Herbert Hoover: “It is the wish and the demand of the American people that our new…”

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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Republican · California

Source

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

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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…”