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On the recordJanuary 30, 1931
I should like to share in person in paying honor to such a useful and distinguished citizen, whose work as scientific researcher, teacher, and author has done so much to forward the attack upon the problem of cancer in particular and of disease in general.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to a Testimonial Dinner Honoring Dr. James Ewing.

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