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Herbert Hoover: “I regret that I may not be present to take part personally in the expressions of pride and appreciation of its…”

On the recordApril 27, 1931
I regret that I may not be present to take part personally in the expressions of pride and appreciation of its distinguished achievements which I know will flow in from every quarter of the world.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message on the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of New York University

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