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On the recordApril 13, 1931
Tuskegee has thus made a notable contribution not only to the day-to-day training of the members of its race for their part in the life of the Nation, but its leaders have made a higher contribution to the adjustment of interracial problems which must awaken the gratitude of the Nation.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Radio Address on the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of Tuskegee Institute.

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