May 20, 1931
It represents our people in their most generous, unselfish, and spontaneously warmhearted character.
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.
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May 20, 1931
A woman founded the Red Cross and a woman has enlarged its usefulness.
May 20, 1931
THE RED CROSS is one of the most beautiful flowers of the American spirit and the American democracy.
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
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 19, 1931
Mrs. Amy Cowing may be appointed as a clerk-typist in the Department of Agriculture without reference to the provisions of the civil-service rules.
May 17, 1931
I EXTEND congratulations on the opening tonight of your New York theatre.
May 17, 1931
The bringing of world events into the lives of great numbers of our people will serve to promote better understanding and closer world relations.
May 17, 1931
The showing of news pictures throughout the country cannot but be educational and instructive.
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