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On the recordDecember 11, 1930
Mr. President, allow me to take this opportunity to recall, with the greatest pleasure and appreciation, the most cordial reception and sincere hospitality with which I was received by the Government and people of Brazil in 1928 upon the occasion of my visit to Rio de Janeiro, which will always remain in my memory.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to President Getulio Vargas on the Inauguration of Airmail Service Between Brazil and the United States.

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