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On the recordFebruary 5, 1931
It is apparent, therefore, that I have an independent obligation, as President, to nominate men for the federal judiciary who are not subject to any question as to their fitness.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Letter to Senator Thomas D. Schall About the Appointment of a District Judge for Minnesota.

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