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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05612 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1920s |
| Title | Inaugural Address of President Herbert Hoover |
| Date | 4 March 1929 |
| Author | Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Inauguration Inaugural Address Government and Civics World War I Law Alcohol Prohibition US Constitutional Amendment Education Health and Medical Peace Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Politics Election Congress |
| People | Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; World War I; Education; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine; The Presidency; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |