officers and employees from their posts, whether by leave or otherwise, must be reported to the Secretary of State and will be regarded as part of the leave of absence authorized by law, during which such officers…

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Jun 7, 1931

Whenever it is determined that the efficiency rating of an officer is unsatisfactory, thereby meaning below the standards required for the service, and such determination has been confirmed by the Secretary of State after notice and…

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Jun 7, 1931

The stations listed herein may use other frequencies for the purpose of selecting a frequency more suitable for a particular service prior to requesting authority to change the frequency, provided a notice is first submitted to the…

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