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HOOVER, HERBERT, President. Typed letter signed ("Herbert Hoover") to Mrs. Sarah Cope of Easton, Penn.; New York, N.Y., 10 December 1941. One page, 4to, on Hoover's imprinted personal stationery.
THREE DAYS AFTER PEARL HARBOR, HOOVER CHANGES HIS POSITION
Hoover, defeated in his bid for the Presidency in 1932, had become, in the intervening years, a strong critic of the New Deal and vigorously opposed U.S. entry into World War II. The attack on Peal Harbor produced a radical shift in his position. "...To find such constant loyalty and support in old friends is the greatest encouragement that comes to me in these days. We have been invaded by Japan, and our purpose now must be to resist with every power we can bring to bear. In the meantime we must need consider the principles upon which a lasting peace can be brought to the world...." During the war, Hoover chaired various relief organizations.
THREE DAYS AFTER PEARL HARBOR, HOOVER CHANGES HIS POSITION
Hoover, defeated in his bid for the Presidency in 1932, had become, in the intervening years, a strong critic of the New Deal and vigorously opposed U.S. entry into World War II. The attack on Peal Harbor produced a radical shift in his position. "...To find such constant loyalty and support in old friends is the greatest encouragement that comes to me in these days. We have been invaded by Japan, and our purpose now must be to resist with every power we can bring to bear. In the meantime we must need consider the principles upon which a lasting peace can be brought to the world...." During the war, Hoover chaired various relief organizations.