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 29, 1931
It would give us great pleasure if it were possible for us to be present, but other engagements will not permit.
May 29, 1931
The whole Nation is beset with difficulties incident to a worldwide depression.
May 29, 1931
The constant advancement of the spiritual welfare of our country is its primary necessity, and your efforts are a very substantial contribution to that objective.
May 29, 1931
I SHALL appreciate it if you will express my cordial greetings to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, now in session in your city.
May 29, 1931
The White House Conference on Child Health and Protection recognizes the rights of the child as the first rights of citizenship.
May 29, 1931
The necessary multitude of individuals and group adjustments to new conditions is altogether too vast and too complex for that.
May 29, 1931
Valley Forge is our American synonym for the trial of human character through privation and suffering.
May 29, 1931
Never was the lure of the rosy path to every panacea and of easy ways to imagined security more tempting.
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