The President's News Conference
08/03/1931
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Mr. MacCracken has resigned as he is determined to return to business, much to our regret.
It is obvious that no large proportion of 20,000 oil wells are being drilled on lands under these permits.
Being fairly familiar with the sentiment of our Western States, I can at once refute the statement that the people of the West object to con...
I saw some suggestion that the Western States might resent conservation measures on oil.