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On the recordJune 9, 1929
In advising upon the divisions into which administrative work should be assigned, it is said that Alexander Hamilton proposed the creation of six departments--State, Treasury, War, Justice, Post Office, and Trade.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Remarks Upon Laying the Cornerstone of the New Department of Commerce Building.

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