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Herbert Hoover: “Naturally my first interest is in my great predecessor, whose enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine was conceived in the…”

On the recordMay 13, 1931
Naturally my first interest is in my great predecessor, whose enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine was conceived in the friendliest spirit toward the struggling republics of Latin America and which has formed the firm foundation upon which has steadily grown an ever-increasing mutual respect and good will between our own country and these advancing nations to the south of us.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to Hall of Fame Ceremonies at New York University.

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