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Herbert Hoover: It is regarded by all of the experts as probably the greatest menace that could come into American horticulture, and the…

On the recordApril 25, 1929
It is regarded by all of the experts as probably the greatest menace that could come into American horticulture, and the proposal of the Government is to spend the money to stamp it out instantly without dilly-dallying with it at all.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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