ADDRESSES UPON THE AMERICAN ROAD BY HERBERT HOOVER 1955-1960 THE CAXTON PRINTERS, LTD. CALDWELL, IDAHO 1961 © 1961 BY HERBERT HOOVER NEW YORK. NEW YORK Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 61-5290 Printed and bound in the United States of America by The CAXTON PRINTERS, Ltd. Caldwell, Idaho 91507 Contents PART I: FOREIGN RELATIONS AN APPRAISAL OF THE CHANGES IN THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS 3 [Statement of April 20, 1954] ON THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALTIC STATES FREEDOM COMMITTEE 11 [Letter to Dr. A, Trimakas, Chairman, Baltic States Freedom Committee, May 29, 1955] CONCERNING PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AND THE GENEVA CONFERENCE 12 [Statement to the Press, July 23, 1955] CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THE "CAPTIVE NATIONS" 13 [Letter to Mr. W. J. C. Egan, Director, Radio Free Europe, Broadcast at Christmas Time, November 30, 1955] ON THE 38TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF ESTONIA 14 [Letter to The Estonian National Committee in the United States, February 15, 1956] MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF HUNGARY 15 [Letter to Mr. Andrew Irshay, Hungarian Newspaperman in New Jersey, March 31, 1956] WORLD EXPERIENCE WITH THE KARL MARX WAY OF LIFE 16 [Address Before the Inter-American Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, April 16, 1956] ON RECREATION 27 [Message to the International Recreation Congress, New York City, September 21, 1956] ON THE OCCASION OF THE 5TH CONGRESS IN EXILE OF THE INTERNATIONAL PEASANT UNION 28 [Letter to Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, Paris, France, October 11, 1956] v CONCERNING HUNGARIAN PATRIOTISM 29 [Message Read at the Protest Meeting for the Hungarians at Madison Square Garden, New York City, November 8, 1956] ON THE PROPOSAL TO SEND UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES TO THE MIDDLE EAST TO REPEL ANY MILITARY AGGRESSION 30 [Letter to Senator Alexander Wiley, Committee on Foreign Relations, January 24, l957] ON THE DEATH OF JAN SIBELIUS 32 [Statement Broadcast from the United States to Finland, September 23, 1957] IN HONOR OF FINLAND'S 40TH INDEPENDENCE DAY, DECEMBER 7, 1957 33 [Letter to Miss Katri Ekman, Central Committee of the Finnish Societies of Greater New York, October 14, 1957] ON GENERAL OF THE ARMY DOUGLAS MacARTHUR 34 [Quotation from Remarks Made at the Presentation of the New United States Army Flag to General MacArthur at Governors Island, November 6, 1957] ON THE OCCUPATION OF THE BALTIC STATES BY THE U.S.S.R. 35 [Letter to Dr. A. Trimakas, Committee for a Free Lithuania, to be Read at Rally at Town Hall, New York City, May 16, 1958] ON AMERICAN IDEALS 36 [Address Delivered in Brussels, Belgium, as Special Envoy of the President of the United States on the Fourth of July Day, July 4, 1958] ON THE COMMISSION FOR THE RELIEF OF BELGIUM 45 [Address Delivered in Brussels to the Belgian People on the Occasion of "Hoover Day," July 5, 1958] ON THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THE LEBANESE CRISIS 54 [Statement to the Press, July 15, 1958] ON THE ARAB REFUGEES 55 [Letter to Mrs. Helen Reid, Chairman of the American Committee to Benefit Arab Refugees, November 17, 1958] vi THIS CRISIS IN THE PRINCIPLES AND MORALS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 56 [Radio Broadcast, April 5, 1959] ADDRESS AT DINNER FOR KING OF THE BELGIANS 61 [New York City, May 28, 1959] ON RUSSIAN FAMINE RELIEF IN 1921-1923 64 [Statement to the Press, July 2. 1959] MEET THE PRESS 66 [Nation-wide Radio Broadcast from New York City, August 9, 1959] PART II: DOMESTIC ISSUES AND SOCIAL QUESTIONS OUR AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE 79 [Address on the Occasion of Mr. Hoover's 81st Birthday, Newberg, Oregon, August 10, 1955] AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER 86 [Address at Arlington Cemetery, Virginia, as the President's Representative, November 11, 1955] ON LINCOLN 88 [Letter to Lincoln Day Banquet Association, Boise, Idaho, February 1, 1956] ON LINCOLN 89 [Letter to the Young Men's Republican Club of King County, Seattle, on the Occasion of Their Observance of Lincoln's Birthday, February 6, 1956] ON PRESIDENTIAL INABILITY 90 [Night Letter to the Honorable Emanual Celler, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1956] THE UNCOMMON MAN 92 [Article Originally Published in the February 6, 1949, Issue of "This Week" Magazine and Reprinted in Honor of Mr. Hoover's 82nd Birthday, August 5, 1956] ADDRESS BEFORE THE CENTENNIAL CONVENTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 93 [San Francisco, August 21, 1956] vii ON ACCEPTANCE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF THE SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES ASSOCIATION 99 [Letter to Mr. John D. M. Hamilton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1956] A CORNERSTONE STATEMENT ON FREE ENTERPRISE 100 [Dedicated in Los Angeles, California, at the Union Oil Center, October 17, 1956] REASONS FOR SUPPORT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 101 [Nation-wide Radio Broadcast from New York City, October 29, 1956] ON THE CENTENNIAL OF WOODROW WILSON 103 [Statement Sent to Major General E. Walton Opie, Chairman, Woodrow Wilson Centennial Celebration