Inaugural Address of President Herbert Hoover

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

GLC05612

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GLC#
GLC05612
Type
Documents
Date
1929/03/04
Author/Creator
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Title
Inaugural Address of President Herbert Hoover
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination

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.

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