December 11, 2020
Date: August 16, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) One of the most powerful influences in retarding business recovery is fear. While some can afford that luxury, to many […]
Read MoreTags: Business, Depression, economy, labor, wages
August 26, 2020
Date: November 13, 1928 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) Senator Reed of Pennsylvania spoke to me about increasing the tariff on glass. I have a report from the […]
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Date: August 12, 1927 Location: Rapid City, SD It would be my opinion that the newsreels of the various agencies do perform a very important function in keeping the American […]
Read MoreTags: Agricultural College, Agriculture, Bowlder Canyon, Budget Bureau, Colonel Grant, Dam, Dupont Circle, Fair, General Lord, labor, Mr. Sanders, Newell, Rapid City, South Dakota, Unemployment
August 4, 2020
Title: The High Place of Labor Date: September 1, 1924 Location: Washington D.C. Context: An address to a group of labor leaders on September 1, 1924, which was Labor Day […]
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July 9, 2020
Date: May 4, 1926 Location: Washington, D.C. (Original document available here) Here is an inquiry about a Third Hague Conference. The value of a conference of that kind depends not […]
Read MoreTags: Bowlder Canyon Dam Project, Coal, Commissioner Fenning, Cotton, Debt Funding Commission, John L. Lewis, labor, Spanish Pension Bill, Third Hague Conference, Veto