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On the recordMarch 14, 1932
Likewise the earned tribute you will pay to Mr. Harvey D. Gibson illustrates the power of local community effort, when inspired by a sense of personal and civic responsibility, to meet all demands for humane helpfulness in times of stress.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Hundred Year Club of New York

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