Joseph P. Tumulty to Herbert Hoover

Title

Joseph P. Tumulty to Herbert Hoover

Creator

Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954

Identifier

WWP19295

Date

1917 December 8

Description

Tumulty informs Herbert Hoover that Woodrow Wilson signed the draft proclamation accompanying his letter about limiting the alcoholic content of beer and the amount of grain used in brewing.

Source

Hoover-Wilson Correspondence, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Subject

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence

Language

English

Text

My dear Mr. Hoover

The President today signed and sent to the State Department the draft of proclamation which accompanied your letter of December 6th limiting the alcoholic content of beer to 2.75% by weight, and the amount of grain which may be used by each brewer to 70% of his 1917 consumption of grain.

Sincerely yours,

JP Tumulty
Secretary to the President.

Original Format

Letter

To

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/D09306.pdf

Tags

Citation

Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954, “Joseph P. Tumulty to Herbert Hoover,” 1917 December 8, WWP19295, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.