Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson

Title

Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson

Creator

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Identifier

WWP19333

Date

1918 January 23

Description

Herbert Hoover sends a draft letter to Woodrow Wilson advising ammonia production to be maintained due to its use in ammunition and food preservation.

Source

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

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Subject

Food production and natural resources
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence

Language

English

Text

Suggested draft of letter to Mr McAdoo and Mr Garfield from the President:

Owing to the vital necessity of ammonia for ammunition purposes and for the preservation of food, and to the further fact that if the maximum production is maintained, there cannot be enough produced for these two purposes, let alone other uses important to the winning of the war, such as fertilizers, dry batteries, textile uses, etc., you are requested to see that all plants producing ammonia are kept in full operation.

Original Format

Letter

To

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/D09340.pdf

Citation

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, “Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 January 23, WWP19333, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.