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Herbert Hoover: Our concept of Federal, State, and local responsibilities is possible of no unchangeable definitions and it must shift…

On the recordFebruary 11, 1931
Our concept of Federal, State, and local responsibilities is possible of no unchangeable definitions and it must shift with the moving forces in the Nation.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Radio Address on Lincoln's Birthday.

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