Disaster Response and the Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The Executive Branch's Response to the Flood of 1927

Kosar, Kevin R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Emergency management;    Federal officials;    Flood of 1927;    Government employees;   

RP-ID  :  RL33126
RP-ID  :  RL33126 2005-10-25

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes the flood of 1927, and assesses the federal government’s response thereto. In short, the federal response was an executive branch response. President Calvin Coolidge created a quasi-governmental commission that included members of his Cabinet and the American National Red Cross. This commission encouraged the public to donate funds to the relief effort. It also gave Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover near-absolute authority to organize and oversee its response. Hoover used this authority to weave together federal resources, American National Red Cross volunteers, and the private sector to carry out the relief and recovery program.