 | United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission - 1931 - 208 pages
...Beginning, Its Growth, and Its Future"; in The National Geographic Magazine, March, 1915, p. 277.) I am glad that the opportunity has come to me as President...and character which comes from great architecture. (Hoover, Herbert—"Washington, The City Beautiful"; in Development of the United States Capital, p.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations - 1934 - 1610 pages
...attractive Capital which will result, President Coolidge exclaimed: " Let it represent the soul of America." "Washington is not only the Nation's Capital; it is...and character which comes from great architecture." — Herbert Hoover. The Capital was built on broad national lines, of which we are now beginning 10... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee - 1935 - 606 pages
...Capital which will result, President Coolidge exclaimed: " Let it represent the soul of America." " Washington is not only the Nation's Capital ; it Is...and character which comes from great architecture." — Herbert Hoover. The Capital was built on broad national lines, of which we are now beginning to... | |
 | Hans Paul Caemmerer - 1939 - 392 pages
...creation of those national resources with which we have been favored." CALVIN COOLIDGE. "This is more than the making of a beautiful city. Washington is not...and character which comes from great architecture." HERBERT HOOVER. "In the Capital an example should be set for the country as a whole in the matter of... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1931 - 1632 pages
...country, we encourage that elevation of thought and character which comes from great architecture. Nation's Capital; it is the symbol of America. By its dignity and archiCongress has authorized the beginning of a great program which must extend over many years. It... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1977 - 298 pages
...President Herbert Hoover said at that time, that: "Washington is not only the Nation's Capital; it is a symbol of America. By its dignity and architectural...and character which comes from great architecture." PURPOSE OF HEARINGS So, the purpose of these hearings is to begin, for the first time in these 75 years,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1977 - 300 pages
...President Herbert Hoover said at that time, that: "Washington is not only the Nation's Capital; it is a symbol of America. By its dignity and architectural...pride in our country, we encourage that elevation 01 thought and character which comes from great architecture." PURPOSE OF HEARINGS So, the purpose... | |
 | Jeffrey F. Meyer - 2001 - 382 pages
...mean freedom or democracy.) Herbert Hoover speaks in straightforward Quakerly words: "Washington ... is the symbol of America. By its dignity and architectural inspiration ... we encourage that elevation of thought and character which comes from great architecture." Thomas Jefferson... | |
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Washington is not only the Nation's capital, it is the symbol of America. By its dignity and architectural inspiration we stimulate pride in our country, we encourage that elevation of thought and character which comes from great architecture. 