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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jun 27, 1932

Enlisted men of the Marine Corps having established their special qualifications in the use of the arm or arms which they are required to use, under such regulations and conditions as are now, or may hereafter be, prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall receive additional compensation.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jun 21, 1932

Our Army, including the National Guard and all other reserves, has already been reduced much below the European standard 'police component.'

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jun 21, 1932

The armaments of the world have grown up in general mutual relation to each other.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 4, 1932

The Conference, as you know, is more concerned with land armaments than it is with naval armament, and from the point of view of land armament the United States is per capita the least armed of any of the great nations.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Aug 26, 1931

One position of headquarters messenger at the headquarters of the Philippine Department, when filled by an honorably discharged, enlisted man, who has been on duty at those headquarters.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 26, 1931

We have already demobilized our Army down to the point where it is not a threat against nations.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Dec 4, 1930

Please accept my congratulations which I extend through you to all members of Fighting Plane Squadron 3-B.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Dec 2, 1928

The rapid and legitimate expansion of our air service, military and commercial, is an achievement in which we can all take pride.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· May 29, 1927

Although we are well aware that in the immediate past, and perhaps even now there are certain localities where our citizens would be given over to pillage and murder but for the presence of our military forces, nevertheless it is the settled policy of our Government to deal with other nations not on the basis of force and compulsion, but on the basis of understanding and good will.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· May 29, 1927

America has a just right to satisfaction and pride in the personnel and purpose of its Army and Navy.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Mar 24, 1927

I think we have sufficient forces there for rescue purposes and to do everything that could be done in that direction.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Mar 24, 1927

The information I have is that it was almost entirely by soldiers who are in the Cantonese uniform.

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