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.
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 20, 1931
But the greater glory of the Red Cross belongs to the people themselves.
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
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
A woman founded the Red Cross and a woman has enlarged its usefulness.
May 20, 1931
It represents our people in their most generous, unselfish, and spontaneously warmhearted character.
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
By its very purpose it compels the respect for its own flag and its own passports.
May 20, 1931
Clara Barton was in her own person and her own life all that the Red Cross has since become.
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