Reminiscences of Herbert Clark Hoover : oral history, 1950

Biographical Note

Engineer, government official, president

Scope and Contents

Role in developing policy on radio broadcasting as Secretary of Commerce, 1921-27; annual radio conference, 1922-25; allocation of wave lengths, problems of monopoly, censorship, commercial use; Federal Radio Act, 1927; Aimee Semple McPherson; Federal Radio Commission; amateur operators

Subjects

• Amateur radio stations.
• Government executives--United States--Interviews.
• Hill, Frank Ernest, 1888-1969, interviewer.
• Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944.
• Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971, interviewer.
• Oral histories.
• Presidents--United States--Interviews.
• Radio--Law and legislation.
• United States. Department of Commerce.
• United States. Federal Radio Commission.

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