Herbert Hoover: “Our purpose today is to pay homage to a glorious event in our national…”

On the recordOctober 18, 1931

Our purpose today is to pay homage to a glorious event in our national history.

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Republican · California

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Address on the 150th Anniversary of the Surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.

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Herbert Hoover: “Our purpose today is to pay homage to a glorious event in our national history.”