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Herbert Hoover: “This act undertakes, by indirection, to revive the claims of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations for compensation for…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 1931
This act undertakes, by indirection, to revive the claims of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations for compensation for parts of the so-called 'Leased District.'
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Veto of Indian Claims Legislation.

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