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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 15, 1931

Please accept my congratulations, and the congratulations of the American people.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 15, 1931

ON BEHALF OF the Congress of the United States it gives me great pleasure to hand you this gold medal for your conspicuous courage, sagacity, and perseverance on your polar flight of 1925, and transpolar flight of 1926.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 15, 1931

The work in behalf of children is so intimately a part of the life of the people that its control and direction need to be kept very close to them.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 15, 1931

express my cordial greetings to the Indiana Conference on Child Health and Protection

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 14, 1931

I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1932, to be immediately available, in the sum of $1,500,000 for beginning the…

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 12, 1931

As President of the United States and as President of the American Red Cross, I, therefore, appeal to our people to contribute promptly and most generously in order that the suffering of thousands of our fellow-countrymen may be prevented.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 12, 1931

I AM PLEASED to remember that tomorrow is your sixtieth birthday and to congratulate you most cordially upon this milestone in your useful career of public service in so many constructive philanthropies not only of distinguished value to…

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 12, 1931

The American Red Cross is the nation's sole agency for relief in such a crisis; it is meeting the demand and must continue to do so during the remainder of the winter.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 12, 1931

There must be a very material increase in the resources of the American Red Cross to enable it to bear the burden which it has undertaken in the drought area and smaller communities over twenty-one states during this winter.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 12, 1931

It is imperative in the view of the experienced directors of the Red Cross that a minimum of at least ten million dollars be contributed to carry the relief program to completion.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 11, 1931

I am glad, as President of the American Red Cross, to approve an appeal for public assistance to the association in the relief work it has undertaken in the rural sections.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 11, 1931

I am confident you will command the never failing generous instincts of our people toward those who are less fortunate.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 9, 1931

I am advised by the Attorney General that these appointments were constitutionally made, are not subject to recall, and that the request cannot be complied with by me.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 9, 1931

I have today notified the Senate that I will not accede to their resolution requesting the return to the Senate of the resolutions advising and consenting to the appointment of Mr. George Otis Smith, Col. Marcel Garsaud and Mr. Claude L…

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