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On the recordJanuary 17, 1931
Knowing your public spirit I am most desirous that you should be a member of this committee.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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White House Statement on the Formation of a Committee of Leading Citizens To Aid the Red Cross Drought Relief Campaign.

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