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Herbert Hoover: I commend to the favorable consideration of the Congress the inclosed report of the committee to the end that…

On the recordDecember 18, 1930
I commend to the favorable consideration of the Congress the inclosed report of the committee to the end that legislation may be enacted to authorize an appropriation of $1,725,000 for the expenses of representation at and participation in the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report of the Committee on the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration

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