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On the recordJuly 31, 1930
The expansion and betterment of homes in its bearing upon comfort, increasing standards of living, and economic and social stability, is of outstanding importance.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the White House Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership.

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