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Speeches of Attorney General Homer Stille Cummings

1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939

1933

April 15, 1933, at 8 P.M.

Speech by the Honorable Homer S. Cummings, the Attorney General of the United States at a Dinner Given in His Honor at the Stratfield Hotel, Bridgeport, Connecticut

April 24, 1933

Address of Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Broadcast Over the Network of the National Broadcasting Company From Washington, D.C. in the National Radio Forum, Arranged by the Washington Star

August 31, 1933 at 8:30 P.M.

"Modern Tendencies And The Law," An address by Honorable Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at a Meeting of the American Bar Association at Grand Rapids, Michigan

September 11, 1933 at 8:30 P.M.

"Predatory Crime," Radio Address by Honorable Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Arranged by the United States Flag Association and Broadcast Over a Nation-Wide Network of the National Broadcasting Company from Washington, D.C.

October 12, 1933, at 8:45 P.M.

"The Recurring Problem Of Crime," An address by Honorable Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Arranged by National Anti-Crime Conference Under the Auspices of the United States Flag Association, From the Department of Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., and Broadcast Over a Nation-Wide Network of the National Broadcasting Company

November 22, 1933, 4:15 P.M.

The Campaign Against Crime, Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered Over the Network of the Columbia Broadcasting Company

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1934

January 10, 1934, at 10:30 P.M.

An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Sponsored by National Radio Forum, Arranged by the Washington Star, Broadcast Over the Network of the National Broadcasting Company

February 26, 1934

Education, Science, And The New Deal, An address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida

March 14, 1934, 10:30 P.M.

Immediate Problems for the Bar, Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at the Silver Anniversary Banquet of the New York County Lawyers' Association at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, N.Y., Broadcast Over the Network of the National Broadcasting Co

April 19, 1934, at 11:00 P.M.

Attorney General Cummings Outlines Crime Prevention Program Over CBS, An address by the Honorable Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Over the Columbia Broadcasting System

April 19, 1934, 8:30 P.M.

"A Twelve Point Program," Address Delivered by Hon. Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Before the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.

May 12, 1934

How The Government Battles Organized Lawlessness, Radio address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Broadcast over the Network of the National Broadcasting Company

May 27, 1934

"Our Widening Life," Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Oglethorpe University, Georgia

June 9, 1934

"The Wisdom Of The Young," Commencement Day Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Lake Forest College, Illinois

June 25, 1934

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at the Banquet of the Federal Bar Association, Given in His Honor at the Hotel Shoreham, Washington, D.C.

July 6, 1934

"Law And The New Deal," Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Before the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

July 9, 1934, 9:45 P.M.

"The Law And The Prophets," Radio Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States

August 17, 1934

An address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered Before The Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, California

September 22, 1934, 10:00 P.M.

"Lessons Of The Lindbergh Case," Radio Address Delivered by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Over the Networks of the American Broadcasting Company, Columbia Broadcasting Company, and the National Broadcasting Company

September 26, 1934

Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered Before the New York Herald Tribune's Fourth Annual Conference (Women's Conference) at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City

October 13, 1934, 7:45 P.M.

The Government's Program To Fight Lawlessness, An address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, American Bar Association Program

October 25, 1934, 3 P.M.

The New Home Of The Department Of Justice, Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at the Dedication of the Department of Justice Building

October 30, 1934, 9:00 P.M.

An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Stamford, Connecticut

November 14, 1934, 9:00 P.M.

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, as Representative of the President at the Convocation Honouring William Cardinal O'Connell, Held at the Catholic University of America

December 13, 1934, 8:15 P.M.

Lessons Of The Crime Conference, Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C.

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1935

January 14, 1935, 10:30 P.M.

"Progress In Dealing With Crime," Radio Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, in the National Radio Forum, Broadcast Over a Nation-wide Network of the National Broadcasting Company

March 21, 1935, 11:30 P.M. E.S.T.

Radio Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Under the Auspices of the World Narcotic Defense Association

April 15, 1935, 8:30 P.M.

Criminal Law Administration – Its Problems And Improvement, An address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Before the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.

April 20, 1935, 4:00 P.M.

The Problem Of Youth, Radio Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, to the American Youth Congress at Louisville, Kentucky, Over the Network of the Columbia Broadcasting System

May 4, 1935, 4:30 P.M.

Education And Training For Public Service, A radio Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, on the National Education Association Program, Over the Network of the National Broadcasting Company, Washington, D.C.

May 25, 1935, 9:00 P.M.

