Letter from President Herbert Hoover to Herbert S. Crocker

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Description

This is a letter from President Herbert Hoover to Herbert S. Crocker, President of the American Society of Civil Engineers, responding to the Society’s suggestion to expand public works programs. Hoover outlined in detail his opposition to expanding public works and explained what he felt the government could do.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection HH-HOOVH: Herbert Hoover Papers.

National Archives Identifier: 26465637

Full Citation: Letter from President Herbert Hoover to Herbert S. Crocker; 5/21/1932; Unemployment-Correspondence, 1932; President’s Subject Files, 1929 – 1935; Collection HH-HOOVH: Herbert Hoover Papers,; Herbert Hoover Library, West Branch, IA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-president-herbert-hoover-to-herbert-s-crocker/, April 5, 2026]

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