By Thomas F. Schwartz Former President Herbert Hoover addressing a crowd of 6000 people at Grass Valley, California, July 4, 1935. HHPLM image #31-1935-24 Continued from Part I The self-evident truths contained in the Declaration of Independence endowing individuals with inalienable rights were threatened by forces abroad and at home. Hoover acknowledges that democratic republics … Continue reading July 4, 1935, Independence Day Address in Grass Valley, California: Part II
By Thomas F. Schwartz Former President Herbert Hoover preparing to give his Independence Day address at Grass Valley, California, July 4, 1935. He is introduced by George Washington, played by Elza Kilroy. HHPLM image #1935-25 As previous blog posts have noted, Herbert Hoover urged Americans to learn by heart the lessons of the Declaration of … Continue reading July 4, 1935, Independence Day Address in Grass Valley, California: Part I
By Thomas F. Schwartz Vinoy Park Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida [postcard] (1930). Retrieved from https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/4f16c4761 My wife and I stayed at the historic Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. She innocently asked, “Did Herbert Hoover stay here?” Not knowing the answer, I did a quick search with an online encyclopedia entry claiming that two presidents—Calvin … Continue reading Did Herbert Hoover Stay at the Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida?
Former President Herbert Hoover delivering his speech, "On American Ideals," July 4, 1958. HHPLM image #31-1958-34 By Thomas F. Schwartz "Expo 58" or the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair opened on April 17. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent Herbert Hoover to the fair as his special envoy given Hoover’s forty-four-year association with the country. Hoover addressed … Continue reading Hoover “On American Ideals”
Herbert Hoover receiving an honorary doctorate at Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen, Germany, Nov. 25, 1954. HHPLM image #31-al37-027 By Thomas F. Schwartz As the previous blog illustrated, Hoover demonstrated how the university impacted history with the writings of Melanchthon and Agricola. His other point was more theoretical in describing the importance of the transmission … Continue reading “The Service of Universities to Freedom”: Part 2
Herbert Hoover arriving at Karl Eberhard University of Tübingen, Germany, Nov. 25, 1954. HHPLM image #31-al37-025 By Thomas F. Schwartz In mid-October, 1954, Herbert Hoover received an invitation from West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to visit. Hoover accepted and in late November gave a series of speeches. One was an acceptance speech for an honorary … Continue reading “The Service of Universities to Freedom”: Part 1
Herbert Hoover's personal copy of "On our way" by Franklin D. Roosevelt By Thomas F. Schwartz It is now commonplace for incoming presidential administrations to release books outlining their new vision. Because they are written for political partisans, the writings are celebrated or mocked according to one’s political bent. Lewis Strauss forwarded Herbert Hoover an … Continue reading Reviews of New Deal books
William F. Buckley, Jr., Oct. 27, 1960. Photo 31-1960-c45 By Thomas F. Schwartz Sam Tanenhaus’s new biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. has prompted mixed reviews from conservative commentators who have praised or criticized its treatment of Buckley’s role in reviving conservatives as a political force. Herbert Hoover’s copy of Buckley’s first book, God and … Continue reading William F. Buckley, Jr. and Herbert Hoover
Italian finance minister Guido Jung arrives for conference with President Roosevelt. ACME photo 5/2/1933 By Thomas F. Schwartz Guido Jung is not a name that brings immediate recognition. He is best known as the Italian Minister of Finance from 1932 to 1935 and a vocal supporter of Benito Mussolini. His Italian family were wealthy Orthodox … Continue reading Guido Jung, Italian Minister of Finance, on FDR and Hitler
By Thomas F. Schwartz In Freedom Betrayed: Herbert Hoover’s Secret History of the Second World War and Its Aftermath edited by George H. Nash, Hoover entitles a section “Brainwashing the American People.” He details President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to counter isolationist/non-interventionist sentiment by suggesting that Hitler was seeking world domination, not simply that of … Continue reading The Germans are Coming, the Germans are Coming
