Herbert Hoover actually said...

It is my desire that the American delegation urge the international acceptance of the highest practicable standards in the various fields which affect the safety of lives of American citizens and of American vessels at sea.

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Message to the United States Delegation to an International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea.

03/26/1929

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