Word: hoover
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Such was the first Thanksgiving Day proclamation by the first President of the U. S. issued in New York City Oct. 3, 1789. Last week just before his departure for California President Hoover used its full text as the body of what he feared might be his own last Thanksgiving Day proclamation from the White House. Instead of casting about for current items for which to be thankful the President reissued the 143-year-old document because "this year marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington, the Father of Our Country...
...Last summer President Hoover accepted the resignation of John North Willys as U. S. Ambassador to Poland so that Mr. Willys might return to his Ohio automobile business. Last week as Mr. Willys' successor at Warsaw the President appointed the best-mannered, best-dressed man in the U. S. diplomatic corps-Ferdinand Lammot Belin, 51, of Scranton, Pa. Ambassador Belin is a brother of Alice Belin du Pont, wife of Democrat Pierre Samuel du Pont. His diplomatic service began as a private secretary at the Peking Legation in 1917. Later he served at Constantinople and Paris. Recalled from...
...extend my hearty felicitations on this memorable occasion." President Hoover cabled President Arias on the twenty-ninth anniversary of the Republic of Panama. The "memorable occasion": Nov. 2, 1903-U. S. S. Nashville arrives at Colon; Nov. 3-Panama revolts from Colombia, declares its independence; Nov. 4-the revolutionary leader exclaims: "President Roosevelt has made good! Long live President Roosevelt! Long live the American Government!" Nov. 6-the U. S. recognizes the Panama Government; Nov. 18-the U. S. and Panama sign a canal treaty; Jan. 27, 1914- President Wilson opens the Panama Canal; April...
Snip-snip-snip-snip. Herbert Hoover was cutting up into paragraphs a rough draft of a campaign speech. His scissors made the only sound in the quiet of the Lincoln Study. Over a large table he spread out his cuttings. He picked up a paragraph on balancing the Budget and a paragraph on Democratic extravagance, pinned them together. Likewise joined were paragraphs on New Zealand butter and tariff protection, on Democratic campaign tactics and a newspaper clipping of 50 years ago. Thus the separate paragraphs were being woven together into an oratorical tapestry when an aide knocked on the study...
...Hoover conceded defeat at 12.15 o'clock. Shortly afterward he sent congratulations to Roosevelt...