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HOOVER, HERBERT. Typescript signed ("Herbert Hoover"), n.p. [Washington, D.C.], 4 March 1929. 17 pages, 4to, typed on rectos only, loose in a protective cloth chemise and quarter blue morocco gilt slipcase. [With:] Official Program for the Inaugural Ceremonies, Washington, D.C., 4 March 1929, 4to, 36 pages, decorative wrappers.
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HOOVER, HERBERT. Typescript signed ("Herbert Hoover"), n.p. [Washington, D.C.], 4 March 1929. 17 pages, 4to, typed on rectos only, loose in a protective cloth chemise and quarter blue morocco gilt slipcase. [With:] Official Program for the Inaugural Ceremonies, Washington, D.C., 4 March 1929, 4to, 36 pages, decorative wrappers.
HERBERT HOOVER'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
A signed typescript of Hoover's inaugural address, delivered seven months before the disastrous stock market crash brought on the Great Depression. He addresses prohibition and crime, foreign relations, the criminal justice system, the state of the economy, the American education system and the proper role of government: "...We have emerged from the losses of the Great War and the reconstruction following it with increased virility and strength...What America has done [during World War I] has given renewed hope and courage to all who have faith in government by the people...If citizens do not like a law, their duty as honest men and women is to discourage its violation; their right is openly to work for its repeal..."
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) served only one term as President. After the stock market crash of October 1929, the United States plummeted into the worst economic depression to date. Hoover's unwillingness to use government intervention to strenghten the economy and provide jobs for the unemployed led to his unsuccessful bid for a second term in 1932.
HERBERT HOOVER'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
A signed typescript of Hoover's inaugural address, delivered seven months before the disastrous stock market crash brought on the Great Depression. He addresses prohibition and crime, foreign relations, the criminal justice system, the state of the economy, the American education system and the proper role of government: "...We have emerged from the losses of the Great War and the reconstruction following it with increased virility and strength...What America has done [during World War I] has given renewed hope and courage to all who have faith in government by the people...If citizens do not like a law, their duty as honest men and women is to discourage its violation; their right is openly to work for its repeal..."
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) served only one term as President. After the stock market crash of October 1929, the United States plummeted into the worst economic depression to date. Hoover's unwillingness to use government intervention to strenghten the economy and provide jobs for the unemployed led to his unsuccessful bid for a second term in 1932.