May 22, 1931
I am happy today to take part in the dedication of a permanent memorial to those men of Cornell University who lost their lives in the World War.
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 22, 1931
We cannot add to their glory, but we and our descendants will be the better for remembering them.
May 22, 1931
They are symbols, fitting and lasting symbols, of the ideals for which the men of Cornell, of all our universities and colleges, of our whole country, fought and died.
May 21, 1931
We cannot legislate ourselves out of a world of economic depression; we can and will work ourselves out.
May 21, 1931
He is the director of one of the most successful of our great physics research laboratories.
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
It is distinctly a public service that the leaders in thought in our country have banded themselves together to give to the radio audience this opportunity of knowing from those who can speak with authority the progress that we are making…
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