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Herbert Hoover: Not only they bore great burdens of daily toil and the rearing of families, but they were intent that their children…

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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