02/23/1931
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"Every other plan of agricultural relief was rejected in that campaign and this plan was one of the most important issues in the principal agricultural States and was given as a mandate by an impressiv..."
"This building will be not only the largest single public structure in the city, but in its actual floor space, it is said to be the largest office building in the world."
"And I may perhaps be pardoned for an especial pride on this occasion, having served for 7 years in the Department, and having had some part in the design and initiation of this building."
"We use today the trowel with which President Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol, 136 years ago."