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Herbert Hoover: “Every American's thought of this great battlefield of Gettysburg flashes with the instant vision of the lonely figure of…”

On the recordMay 29, 1930
Every American's thought of this great battlefield of Gettysburg flashes with the instant vision of the lonely figure of Lincoln, whose immortal words dominate this scene.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Memorial Day Address at Gettysburg Battlefield

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