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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