Hoover Returns from World Food Survey Trip
1946
Add to Favorites:
Add all page(s) of this document to activity:
This segment of a United News Newsreel shows Herbert Hoover return from a survey of Europe's food problems and is greeted by Truman and Sec. Anderson. UNRRA supplies are distributed in Poland, particularly to children.
Transcript
Text: HOOVER RETURNS FROM WORLD FOOD SURVEY TRIPNarrator: Former President Herbert Hoover returns to Washington after a 35,000-mile presidential mission. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson welcomes him back to the American capital. At the request of President Truman, Mr. Hoover made a worldwide survey of the needs of famine-stricken countries and the ability of other countries to aid them. At the White House, Hoover reports to the president. The world’s grain supplies are 3 ½ million tons short of the volume needed to prevent one of the worst famines in man’s history. And in Poland, supplies from UNRRA arrive to ease the serious need. Tons of foodstuff and clothing from America are distributed. Typical of thousands is this youngster who hasn’t had enough to wear for years. A little extra food above the meager ration brings a little happiness to a hungry child. Fed and in their new clothes, these members of the younger generation look to the future with new hope.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier: 39115
Full Citation: 208-UN-208; Hoover Returns from World Food Survey Trip; 1946; Motion Picture Films from United News Newsreels, 1942–1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/hoover-returns-food-survey-ww2, April 23, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.