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Herbert Hoover: “While the plan is particularly aimed to economic relief, yet economic relief means the swinging of men's minds from fear…”

On the recordJuly 5, 1931
While the plan is particularly aimed to economic relief, yet economic relief means the swinging of men's minds from fear to confidence, the swinging of nations from the apprehension of disorder and governmental collapse to hope and confidence of the future.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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The President's News Conference

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