On the recordJune 9, 1929
We use today the trowel with which President Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol, 136 years ago.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHerbert Hoover: “We use today the trowel with which President Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol, 136 years ago.”
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Remarks Upon Laying the Cornerstone of the New Department of Commerce Building.
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