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Herbert Hoover: In the face of calamity let us unite in a common effort to drive suffering and want from our country.

On the recordJanuary 21, 1931
In the face of calamity let us unite in a common effort to drive suffering and want from our country.
Said by
Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Radio Address on the Drought Relief Campaign of the American National Red Cross.

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