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Herbert Hoover: “Your people are conquering the wilderness and are bringing to the markets of the world the fruits of their labor.”

On the recordJune 13, 1930
Your people are conquering the wilderness and are bringing to the markets of the world the fruits of their labor.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Remarks Welcoming President-Elect Julio Prestes of Brazil

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