1929 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Herbert Hoover February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 HOOVER, HERBERT C. WITH CABINET LCCN2016859624.jpg President Hoover with Cabinet (1929) 1929 State of the Union Address 1929 12 03 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. State of the Union Address Herbert HooverCharles CurtisNicholas Longworth Format Written Previous 1928 State of the Union Address Next 1930 State of the Union Address The 1929 State of the Union Address was sent as a written message by Herbert Hoover, the 31st United States President on Tuesday, December 3, 1929, to both houses of the 71st United States Congress. This was Hoover's first State of the Union message, and the 1929 stock market crash had just begun. He said, "The test of the rightfulness of our decisions must be whether we have sustained and advanced the ideals of the American people; self-government in its foundations of local government; justice whether to the individual or to the group; ordered liberty; freedom from domination; open opportunity and equality of opportunity; the initiative and individuality of our people; prosperity and the lessening of poverty; freedom of public opinion; education; advancement of knowledge; the growth of religious spirit; the tolerance of all faiths; the foundations of the home and the advancement of peace."http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/141.html State of the Union Address: Herbert Hoover (December 3, 1929) | Infoplease.com infoplease.com 2014-07-17 From a foreign relations standpoint, the President noted that the Kellogg-Briand pact was a great advancement in foreign diplomacy and abatement of wars. The President also mentioned the advancement of the Hoover Dam project.2016-10-20 December 3, 1929: First State of the Union Address Miller Center https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/december-3-1929-first-state-union-address 2025-01-06 millercenter.org en References Herbert Hoover's First State of the Union Address 1929 State of the Union Address 1928 State of the Union Address 1930 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1929 Category:Speeches by Herbert Hoover Category:Presidency of Herbert Hoover Category:71st United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:1929 documents Category:December 1929 in the United States State of the Union Category:1920s State of the Union addresses