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Herbert Hoover: Several of them have written to me and stated that if they are still alive that they would not serve on such a body…

On the recordMay 19, 1932
Several of them have written to me and stated that if they are still alive that they would not serve on such a body because they do not believe it has any constructive purpose and they do not believe there is anything to be accomplished by it.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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The President's News Conference

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