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Herbert Hoover: There is little hope for success in this task unless it is placed in the hands of some one responsible for it, with…

On the recordFebruary 16, 1932
There is little hope for success in this task unless it is placed in the hands of some one responsible for it, with authority and direction to act.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on the Reorganization of the Executive Branch.

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