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Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) Inaugural Address of President Herbert Hoover

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05612 Author/Creator: Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed document signed Date: 4 March 1929 Pagination: 17 p. ; 28 x 21.6 cm. ; 1 program ; 27.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Takes the opportunity to express "simply and directly" his "opinions...on matters of present importance." Discusses national progress, especially since World War I; the failures of the criminal justice system and his general strategy to "reestablish the vigor and effectiveness of law enforcement"; the need to enforce prohibition; his plan to "appoint a national commission" to investigate "the whole structure of our Federal system of jurisprudence"; the relationship between government business as a regulator, not an owner; the need for government to promote business cooperation and public welfare; the need to promote education for "the general mass"; the burgeoning responsibilities to public health; the desire for world peace and limits on armament, length; the responsibilities of political parties; his intent to request a special session of congress; and, the mandates created by his election. Accompanied by an official program.

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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