| Date | December 6, 1932 (1932-12-06) |
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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 John Nance Garner |
| Format | Written |
| Previous | 1931 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 1934 State of the Union Address |
The1932 State of the Union Address was delivered by PresidentHerbert Hoover on December 6, 1932. As Hoover's final State of the Union Address, it came at the height of theGreat Depression and during the transition period following his loss toFranklin D. Roosevelt in the1932 presidential election.
Hoover's speech reflected the deep economic crisis the country was facing, withunemployment 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 moreinterventionist 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]
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