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Herbert Hoover: It takes time to plan public works, to legislate, to finance them, to assemble materials, to enter contracts so that the…

On the recordJune 29, 1930
It takes time to plan public works, to legislate, to finance them, to assemble materials, to enter contracts so that the second half of the year promises even greater results--particularly is this true for our Federal appropriations and our plans for roads, buildings, ships.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Address to the Governors' Conference.

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