Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 to Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.

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GLC#
GLC00200
Type
Letters
Date
June 22, 1949
Author/Creator
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Title
to Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
6 p. : Height: 27 cm, Width: 18 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
Postwar Politics and the Cold War

Written in reply to Pennsylvania Congressman McConnell's request that he give his views on education legislation (the federal "grants-in aid") before the Committee on Education and Labor. Former President Hoover asserts his strong personal interest in education and argues the proposed bill is ineffective and a waste of federal money. Suggests an alternate bill.

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