Remarks of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at the Washington-Connecticut Day Dinner, Hotel Mayflower, Washington, D.C.

June 3, 1935

Pioneers, An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at Lincoln Memorial University, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee

June 6, 1935, 10 A.M.

Address of Attorney General Homer Cummings, Read by the Honorable William Stanley, the Assistant to the Attorney General, at a Conference of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of the United States, Asheville, North Carolina

June 7, 1935, 10:30 P.M. E.D.T.

"Progress Towards A National Program For The Prevention, Detection And Punishment Of Crime," Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Stamford, Connecticut, at the Celebration of the Founding of the First Congregational Church in 1635

June 11, 1935, 2:30 p.m.

Message from the President of the United States and Address of Welcome of Attorney General Homer Cummings at the Opening Session of the Imperial Council, A.A.O.N.M.S., National Theater, Washington, D.C., Over the Network of the National Broadcasting Company

June 19, 1935

Justice, An address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at John Marshall College of Law, Jersey City, N.J.

July 8, 1935, 11 A.M. E.D.T.

Remarks of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at the Annual Convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Atlantic City, N.J.

July 25, 1935, 10:30 P.M. E.S.T.

"The Police Training School Of The Department Of Justice," Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Over the Network of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Washington, D.C.

August 29, 1935, 7:30 p.m.

"Organized Religion And Crime Prevention," An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, to be Read by Honorable Joseph B. Keenan, Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Before the Williamstown Institute of Human Relations, Williamstown, Massachusetts

October 28, 1935, 10:30 P.M.

"The Crime Problem At Home And Abroad," Radio Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, in the National Radio Forum, Broadcast Over a Nation-wide Network of the National Broadcasting Company

November 9, 1935, 9 P.M.

Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Hotel Taft, New Haven, Connecticut

November 21, 1935

"World Peace Ways Program," Radio Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Over Network of the Columbia Broadcasting System

December 18, 1935, at 8:30 P.M.

"The American Constitutional Method," Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, The Attorney General of the United States, Before the Association of the Bar of the City of New York

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1936

April 3, 1936, 10:15 P.M.

Remarks of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at the Masonic Forum on Crime, Brooklyn, N.Y.

April 27, 1936, 8:30 P.M.

Progress Toward A Modern Administration Of Criminal Justice In The United States, by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Address Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Conference for Social Service, Durham, North Carolina

May 15, 1936, 10 P.M. Daylight Saving Time

Key-Note Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at the Democratic State Convention, State Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, Over a Network of the National Broadcasting Company

June 11, 1936 at 2 P.M.

Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at the Dedication of the New Law School Building Erected in Honor of John Randolph Tucker at the Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

June 26, 1936

Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Chairman of the Connecticut Delegation, Seconding the Nomination of President Roosevelt at the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia

July 4, 1936

Independence Day Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at a Meeting of the Society of Tammany or Columbian Order of the City of New York

August 6, 1936, 7:00 P.M. E.S.T.

"Two Bureaus," Radio Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Over a Network of the National Broadcasting Company

August 20, 1936, 1:00 P.M.

Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered on Governor's Day at Springfield, Illinois

August 25, 1936, at 8 p.m.

"The Attorney General's Survey Of Release Procedures," An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at the Annual Dinner of the Section of Criminal Law of the American Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts

August 26, 1936, at 8 P.M.

Remarks by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, as Presiding Officer at a Meeting of the American Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts

September 17, 1936, 1:30 P.M.

"A Nation Was Brought Into Being," Constitution Day Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, The Attorney General of the United States, Before the Kiwanis Club of Washington, D.C., Hotel Mayflower, Washington, D.C., Over a Network of the National Broadcasting Company

October 23, 1936, 9 P.M.

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Lyric Theatre, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Broadcast Over Station WICC and a State-wide Hookup

October 26, 1936 at 9:00 P.M.

Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Majestic Theatre, Peoria, Illinois, Broadcast Over Station WMBD and a State-wide Hookup

October 27, 1936, 10:00 P.M.

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, Broadcast Over Station WXYZ and a State-wide Hook-up

October 28, 1936, 9:30 P.M.

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States Before the Democratic Lawyers' Club of Cleveland, Hotel Statler, Cleveland, Ohio, Broadcast Over a Nation-wide Hook-up on the Blue Network of the National Broadcasting Company

October 29, 1936, 8:15 P.M.

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at Moose Hall, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Broadcast Over Station WGAL and a State-wide Hook-up

October 30, 1936, 9:30 P.M.

