Primary Sources: The Great Depression and the 1930s: Hull, Cordell

Cordell Hull, Secretary of State September 1, 1937

(1) "Cordell Hull Urges 'Quick' Aid To Britain "without hesitation" - "Washington, DC: American aid must get England and get there quickly, or it won't help anybody, the Secretary of State declares at a meeting of the Society of International Law." (2) More Taxes For Defense - "Washington, DC: American taxpayers will face the prospect of much higher taxes next year, Treasury Secretary Morgenthau tells Congress committee. Americans are willing to pay the price for adequate defense, he says." (partial newsreel)

""Washington, DC: Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, warns Americans to re-arm, to prepare against the threat of 'brute force'! Meanwhile, Gen. John J. Pershing, head of our Army during the World War, returns to lend his weight to speeding defense measures." (sound of Hull speaking) (partial newsreel) "

by Cordell Hull, secretary of state. Williamsburg, Virginia, June 11, 1934.

by Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, over the network of the Columbia Broadcasting System, April 9, 1944.

by Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, over the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company, August 16, 1938.

Address by the Honorable Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, at the National Press Club. Washington, D.C. March 17, 1938.

by Cordell Hull ... September 12, 1943.

Address by the Honorable Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, before the Good Neighbor League, New York city, September 15, 1936

Address by the Honorable Cordell Hull, secretary of state, at the Foreign trade luncheon. New York city

Secretary of State, at Brown University, Providence, R.I., June 15, 1936.

Radio address by the Honorable Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, with message of the President of the United States, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1938.

by the Honorable Cordell Hull, secretary of state, May 22, 1935.

Address by the Honorable Cordell Hull, secretary of state, before the Canadian society of New York, New York city, February 16, 1935.

by Codell Hull before the American Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, December 5, 1939.

"Address by the Honorable Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, over all national radio networks, from 9:30 to 10:15 p. m., E. W. T., Thursday, July 23, 1942."