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On the recordApril 8, 1931
His happy character, his sterling honesty, his courage in public questions, endeared him and held the respect not alone of his myriad of friends but of the country at large.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Statement on the Death of Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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