Presidential Perspectives on Child Policy - from President Hoover to President Obama
In 2008, itsaboutourkids asked all Presidential candidates for their views on a set of child policy questions very similar to those presented to Iowa’s Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates this year. Then-candidate Obama provided the following responses to that survey and his responses are provided here:
President Herbert Hoover, Iowa’s only state-born President, established a “Children’s Bill of Rights” during his Presidency that also is worth reviewing. Click on the link below to download.
Every Child Matters has produced a report outlining other key Presidential initiatives supporting children from - Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama - showing the evolution and importance of federal policy to children’s growth and development. Click on the link below to download the report.