Commission, Washington, D.C., December 28, 1956] ON PRESIDENTIAL PENSIONS 105 [Letter to The Honorable Edward H. Rees, United States House of Representatives, March 10, 1957] REMARKS BEFORE ANNUAL DINNER OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION 107 [New York City, April 25, 1957] HOW TO BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW 109 [Article in "This Week" Magazine, May 26, 1957] ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM 110 [Statement Upon Receiving Medallion Commemorating Founding of the System, October 31, 1957] TRIE STRENGTHS OF AMERICA 111 [Address Before the Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc., New York City, November 11, 1957] ON HOME OWNERSHIP 114 [Quotation Published in "Newsweek" Magazine Sponsored by the Savings and Loan Foundation, Inc., January 6, 1958] ON PRESIDENTIAL POWERS AND DUTIES 115 [Letter to the Honorable Estes Kefauver, Chairman, Standing Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, United States Senate, January 20, 1958] viii THE MEANING OF VALLEY FORGE 117 [Address at Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1958] SOME OBSERVATIONS ON BUSINESS SLUMPS AND RECESSIONS 122 [Address Before the New York Chamber of Commerce, February 27, 1958] ON PRESIDENTIAL PENSIONS 127 [Statement to the Press on the Congressional Act Providing Pensions for Former Presidents, August 27, 1958] ON NUTRITION 128 [Remarks at the Opening Meeting of the Institute of Nutrition Sciences, New York City, October 1, 1958] ON BERNARD BARUCH 130 [Letter to Judge Meier Steinbrink to be Read at Dinner Given by B'nai B'rith for Bernard. Baruch, October 27, 1958] ON THE IMPACT OF MALNUTRITION ON CIVILIZATION 131 [Remarks Before the 8th Annual Meeting of the Food Forum, New York City, November 6-7, 1958] INTEGRITY AND COURAGE 134 [Address at Dedication of the Robert A. Taft Memorial, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1959] ON SENATE CONFIRMATION OF LEWIS L. STRAUSS AS SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 138 [Letter to The Honorable Warren G. Magnuson, Chairman, Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee of the Senate,May 9, 1959] ON THE DEATH OF JOHN FOSTER DULLES 140 [Statement to the Press, May 24, 1959] WE MUST KNOW MORE ABOUT CRIME 141 [Article Published in "This Week" Magazine, June 7, 1959] SOME OBSERVATIONS ON CURRENT AMERICAN LIFE 149 [Address Before the National Council of United Presbyterian Men. New York City, February 13, 1960] REMARKS BEFORE THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION 155 [New York City, April 28, I960] ix ADDRESS AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 156 [July 25, 1960] PART III: THE REORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 165 [Remarks Before the West Side Association of Commerce in the City of New York – 30th Anniversary Dinner, October 18, 1954] ON REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 167 [Remarks Before the Silver Quill Award Dinner of National Business Publications, Washington, D.C., January 29, 1955] ON REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 172 [Address Before the United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., May 4, 1955] ON REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 177 [Address Before the National Industrial Conference Board, New York City, May 19, 1955] ON THE SECOND COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT 186 [Statement to the Press Upon Termination of the Second Commission, June 30, 1955] GOVERNMENT IS TOO BIG 193 [Interview with the Board of Editors of "U.S. News and World Report," August 5, 1955] ON THE VICE PRESIDENCY 215 [Remarks on the Presentation of the West Side Association Gold Medal to Vice President Richard Nixon, New York City, October 27, 1955] WHY BALANCE THE BUDGET? 218 [Article in "This Week" Magazine, December 11, 1955] x ON THE PROPOSAL FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE VICE PRESIDENT 221 [Statement Before the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Washington, D.C., January 16, 1956] STATEMENT TO THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR THE HOOVER REPORT 231 [Washington, D.C., January 16, 1956] PROBLEMS OF THE PRESIDENCY AND VICE PRESIDENCY 232 [Transcript of Interview with the Associated Press, February 25, 1956] REFORMS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND IN BUDGETING –ACCOUNTING 236 [Address Before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington, D.C., March 15, 1956] OUR STAKE IN BETTER GOVERNMENT 245 [Address Before the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., April 27, 1956] ON WATER RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENT 248 [Foreword to "Our Nation's Water Resources – Policies and Politics," by Admiral Ben Moreell, May 1956] ON REFORM IN BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING 251 [Telegram to The Honorable William Dawson, Chairman, House Committee on Government Operations, Washington, D.C., July 11, 1956] ON INFLATION 253 [Remarks Before The American Society of Newspaper Editors, San Francisco, July 11, 1957] FOREWORD TO "THE HOOVER REPORT 1953-1955" 256 [By Neil MacNeil and Harold Metz, 1956] ON REDUCTION OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES 258 [Radio Interview with Paul Manning Sponsored by the N.A.M.