Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover delivering a speech at Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio
Former United States President Herbert Hoover expressing his views at the Republican National Convention. He speaks about opportunism, emotional economics, greed, and power. He spoke out against the Socialist and Fascist dictatorships in Europe, where "they may not have maimed the bodies of men, but they have maimed their souls." He equates the Roosevelt New Deal to European failings. He expresses negative views about President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his policies. He boosts the morale of his fellow republicans. The NBC, MBS, CBC, networks have labeled microphones present to broadcast his speech. 1936. Location: Cleveland Ohio USA. Date: 1936.