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 Stone Plate Engravings, Declaration of Independence, Plates and Facsimiles of the Declaration of Independence, 1823, 1895 and 1951Records of the Bureau of Rolls and Library, Engravings, Printing Plates and Medals RG59 General Records of the Department of State, National Archives and Records Administration The most important and memorable phrase in the … Continue reading The Pursuit of Happiness
Stone Plate Engraving of the Declaration of Independence, National Archives and Records Administration By Thomas F. Schwartz “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…” This aspirational statement … Continue reading The Declaration, Lincoln, and Hoover
