1932 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Herbert Hoover February 2026 July 2021 1932 State of the Union Address 1932 12 06 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. State of the Union Address Herbert HooverCharles CurtisJohn Nance Garner Format Written Previous 1931 State of the Union Address Next 1934 State of the Union Address 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.Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union. The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/annual-message-the-congress-the-state-the-union-23 www.presidency.ucsb.edu 12 September 2024 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."Herbert Hoover's State of the Union Address, 1932 https://ballotpedia.org/Herbert_Hoover%27s_State_of_the_Union_Address,_1932 Ballotpedia 12 September 2024 en References 1931 State of the Union Address 1934 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1932 Category:Speeches by Herbert Hoover Category:Presidency of Herbert Hoover Category:72nd United States Congress Category:1932 in American politics Category:1932 in Washington, D.C. Category:December 1932 in the United States Category:1932 speeches Category:1930s State of the Union addresses