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Incumbent president: Herbert Hoover (Republican) Next Congress: 72nd: Senate elections; Overall control: Republican hold: Seats contested: 35 of 96 seats (32 Class 2 seats + 7 special elections) Net seat change: Democratic +8: 1930 Senate election results
- November 4
- Herbert Hoover (Republican)
- Republican hold
- 72nd
The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan, a former United States Representative from Nebraska, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896. In his address, Bryan supported "free silver" (i.e. bimetallism ), which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried the gold standard, concluding ...
- July 9, 1896
- Bryan nominated for president by the Democrats
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Chicago Coliseum
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Presidential Speeches | Herbert Hoover Presidency. October 21, 1932: Campaign Speech in Madison Square Garden. Transcript. This campaign is more than a contest between two men. It is more than a contest between two parties. It is a contest between two philosophies of government.
Weekly address of the president of the United States. Categories: United States presidential history. Speeches by heads of state. Presidency of the United States. Works by presidents of the United States. Speeches by American politicians.
August 11, 1932: Speech Accepting the Republican Nomination. Transcript. Mr. Chairman and my fellow citizens: In accepting the great honor that you have brought to me, I desire to speak so simply and so plainly that every man and woman in the United States who may hear or read my words cannot misunderstand.
“I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.” -Franklin Roosevelt, Acceptance Speech, Democratic National Convention, July 2, 1932. The way Americans chose Presidential candidates in 1932 was far different from today. Primaries and caucuses played a minor role.
1929. Expand Timeline. Consequences of the Proposed “New Deal” by Herbert Hoover. October 31, 1932. Edited and introduced by John E. Moser. Version One. Version two. Part of these Core Document Collections. Study Questions. What does Hoover regard as the primary cause of the Depression?