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, Broadcast Over Station WFBR

November 19, 1936, 11 A.M.

Remarks of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at a Conference on the Attorney General's Survey of Release Procedures at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

December 5, 1936, 10:00 P.M.

Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at a Meeting of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Hotel Mayflower, Washington, D.C.

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1937

January 22, 1937, 10:05 A.M.

Progress in Cooperation for Crime Control, by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Address Delivered at the Third General Assembly of The Council of State Governments, Hotel Mayflower, Washington, D.C., Broadcast Over the Network of the National Broadcasting Company

February 14, 1937, 7:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

The President's Proposals For Judicial Reorganization, An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Broadcast Over the Networks of the Columbia Broadcasting System, National Broadcasting Company, Mutual Broadcasting System

March 10, 1937

Statement by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, at a Hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

April 19, 1937, 10:40 P.M.

Radio Address of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Under the Auspices of the Labor's Non-Partisan League, Over the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company

April 26, 1937, 9:30 P.M.

Progress on the President's Plan for Judicial Reform, Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Under the Auspices of the National Radio Forum, Washington, D.C.

June 30, 1937, 8:30 P.M.

Message From The President of the United States and Address of Welcome of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, At the Opening Session of The National Jamboree, Boy Scouts of America, Monument Grounds, Washington, D.C., Over the Blue Network of the National Broadcasting Company

July 16, 1937, 9:30 P.M.

"The National Government's Law Office," By Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Opening Address of "The Cabinet Series" Broadcasts, Over the Network of the Columbia Broadcasting System

September 30, 1937, 9:45 A.M.

Law Enforcement As A Profession, An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, The Attorney General of the United States, Before the International Association For Identification, The Great Hall, Department of Justice Building

October 5, 1937, 11:30 A.M.

Firearms And The Crime Problem, An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, The Attorney General of the United States, Before the Annual Convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland

October 11, 1937, 9:00 P.M.

"The Constitution As A Living Document," An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at the Banquet of the Polish National Alliance of America at the Wardman Park Hotel, and Broadcast Over a Nation-wide Network of The National Broadcasting Company

November 29, 1937, 1:30 P.M.

"The Unsolved Problem of Monopoly," An Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered Before a Meeting of the Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Broadcast Over the Red Network of the National Broadcast Company

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1938

January 8, 1938, 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. C.S.T.

"Preserving Democracy," an Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at the Jackson Day Banquet Held at the Stevens Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

January 24, 1938, 11:30 A.M.

Extracts From the Remarks of Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at a Meeting of the Washington Criminal Justice Association, Inc., at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.

April 25, 1938, 8:30 - 8:45 P.M. EST

Firearms Control, An interview of the Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, by Rex Collier, of the Staff of the Washington Evening Star, Broadcast Over the Blue Network of the National Broadcasting Company From Station WMAL, Washington, D.C.

Monday, May 23, 1938, 9:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

They All Come Out! an Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, the National Radio Forum, Arranged by the Washington Star, Broadcast Over a Nation-wide Network of the National Broadcasting Company, Washington, D.C.

June 3, 1938, 10:00 A.M. E.S.T.

A Rounded System of Judicial Rule-Making, an Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered at a Meeting of the Federal Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit, Asheville, North Carolina

July 4, 1938, 8:00 P.M.

Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, on the Occasion of Washington's Fourth of July Celebration, Monument Grounds, Washington, D.C., Broadcast Over the Network of the National Broadcasting Company

July 25, 1938, 7 P.M.

"Modernizing Federal Procedure," Extracts From an Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered on the Occasion of the Dinner of the American Bar Association Under the Auspices of the Section of Judicial Administration and the National Conference of Judicial Councils, Cleveland, Ohio

July 29, 1938, Noon

Federal Law And The Juvenile Delinquent, an Address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered Before the Association of Juvenile Court Judges of America, Cleveland, Ohio>

August 2, 1938

An Address in Honor of the Right Honorable Lord Macmillan, Stenographic Report of an Address by the Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Before the Chicago Bar Association on the Occasion of a Dinner in Honor of the Right Honorable Lord Macmillan, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, London, Chicago, Illinois

December 19, 1938 at 12:00 o'clock noon

In Memory of Benjamin N. Cardozo, address by Honorable Homer Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, Delivered Before the Supreme Court of the United States

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1939

Attorney General Homer Still Cummings gave no speeches in 1939.

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Updated March 16, 2021