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On the recordMarch 23, 1932
The determination of the American people to possess a first-class merchant marine has resulted in the establishment of a network of regular and dependable ocean service to all the principal ports of the world where our flag is again a familiar sight--a symbol of friendship and good will in the development and expansion of international trade.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message on the Launching of the SS Santa Rosa.

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