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Herbert Hoover: “I commend the Citizens' Camps to all fathers and mothers and to young men of suitable age in the hope and belief that…”

On the recordMarch 27, 1931
I commend the Citizens' Camps to all fathers and mothers and to young men of suitable age in the hope and belief that the camps will show themselves as useful in the future as they have been in the past.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message Endorsing Military Training Camps

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