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Herbert Hoover: “General MacArthur is recommended by Secretary Hurley, and it, of course, gives me a great deal of pleasure to promote so…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1930
General MacArthur is recommended by Secretary Hurley, and it, of course, gives me a great deal of pleasure to promote so brilliant a soldier to that position.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement About the Appointment of General Douglas MacArthur as Army Chief of Staff.

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