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Herbert Hoover: “In the provision against distress during this winter, the great private agencies of the country have been mobilized…”

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In the provision against distress during this winter, the great private agencies of the country have been mobilized again; the generosity of our people has again come into evidence to a degree in which all America may take great pride.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Hoover acknowledges the mobilization of private agencies and the generosity of Americans in response to distress.

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