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On the recordJuly 12, 1929
I WISH to thank Your Majesty for your gracious telegram, as well as for the cordial reception which the American aviators, Messrs. Williams and Yancey, have received from the people of Italy.
Said by
Herbert Hoover
Republican · California
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Exchange of Messages With King Vittorio Emmanuele on the Italian Reception of Two American Aviators.

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