HOOVER, Herbert. Typed letter signed ("Herbert Hoover"), as President, to James P. Roe, Washington, 2 February 1933. 1 page, 4to, on White House stationery . HOOVER DECLINES TO GIVE A FAREWELL ADDRESS: "IT WOULD REQUIRE TOO MUCH TIME TO REVIEW THE DIFFICULTIES AND TROUBLES OF THE PAST FEW YEARS" In the final, crisis-ridden weeks of his administration, Hoover responds to an inquiry about whether he will give a "farewell address" to the American people: "I thank you for your kind letter of the 31st. Unless something intervenes...I will not...be delivering anything in the nature of a farewell address, as it would require too much time to review the difficulties and troubles of the past few years." Hoover was famous for having a poor sense of the public pulse, but here his perception is perfect. By February 1933, both the President and the citizenry were eager to part company, and with the minimum amount of ceremony. Exacerbating the incumbent's sour mood was a daily worsening economic crisis. Cash strapped European debtor nations were pleading with the U. S. to renegotiate their burdensome World War I loans. Domestically, U. S. banks were failing by the hundreds every week as panicked customers lined up to withdraw their funds. Hoover's efforts to get President-elect Roosevelt to join him in negotiations with the foreign debtors, or to devise some common domestic strategy, were all rebuffed. Hoover's grumpy mood continued right through Inauguration Day. As he rode to the Capitol with FDR he refused to acknowledge the crowds along Pennsylvania Avenue. He wouldn't even give a farewell wave let alone a farewell address. Roosevelt was at first deferential in the face of Hoover's silence, and followed suit. But at length he found the situation absurd and started waving to the crowd, doffing his cap and smiling broadly, leaving Hoover to stew in silence.
HOOVER, Herbert. Typed letter signed ("Herbert Hoover"), as President, to James P. Roe, Washington, 2 February 1933. 1 page, 4to, on White House stationery . HOOVER DECLINES TO GIVE A FAREWELL ADDRESS: "IT WOULD REQUIRE TOO MUCH TIME TO REVIEW THE DIFFICULTIES AND TROUBLES OF THE PAST FEW YEARS" In the final, crisis-ridden weeks of his administration, Hoover responds to an inquiry about whether he will give a "farewell address" to the American people: "I thank you for your kind letter of the 31st. Unless something intervenes...I will not...be delivering anything in the nature of a farewell address, as it would require too much time to review the difficulties and troubles of the past few years." Hoover was famous for having a poor sense of the public pulse, but here his perception is perfect. By February 1933, both the President and the citizenry were eager to part company, and with the minimum amount of ceremony. Exacerbating the incumbent's sour mood was a daily worsening economic crisis. Cash strapped European debtor nations were pleading with the U. S. to renegotiate their burdensome World War I loans. Domestically, U. S. banks were failing by the hundreds every week as panicked customers lined up to withdraw their funds. Hoover's efforts to get President-elect Roosevelt to join him in negotiations with the foreign debtors, or to devise some common domestic strategy, were all rebuffed. Hoover's grumpy mood continued right through Inauguration Day. As he rode to the Capitol with FDR he refused to acknowledge the crowds along Pennsylvania Avenue. He wouldn't even give a farewell wave let alone a farewell address. Roosevelt was at first deferential in the face of Hoover's silence, and followed suit. But at length he found the situation absurd and started waving to the crowd, doffing his cap and smiling broadly, leaving Hoover to stew in silence.
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