Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Identifier
WWP19134
Date
1917 August 13
Description
Herbert Hoover sends Woodrow Wilson two executive orders regarding the Food Administration and says that he wishes to appoint two more directors for the corporation.
Source
Hoover-Wilson Correspondence, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence
Language
English
Text
- C O P Y -
Dear Mr. President
Please find enclosed herewith the two executive orders I discussed with you on Saturday.
In respect to the grain corporation, it is our idea, at the necessary moment, to simply explain it to the cuountry as being an accounting and organization engine, managed entirely by the Food Administration.
I may mention that I have now discussed Mr. McGarrah and Mr. McAdoo and find that Mr. McAdoo joins with me in the confidence that he is the ideal man for the situation. We desire to find two more directors for the corporation, one of whom, at least, should represent the agricultural interests, but as yet we have not found the ideal men. In the meantime, we can save a good deal of time by proceeding with the organization.
The second executive order is in respect to licensing grain sottorage in the country, as I explained on Saturday.
I also enclose herewith two duplicates of the executive orders mentioned above, together with a letter from Judge Lindley explaining some minor alterations.
I remain,
[Hoover Hoover]
Your obedient servant,
Dear Mr. President
Please find enclosed herewith the two executive orders I discussed with you on Saturday.
In respect to the grain corporation, it is our idea, at the necessary moment, to simply explain it to the cuountry as being an accounting and organization engine, managed entirely by the Food Administration.
I may mention that I have now discussed Mr. McGarrah and Mr. McAdoo and find that Mr. McAdoo joins with me in the confidence that he is the ideal man for the situation. We desire to find two more directors for the corporation, one of whom, at least, should represent the agricultural interests, but as yet we have not found the ideal men. In the meantime, we can save a good deal of time by proceeding with the organization.
The second executive order is in respect to licensing grain sottorage in the country, as I explained on Saturday.
I also enclose herewith two duplicates of the executive orders mentioned above, together with a letter from Judge Lindley explaining some minor alterations.
I remain,
[Hoover Hoover]
Your obedient servant,
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Citation
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, “Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson,” 1917 August 13, WWP19134, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.