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Herbert Hoover: “It is the wish and the demand of the American people that our new buildings shall comport with the dignity of the…”

On the recordApril 24, 1929
It is the wish and the demand of the American people that our new buildings shall comport with the dignity of the Capital of America.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Address to the American Institute of Architects: Improvement of the National Capital.

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