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On the recordJune 13, 1930
It gives me the greatest possible pleasure to welcome Your Excellency on this occasion and to express to you my profound appreciation of the signal honor which you, through your visit, are conferring upon the Government and people of the United States.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Remarks Welcoming President-Elect Julio Prestes of Brazil

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