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Herbert Hoover: “He was a great educator and was a scholarly contributor to science, to the advancement of education and to thought upon…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 1931
He was a great educator and was a scholarly contributor to science, to the advancement of education and to thought upon public questions.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the Death of David Starr Jordan.

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