Rugged Individualism According To Hoover

By david davenport gordon lloyd.

Rugged individualism according to hoover. Containing the public messages speeches and statements of the president march 4 to december 31 1929. In this speech which closed his successful presidential. Rugged individualism was the phrase used often by herbert hoover during his time as president it refers to the idea that each individual should be able to help themselves out and that the government does not need to involve itself in people s economic lives nor in national economics in general. Hoover digest 2017 no.

Hoover who coined the term rugged individualism said that in america it was always combined with equality of opportunity. In public papers of the presidents of the united states washington dc. In 1928 the republican party nominated herbert hoover a world famous mining engineer and secretary of commerce under harding and coolidge for the presidency. For hoover rugged individualism communicated the greatness of individual freedom.

And his republican counterpart herbert hoover gave an impassioned speech now known as the rugged individualism speech as it was one of the major communication events of the 1928 election we will take a close look at this speech. Also available online from. United states government printing office 1974 p. 2 spring by hoover institution on scribd.

Herbert hoover rugged individualism campaign speech digital history id 1334. Join the conversation. Study this lesson to find out what rugged individualism encompasses and learn some points of emphasis from this speech. Join the hoover institution s community of supporters in advancing ideas defining a free society.

President obama a critic of rugged individualism nevertheless acknowledges its place in the american character adding that it has always been bound by a set of shared values and by a sense that we are in this. The 1928 election is not known for its rousing speeches. Initiative a system of rugged individualism as the foundations of america s unparalleled greatness government entry into commercial business according to hoover would destroy political equality increase corruption stifle initiative undermine the development. But in reality the democratic contender al smith was a powerful speaker.

Hoover believed that freedom from government intervention was the path for individual and social happiness. It is often associated with social darwinism or an up by the bootstraps philosophy. Presidential speech archive miller center university of virginia http. Hoover s speech on rugged individualism in the closing weeks of the 1928 presidential election was one of the most important he delivered.