1932 State of the Union Address

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1932 State of the Union Address
DateDecember 6, 1932 (1932-12-06)
VenueHouse Chamber, United States Capitol
Location Washington, D.C.
Type State of the Union Address
Participants Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
John Nance Garner
FormatWritten
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The 1932 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Herbert Hoover on December 6, 1932. As Hoover's final State of the Union Address, it came at the height of the Great Depression and during the transition period following his loss to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election.

Hoover's speech reflected the deep economic crisis the country was facing, with unemployment reaching unprecedented levels and widespread poverty. He defended his administration's efforts to combat the Depression, stating, "The result of the agencies we have created and the policies we have pursued has been to buttress our whole domestic financial structure and greatly to restore credit facilities." Hoover emphasized the importance of maintaining individual responsibility and limiting the role of government intervention, contrasting his views with Roosevelt's more interventionist policies. [1]

The address included a call for continued measures to stabilize the banking system and ensure fiscal responsibility. Hoover warned against the dangers of excessive government spending, asserting that recovery "can not be permanently accomplished by artificialities." [2]

References

  1. "Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union. | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. "Herbert Hoover's State of the Union Address, 1932". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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