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On the recordMay 21, 1931
It is distinctly a public service that the leaders in thought in our country have banded themselves together to give to the radio audience this opportunity of knowing from those who can speak with authority the progress that we are making in the fundamentals of civilization.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Radio Remarks Introducing Dr. Robert A. Millikan to the National Advisory Council on Radio in Education

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