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President Hoover with Cabinet (1929) | |
| Date | December 3, 1929 (1929-12-03) |
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| Venue | House Chamber,United States Capitol |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Type | State of the Union Address |
| Participants | Herbert Hoover Charles Curtis Nicholas Longworth |
| Format | Written |
| Previous | 1928 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 1930 State of the Union Address |
The1929State of the Union Address was given byHerbert Hoover, the 31st United States President on Tuesday, December 3, 1929, to both houses of the71st United States Congress. This is the first State of the Union Address that Herbert Hoover would give to the Congress, and the1929 stock market crash had just begun.He said,
From a foreign relations standpoint, the President noted that theKellogg-Briand pact was a great advancement in foreign diplomacy and abatement of wars. The President also mentioned the advancement of theHoover Dam project.[2]
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