HOOVER, HERBERT. Group of 6 Typed Letters Signed, 5 as President, to former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Edward N. Hurley, mostly reciprocating holiday greetings. Each 1 page, 4to, most on White House stationery, most with integral blank; few with faint scattered soiling, horizontal fold. Washington, 1924-32 1 September 1932: "I wish to record the hearty appreciation that the whole country feels for the public service rendered by the conference in which you shared last Friday, and to express my own thanks for your personal contribution to its usefulness."
With--Herbert Hoover. Autograph sentiment Signed, in the third person within the text: "Herbert Hoover / cordially reciprocates / your Season's Greetings," on his monogrammed correspondence card. 1 page, 12mo. Np, nd.
On August 26, 1932, over 200 bankers and industrialists representing the twelve federal reserve districts met in Washington, DC, to discuss plans to combat the Great Depression. In his address to the group, President Hoover outlined the immediate problems, including the inadequate availability of credit. It was hoped that the situation would be improved by the loans issued by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (on whose board Hoover intended to place Edward N. Hurley, though it was never realized).