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On the recordApril 21, 1930
Not only they bore great burdens of daily toil and the rearing of families, but they were intent that their children should have a chance, that the doors of opportunity should be open to them.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Remarks on the Unveiling of the Statue of the Pioneer Woman

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