In this letter, Helen Keller asks President Herbert Hoover to visit the New York sound recording studio of the American Foundation for the Blind. The foundation is publishing “talking books recorded on a phonograph disc” and Keller believes a visit by the President would bring attending to the project.
Letter from Helen Keller to President Herbert Hoover
- 2/5/1933
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This primary source comes from the Collection HH-HOOVH: Herbert Hoover Papers.
National Archives Identifier: 7722949
Full Citation: Letter from Helen Keller to President Herbert Hoover; 2/5/1933; Collection HH-HOOVH: Herbert Hoover Papers,. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-helen-keller-to-president-herbert-hoover/, April 2, 2026]
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