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Herbert Hoover: “As Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America, I think I may speak on behalf of the millions of boys in the United…”

On the recordAugust 6, 1929
As Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America, I think I may speak on behalf of the millions of boys in the United States who have received benefits from scouting, and I send my hearty congratulations to the assembly.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the World Scout Jamboree.

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