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On the recordNovember 22, 1929
WITH VIEW to giving strength to the present economic situation and providing for the absorption of any unemployment which might result from present disturbed conditions, I have asked for collective action of industry in the expansion of construction activities and in stabilization of wages.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Telegrams to Governors Urging Stimulation of Public Works To Aid the Economy.

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